Joseph E. Roberts Jr.

Joseph E. Roberts Jr. is a partner at Pittman, Roberts & Welsh, PLLC in Jackson, Mississippi. His practice is devoted to litigation, with his official profile identifying personal injury, product liability, insurance, and medical malpractice as core areas of work. He represents clients in disputes involving physical injuries, allegedly defective products, insurance issues, and claims arising from medical care. His role requires detailed case preparation and sustained attention to contested evidence and damages.

Roberts earned a B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1979 with a major in Banking and Finance. He later received a J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. His business education gives him a useful foundation for analyzing financial records and damages, while his legal training supports the research, procedure, and advocacy required in civil litigation. Together, those areas of study inform his approach to complex claims involving both legal and economic questions.

Roberts previously served as an Assistant District Attorney for Mississippi’s 13th Circuit from 1982 to 1984. His current practice is entirely litigation-focused. The firm profile allocates a substantial share of his work to plaintiff personal injury and product liability, with additional work involving insurance and medical malpractice. This background provides experience with courtroom procedure, witness issues, evidentiary questions, and the preparation needed to present or defend positions in disputed matters.

Joseph E. Roberts Jr. brings decades of litigation experience and an early prosecutorial background to his work for clients in Jackson and across Mississippi. His practice addresses serious injury and liability disputes where the factual record, medical evidence, product issues, or insurance questions can be significant. Roberts’s combination of legal and financial education supports a practical approach to evaluating claims, preparing cases, and pursuing resolutions through negotiation, motion practice, or trial.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Pittman, Roberts & Welsh, PLLC
• Fellow, The Mississippi Bar (1982 – Present)
• Life Member, MAJ (formerly MS Assoc of Trial Lawyers) (1982 – Present)
• Member, AAJ (formerly American Trial Lawyer’s Assoc) (1982 – Present)

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Mississippi
  BBA – 1979, Major: Banking Finance

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