Top Civil Rights Lawyers From Mississippi

Mississippi’s civil rights landscape is rooted in a powerful and painful history—one that continues to shape legal realities today. Federal protections drive much of the enforcement around race, gender, disability, and religious discrimination, though state laws provide basic coverage. Ongoing issues include voting access, policing, housing disparities, and equal education. Local enforcement is often uneven, making strong legal advocacy essential. In a state where past and present collide, civil rights attorneys serve as critical voices for accountability, ensuring individuals can stand up to injustice and claim the protections they are owed.

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J. Miles Forks
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation, Products Liability, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
Shannon Frison
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Securities & Investment Fraud
Nathan L. Prescott
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation, Trusts, ...
Lamar Bullen
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Consumer, Estate Planning, Family, Insurance, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Car Accidents, Class Action, Constitutional, Copyright, Discrimination, Landlord & Tenant, ...
Philip A. Stroud
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Railroad Accidents, Slip & Fall Accidents
Trace D. McRaney
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Sexual Harassment, Slip & Fall Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Workers' Compensation
Joseph A. O’Connell
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, Constitutional, Construction Accidents, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mesothelioma & Asbestos, ...
Jay Perry
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, DUI & DWI, Expungement, Motorcycle Accidents, Parole & Probation, Products Liability, ...
Michael Chase
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Litigation, Products Liability, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Wrongful Termination
Martin D. Crump
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Sexual Harassment, Workers' Compensation, ...
John W. Chapman
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Government, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, State, Local & Municipal
Pamela L. Hancock
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Adoption, Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Child Abuse & Neglect, Construction Accidents, ...
Berk Huskison
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
J. Cal Mayo, Jr.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Intellectual Property, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Appeals, Arbitration, Litigation, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Products Liability
Adam B. Emerson
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Probate, Property Disputes, State, Local & Municipal
Risher G. Caves
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Education, Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Government, Health Care, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Administrative, Alimony, Appeals, Banking & Finance, Brain Injury, Business Litigation, Child Custody, ...
Mark C. Baker, Sr.
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Government, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Alimony, Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, ...
Christopher E. Kelley
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Insurance, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Car Accidents, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, ...
Wilton V. Byars, III
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Insurance
Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Products Liability
Daryl A. Dryden

Daryl A. Dryden

  • Heidelberg, Steinberger, Burrow, & Armer P.A.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Litigation, Probate, Wills & Living Wills
W. Fred Hornsby
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Gaming, Insurance
Practice Areas: Arbitration, Child Custody, Child Support, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Divorce & Separation, Land Use & Zoning, ...
Tanisha M. Gates
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
G. Charles “Chuck” Bordis
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Family, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, Construction Accidents, ...
Brittany E. Barbee
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship
Stephen P. Kruger
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Health Care
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice
Kristi Rogers Brown
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Appeals, Insurance Defense, Litigation
William R. Allen
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Litigation, State, Local & Municipal
John S. Grant IV
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family
Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, ...
William B. Palmertree
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Business, Civil Rights, Consumer, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements, Creditor Debtor Rights, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Title & Boundary Issues
Chris McDaniel

Chris McDaniel

  • Hortman, Harlow, Bassi, Robinson & McDaniel, PLLC
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Education, Insurance, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Car Accidents, Class Action, Constitutional, Corporate & Incorporation, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense, ...

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