James G. House III

James G. House III is a Jackson attorney at Cosmich Simmons & Brown with more than 30 years of experience managing litigation and counseling companies, businesses, and municipalities in state and federal courts. His current practice areas include Asbestos & Talc, General Litigation, Product Liability, and Toxic Tort. He advises clients on complex disputes and national litigation strategy, including matters involving product claims, premises liability, toxic exposure, and contractual issues.

House earned a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1992 and a B.A. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from Millsaps College in 1989. In law school, he served as a senior editor of the Law and Psychology Review and participated in the Environmental Law Society. At Millsaps, he was a charter member of the Mississippi Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, reflecting a strong academic foundation for research-intensive litigation work.

House has experience with national docket and case management, development of litigation and trial strategy, early case evaluation, expert-witness development and management, preparation of corporate witnesses, discovery, and maintenance of historical litigation records. His work requires detailed familiarity with product formulations, corporate documents, prior testimony, and defense theories so that national or multi-case litigation can be handled consistently across depositions, motion practice, discovery, and trial.

James G. House III brings long-term litigation-management experience to companies and public entities facing significant product, exposure, premises, and contract disputes. His profile emphasizes the organizational side of complex defense work as much as individual courtroom events, including record management, witness preparation, expert coordination, and early evaluation of case value. That approach helps clients develop consistent positions across large dockets while preserving the flexibility needed to address the facts and procedural posture of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cosmich Simmons & Brown, PLLC
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Young Lawyer’s President, Mobile County, Alabama Bar Association (1997-1998)
• Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)

Licensed State

• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Tennessee

Education

• University of Alabama School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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