J. Miles Forks

J. Miles Forks is a shareholder at Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. in Oxford, Mississippi, whose practice covers appellate work, civil rights and governmental liability, construction litigation, insurance defense, mass torts, product liability, transportation, and workers’ compensation. Forks represents individuals, businesses, and governmental entities in trial and appellate matters. His experience ranges from single-event disputes to complex mass tort and multidistrict litigation involving significant factual, procedural, and commercial issues.

Forks earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2015 and a B.A. from Villanova University in 2012, where he served as president of his graduating class. Before joining Daniel Coker, he clerked for Judge Jim M. Greenlee of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. His education and judicial clerkship provided a foundation in legal research, appellate procedure, and written advocacy that supports his approach to complex litigation.

Forks has litigated matters involving product and pharmaceutical liability, breach of contract, construction disputes, wrongful death, medical liability, fraud, securities fraud, and civil rights claims. His representative work includes helping obtain a defense verdict for a city, successfully defending a workers’ compensation claim, and handling a breach-of-contract dispute involving pandemic-era hand-sanitizer packaging. His appellate experience also helps him identify and preserve legal issues that may affect later review.

J. Miles Forks has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2024 for Insurance Law and Municipal Law. He serves as president of the Lafayette County Bar Association and as a director of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association and Oxford Area Young Lawyers Association. Forks also participates in Mississippi Bar committees, the Transportation Industry Defense Association, and continuing legal education programs, combining litigation experience with active involvement in the Mississippi legal community.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A.
• President, Lafayette County Bar Association
• Director, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Director-at-Large, Oxford Area Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Mississippi Bar Association
• Member, Transportation Industry Defense Association

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Villanova University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)