Lawyer Overview

Heber Simmons III, the founder of Simmons Law Group, is a lawyer who always remembers whom he represents, and keeps their interests at heart from start to finish. He is licensed in all federal and state courts in Mississippi, and is also licensed in Tennessee.

He originally started his legal practice in 1989 with the firm of Watkins Ludlam and Stennis in Jackson, Mississippi. He then joined Armstrong Allen, a Memphis, Tennessee firm, to start a Mississippi office in 1994. After becoming Managing Partner, Mr. Simmons decided to pursue his individual interests and the freedom to represent clients across a broad spectrum of legal matters. His representations include Fortune 500 companies, as well as individuals and businesses, in matters involving medical malpractice, product liability, administrative healthcare matters, nursing law, wrongful denial of insurance, contract actions, personal injury, SUV rollovers, tire separations, and business litigation. Mr. Simmons also serves as a mediator, and is approved by the Mississippi Bar and the Federal Panel of Mediators.

Mr. Simmons received his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he served as Editor in Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal. He has served as an adjunct professor of healthcare law at the Else School of Management at Millsaps College, and authored and co-authored many published materials, including the Mississippi Chapter from West Publication's Product Liability in 50 States, and numerous lectures for continuing education seminars and in-house presentations.

Mr. Simmons is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and National Health Lawyers Association. He serves as a member of the Mississippi Bar Committees for Health Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is a member of the Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church, and is active with the Rotary Club of Jackson, where he currently serves as a member of its Board of Directors. He enjoys time with his family, as well as hunting, fishing, archery, tennis, golf, scuba diving and being an amateur carpenter.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Business Litigation
• Product Liability
• Premises Liability
• Healthcare Administrative/CON
• Nursing Law/Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Mediation
• Workers' Compensation & Employment Law
• Will Contest/Litigation

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Mediation, Business & Commercial Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Health & Health Care Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1989
• Tennessee, 1996
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Mississippi Bar, Health Law Section (Member)
• The Mississippi Bar (Member, ADR Committee)
• The Mississippi Bar, 1991 - 1993 (Chairman, Health Law Education Committee)
• American Bar Association, 2004 - 2005 (Vice Chair, Medicine and Law Committee)
• American Bar Association, 1994 (Tort Reform Task Force)
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
• National Health Lawyers Association (Board Member)
• Jackson Rotary Club (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Health Law, Millsaps College, Else School of Management
• Lecturer, "Litigation Issues", Mississippi Medical Law Seminar, 1992 - 1993
• Lecturer, "The Federalization of Medicine", Mississippi Medical Malpractice Law Seminar, 1994
• Lecturer, "Medical Records: Privileges, Production and Safekeeping", Mississippi Medical Records Custodians Association, 1992 - 1996
• Lecturer, "Strategic Medicare and Medicaid Issues in Mississippi", 2000
• Lecturer, "Role of Medical Records and Personnel in Civil Litigation, 2000
• Lecturer, "Discovery of Confidential Records", 2000
• Lecturer, "Informed Consent Objectives", 2000
• Lecturer, "Mississippi Nursing Law Update, 2004

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: Member, Moot Court Board, 1987-1989
  Honors: American Inns of Court
  
  Law Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, Mississippi Case Editor, 1987 - 1988
  
  Law Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 1988 - 1989
• University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA, 1984
  B.B.A.
  Major: B.B.H. Business

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Published Works

• "Product Liability in 50 States Handbook", Chapter 26(Co-Author), West, 1994-1995
• "Contract and Commercial Law: 1988 Mississippi Supreme Court Review", 58 Miss. L.J. 539, 1988
• "Physician Liability in the Managed Care Market", Miss. Medical News, 1994

Address

240 Trace Colony Park Drive
Suite 200
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Phones

(601) 914-2882

Faxes

(601) 914-2887

Emails

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Websites

http://www.simmonslawgroup.com