Robert L. Gibbs

Robert L. Gibbs is a senior partner at Gibbs Travis PLLC in Jackson, Mississippi. His practice emphasizes business and commercial litigation, mass torts, products liability, and alternative dispute resolution. He also handles environmental litigation, personal injury, and white-collar criminal defense. Before establishing the firm, he worked for a regional law firm and served for seven years as a circuit judge in Mississippi’s Seventh Judicial District, bringing both judicial and trial perspectives to disputes.

Gibbs graduated from Tougaloo College and earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He later attended the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. His legal education and judicial training support a practice involving procedural questions, evidence, dispute resolution, and trial strategy. He has also taught trial practice at Mississippi College School of Law, sharing courtroom experience with law students.

His work covers business conflicts, product claims, mass tort litigation, and matters resolved outside the courtroom through alternative dispute resolution. His earlier service as a circuit judge and as a partner at a regional firm contributes to his experience assessing how contested matters develop. His firm’s biography identifies admission to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and state and federal courts in Mississippi.

Robert L. Gibbs served as president of the Mississippi Bar in 2021, as confirmed by the University of Mississippi School of Law. He has received recognition from Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, along with legal and community service honors described by his firm. He has held leadership roles with the Mississippi Bar Foundation, the Fifth Circuit Bar Association, and the Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court. His trial experience and professional service inform his work representing clients and helping resolve complex disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Senior Partner, Gibbs Travis PLLC
• Bar Commissioner, The Mississippi Bar
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Former President, Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit
• President, Charles Clark Chapter, American Inns of Court (1999-2001)
• President, Mississippi Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Fellows of the Mississippi Young Lawyers
• Member, Magnolia Bar Association
• Member, Hinds County Bar Association
• Member, National Bar Association
• Member, Mississippi Supreme Court, Commission on Bar Admission Review
• Board Chair, United Way of Capital Area
• Board Member, Hope Enterprise Corporation
• Board Member, First Commercial Bank
• President, Board of Directors, Jackson Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
• President, Board of Directors, Hope Federal Credit Union
• Past President, New Life for Women
• President, Arts Alliance
• Board Member, Jubilee! Jam Foundation
• Festival Chair, Jubilee! Jam (1998)
• Trustee, Leadership Jackson
• Board Member, Jubilee! Jam Foundation Board
• Member, Mission Mississippi, Jackson Chamber Partnership
• Member, William Winer Institute of Racial Reconciliation

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Tougaloo College
  Bachelor’s Degree

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