Edwin Woods, Jr.

Edwin Woods, Jr. is the managing partner of Bond Botes Woods & Drummond, P.C. in Mississippi, representing individual consumers and families in financial distress. His practice includes bankruptcy proceedings in the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. He also defends clients sued by debt collectors and pursues claims under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, helping consumers address debt-related litigation and abusive collection conduct.

Ed earned a B.S., Psychology, from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1987 and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law in 1990. He belonged to Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, and served as Membership Chairman of the Moot Court Board. His academic background combines the study of human behavior with legal training in analysis, written argument, and courtroom advocacy.

Ed’s experience includes trial representation and settlement negotiations in personal injury, criminal defense, domestic relations, and state court appeals. From 2004 until his judicial retirement in 2022, he also served as an elected Justice Court Judge in Warren County while maintaining his law practice. In that role, he presided over civil cases, misdemeanor prosecutions, and initial felony proceedings, adding judicial experience to his background as an attorney.

Edwin Woods, Jr. is a past president of the Warren County Bar Association and has served on the Mississippi Commission for Judicial Performance. He belongs to the Mississippi Bar and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. His professional activities have included speaking for the National Business Institute and Mississippi Judicial College. He combines consumer representation with experience in judicial service, legal education, and proceedings involving both civil and criminal issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Bond & Botes Law Offices
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• Past President, Warren County Bar Association
• Former Alternate Member, Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance
• Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• Justice Court Judge (Ret.), Warren County, Mississippi

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• Mississippi College School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Southern Mississippi
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology

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