PERSONAL:

Born: June 20, 1957, Jackson, Mississippi; Married: Deborah Chamberlin, Columbus, Mississippi; Children: Jessica, John, and Abigail.

 EDUCATION:

Murrah High School, Jackson, Mississippi (1974); Mississippi State University (Bachelor of Arts,1978); University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor,1980).

 BAR ADMISSIONS:

State and Federal Courts of Mississippi; United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; and United States Supreme Court.

 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Member of Mississippi and Jackson County Bar Associations (President of Jackson County Young Lawyers, 1982); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Chairman Medical Malpractice Section-1991, Board of Directors-1994/96, President 1999); Defense Research Institute; and American Inns of Court.

 EMPLOYMENT:

Partner; Bryan, Nelson, Schroeder, Castigliola & Banahan, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1981 to present.

 PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:

"Update on the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence", Jackson County Bar Association Seminar, 1986; "Bad Faith Update", Commercial Union Insurance Companies, 1987; "Arson - Expert Witnesses", Mississippi Fire Investigators Seminar, 1988; "Preparing for Your Discovery Deposition", State Farm Insurance, 1989; "Chancery Approval of the Settlement of Minors' Claims", Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance Company, 1990; "Fraud Investigation - The Role of the Adjuster", MS Claims Association Convention, 1991.

 CIVIC AND CHURCH:

Jackson County United Way (Board of Directors and Campaign Chairman, 1989); Rotary Club of Pascagoula, (President, 1990); Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors and President 1992-93); Jackson County Republican Executive Committee (Delegate Republican National Convention 1988 & 1992); Saint John's Episcopal Church (past Vestryman and Senior Warden)

 EMPHASIS OF PRACTICE:

Primarily defense litigation of insurance, automobile, products liability, and medical malpractice.

As required by the Rules of Professional Conduct, listing of the firm's experience in specific areas of practice does not indicate any certification of expertise therein as certification is not required, or even allowed, in the State of Mississippi.