Attorney W. Rayner, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., Jackson, Mississippi

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W. Whitaker (Whit) Rayner

Chairman - Litigation Practice Group Shareholder

633 North State Street (39202) P.O. Box 427 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0427

Phone	(601) 949-4724
Fax	(601) 949-4804
Email	wrayner@watkinsludlam.com

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Areas of Practice:: Trademark & Copyright; Commercial Litigation; Computer Law & E-Commerce

Bar Admissions:: Mississippi, 1986; U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1986; U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1986; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986

Education:: Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: Washington and Lee Law Review, Managing Editor, 1985 - 1986; Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1983
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Published Works:: In Search of a Dilution Solution: Implementation of The Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 20 Miss. Col. L. Rev. 93, 1999; Judicial Authority in the Settlement of Federal Civil Cases, 42 Wash. and Lee L. Rev. 127, Winter, 1986

Representative Cases:: Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc. v. Bel Aire Productions, Inc., 2007 WL 2406978 (S.D.Miss. 2007); Figuero v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc., 2006 WL 2088280 (S.D.Miss. 2006); Haas Outdoors v. Novelty, Inc., 2006 WL 1134234 (N.D.Miss. 2006); Morely v. Jackson Redevelopment Authority, 874 So.2d 973 (Miss. 2004); Marshall v. Gipson Steel, Inc., 806 So.2d 266 (Miss. 2002); Haas Outdoors, Inc. v. Oak Country Camo, Inc., 957 F.Supp. 835 (N.D.Miss. 1997); Yazoo Properties v. Katz & Besthoff No. 284, Inc., 644 So.2d 429 (Miss. 1994)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Current issues in Intellectual Property Law, CLE, University of Mississippi, 2003 - 2006; Intellectual Property Law, Internal CLE, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2006

Honors and Awards:: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law; Leadership Mississippi, 1998-1999; Leadership Jackson, 2004 - 2005; Who's Who Legal USA - Trademarks, 2005 - 2006; Selected as one of the best Intellectual Property lawyers in the United States by The Best of the U. S. LLC., 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:: The Mississippi Bar; Member; International Trademark Association/CPR, Panel of Neutrals, 2000 - 2006; Member; International Trademark Association, U.S. Legislation Committee; Member; American Bar Association, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, Model State Trademark Subcommittee; Former Chairman; The Mississippi Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2001 - 2002; Chair; Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership; Board President; Willowood Developmental Center; Board of Directors