Karl R. Steinberger

Karl R. Steinberger is an attorney at Heidelberg Steinberger P.A. in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He has more than 45 years of legal experience and maintains a general practice with a focus on federal and state workers’ compensation, employment law, insurance defense, personal injury, automobile liability, products and premises liability, environmental law, and wills and estates. Mr. Steinberger helps clients address disputes, claims, and workplace-related matters with practical legal judgment.

Mr. Steinberger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1973 and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1976. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar the same year. After an internship with the Jackson County Public Defender’s Office, he practiced as a general practitioner in Pascagoula before joining the firm in 1984.

Mr. Steinberger’s experience includes representing clients in employment matters, workers’ compensation claims, insurance defense litigation, injury disputes, liability claims, environmental issues, and estate-related matters. His broad practice gives him perspective on both litigation and advisory work. In these areas, he helps clients evaluate legal risks, respond to claims, prepare defenses, manage disputes, and seek practical resolutions in state and federal courts.

Karl R. Steinberger is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in employment law or workers’ compensation every year since 2013. He received the Mississippi Bar Association Distinguished Service Award in 2008 and was named Lawyer of the Year by the Mississippi Business Journal in 2018. Mr. Steinberger has also held leadership roles in local and state bar organizations, reflecting a long career of professional service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Heidelberg, Steinberger, Burrow, & Armer P.A.
• Commissioner, Executive Committee, Co-Chairman, Professionalism Committee, The Mississippi Bar (2001-2004) (2003-2004) (2006)
• Past President, Jackson County Young Lawyers Association
• Past President, Jackson County Bar Association
• Fellow, President, Mississippi Bar Foundation (2016-2017)
• Fellow, Young Lawyers of Mississippi Bar
• Fellow, Mississippi Defense Association
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Board of Directors, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• University of Mississippi
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Mississippi
  Bachelor of Arts

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