Michael J. McElhaney, Jr.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Defense
• State and Federal Worker’s Compensation

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Mississippi (1975)
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Education

• University of Mississippi (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1968; Master’s Degree in Engineering Science, 1970)
• University of Southern Mississippi (M.B.A., 1971)
• University of Mississippi (J.D., 1975)
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Delta Phi
• Moot Court Board
• President of the Law School Student Body

Honors and Awards

• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory

Associations and Memberships

• Jackson County Bar Association
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Pascagoula City Recreation Commission Member
• Pascagoula City Strategic Plan Steering Committee Member

Reported Cases

• Mississippi Chemical Corporation v William C. Rogers (1979) - Mississippi Supreme Court
• Delores Lee v Singing River Hospital (2004) - Mississippi Court of Appeals
• United States Department of Labor (Long Shore) Stephen S. Valentine v Petra Contractors (1999) - Mississippi Court of Appeals
• United States District Court S.D. Miss Kathleen L. Ketzel v Mississippi Riverboat Corporation (1994) - Mississippi Court of Appeals