Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1982Vice President and Managing Attorney, since 1982

Lawyer Overview

Personal:

• Married to Laura Hollis Holleman of Memphis, Tennessee (1983)
• Three Children: Sarah Gant Holleman, University of Mississippi; Leslie Dean Holleman, II, University of Mississippi; Hollis Taylor Holleman, Gulfport High School.
• Foster Family, Mississippi Department of Human Services and Baptist Children’s Village of Mississippi 1991-Present.
• Board of Trustees, Baptist Children’s Village of Mississippi, Clinton, Mississippi, (1998-2005) (2007-Present); (Chairman of Board of Trustees 2004; Secretary-2007 and 2008)
• Member Bayou View Baptist Church-Bible Study Teacher-Young Married Adults; Deacon-Chairman 2005 & 2006; Chairman-Long Range Planning Commission-2003 –Present

Areas of Practice

• Civil
• Criminal
• Adoptions
• Domestic Relations
• Business Law
• School Law
• Employment Law
• Personal Injury Litigation

Representative Cases

• Judson v. McNair, 542 So. 2d 1189; 1989 Miss. LEXIS 233 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 1989)
• Hofer v. Dailey, 622 So. 2d 1271; 1993 Miss. LEXIS 364 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 1993)
• Riemann v. Riemann, 668 So. 2d 765; 1996 Miss. LEXIS 85 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 1996)
• Anchor Glass Container Corp. v. Stand Energy Corp., 711 F. Supp. 325; 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4013 (United States District Court for the Southern District Of Mississippi 1989)
• Hockaday v. Hockaday, 644 So. 2d 446; 1994 Miss. LEXIS 510 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 1994)
• Carrow v. Carrow, 741 So. 2d 200; 1999 Miss. LEXIS 42 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 1999)
• Croenne v. Irby, 492 So. 2d 1291; 1986 Miss. LEXIS 2582 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 1986)
• Vaughn v. Rettig, 912 So. 2d 795; 2005 Miss. LEXIS 165 (Supreme Court of Mississippi 2005)
• Dobbs v. Dobbs, 912 So. 2d 491; 2005 Miss. App. LEXIS 709 (Court of Appeals of Mississippi 2005)
• Morris v. W. R. Fairchild Constr. Co., 792 So. 2d 282; 2001 Miss. App. LEXIS 30 (Court of Appeals of Mississippi 2001)
• Peters v. Peters, 906 So. 2d 64; 2004 Miss. App. LEXIS 1125 (Court of Appeals of Mississippi 2004)
• Dix v. Dix, 941 So. 2d 913; 2006 Miss. App. LEXIS 812 (Court Of Appeals Of Mississippi 2006)
• Ferro v. Ferro, 871 So. 2d 753; 2004 Miss. App. LEXIS 90 (Court Of Appeals Of Mississippi 2004)
• Ferro v. Ferro, 2004 Miss. App. LEXIS 498 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004)
• Steinwinder v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 742 So. 2d 1150; 1999 Miss. LEXIS 401 (Supreme Court Of Mississippi 1999)
• Braidfoot v. William Carey College, 793 So. 2d 642; 2000 Miss. App. LEXIS 421; 144 Lab (Court Of Appeals Of Mississippi 2000)
• Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State, 950 So. 2d 966; 2006 Miss. LEXIS 546 (Supreme Court Of Mississippi 2006)
• Land, Ltd. v. State, 2007 Miss. LEXIS 634 (Miss. 2007)
• Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State, 2007 Miss. LEXIS 632 (Miss. 2007)
• Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State, 2007 Miss. LEXIS 633 (Miss. 2007)
• Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State, 2007 Miss. LEXIS 630 (Miss. 2007)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Family Law, Adoption, Litigation & Appeals, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Mississippi Bar Association
• Harrison County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The American Association for Justice
• The Mississippi Association for Justice
• The Mississippi Bar Foundation (Complaint Tribunal Member)
• The Mississippi Bar Association, Litigation and General Practice Section
• The Mississippi Bar Association, Family Law Section
• The Mississippi Bar Association, Government Law Section
• The Mississippi Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
• The Mississippi Bar Association, Estates and Trusts Section
• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 1982 - Present (General Counsel)
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, 1982 - Present (General Counsel)
• Gulf Coast Community Actions Agency, 1985 - Present
• Gulf Coast Baptist Association, 2007 - Present
• Gulf Coast Funeral Homes, Inc., 2005 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Tulane University, Mississippi Gulf Coast Campus, 2008 - Present

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1982
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Moot Court Board, 1981-1982
• University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1982
  Bachelor of Arts
  Major: English
  Major: Business

References

• President Willis Lott, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District
• Doyle Moffett, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Community Action Agency
• Paul Benton, Attorney at law, Biloxi, Mississippi
• Dr. Billy Stewart, Vice President of Administration, Gulf Coast Community College District
• Dr. Rory Lee, Executive Director, Mississippi Baptist Children's Village, Inc.
• Dr. Chris King, Pastor, Bayou View Baptist Church
• Chose Taurman, Director of Business Studies, School of Continuing Studies, Tulane University
• Brigham Young, Department of Audit, Mississippi Power Company, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Address

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Gulfport, MS 39501

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