Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A.

Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. is a Mississippi law firm focused primarily on civil litigation defense for businesses, institutions, insurers, governmental entities, and other clients. The firm handles general litigation and insurance defense, commercial and business disputes, products liability, medical malpractice, professional liability, labor and employment, workers’ compensation, construction litigation, transportation matters, and insurance coverage and bad faith defense. Its attorneys also provide appellate representation and alternative dispute resolution services.

Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. traces its origins to 1946 and has built a longstanding reputation as a trial-focused defense firm. The practice maintains offices in Madison, Gulfport, and Oxford, allowing its attorneys to represent clients throughout Mississippi and surrounding states. The firm has handled litigation in all 82 Mississippi counties and each of the state’s federal divisions while also serving clients with matters in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee.

Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. represents clients across industries including insurance, healthcare, construction, transportation, manufacturing, automotive, banking, hospitality, energy, real estate, retail, agribusiness, and education. Its litigation work includes automobile and premises liability claims, complex commercial disputes, mass torts, civil rights and governmental liability, financial institution litigation, professional negligence claims, zoning matters, and catastrophic injury cases. The firm develops defense strategies through investigation, discovery, motion practice, negotiation, mediation, trial, and appeal.

Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. emphasizes methodical preparation, industry knowledge, efficient case management, and strategies tailored to each client’s legal and business objectives. The firm’s current website reports that its attorneys tried more cases to jury verdict over an eight-year period than any other Mississippi defense firm. With broad civil defense capabilities and a statewide presence, the practice helps clients assess exposure, manage litigation risk, resolve complex disputes, and defend against significant claims.