Kira Newson

Kira Newson is a litigation attorney with Richard Schwartz & Associates Injury Lawyer, P.A. Her current work focuses on resolving personal injury matters for clients, and her background also includes experience in family law. Based in a firm that serves Hattiesburg and other Mississippi communities, she assists clients with injury claims that may require factual investigation, negotiation, and litigation.

Newson earned a Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law in 2020, where she served as a Dean Ambassador. She previously earned a degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Corrections from the University of Mississippi in 2016. She passed the Mississippi bar examination after law school, giving her a foundation in legal procedure as well as criminal justice systems and client advocacy.

Her professional experience includes family law and personal injury litigation. At Richard Schwartz & Associates, Newson joined the litigation team to pursue resolutions in important injury matters. The firm handles claims involving car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, premises liability, workers’ compensation, and other injury cases, providing a litigation setting in which she can build on her prior client-focused experience.

Kira Newson brings legal training, a criminal justice background, and family law experience to her work with injured clients. Her role as a litigation attorney requires careful communication, organization of evidence, and attention to the practical consequences of an injury. She helps clients move through the claims process while working toward resolutions that address the legal issues arising from accidents and other injury-producing events.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Richard Schwartz & Associates P.A.
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• Member, Epicenter Church

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• Mississippi College School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Mississippi
  Criminal Justice (with an emphasis in Corrections)

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