Background
Gunn, Philip A. was born on January 27, 1963 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States.
Gunn, Philip A. was born on January 27, 1963 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States.
Gunn graduated from high school in Clinton, Mississippi. He attended Baylor University, where he was a walk-on for the Baylor Bears football team He graduated from Baylor with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.
Gunn worked as a waiter for a year, and then attended the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he graduated with a juris doctor.
Worked at Wells Marble & Hurst, Professional Limited Liability Company (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Business, Corporation, Banking, Finance and Securities. Creditors" Rights and Bankruptcy.
Dispute Resolution Services.
Employee Benefit Law (including Employee Retirement Income Security Act). Insurance Regulatory Proceedings.
Labor and Employment. Life, Health, Property, Casualty and other Insurance.
Product Liability; Real Estate.
Taxation, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Estates. Toxic Substances, Environmental and Natural Resources. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Mississippi.
Regional Finalist, National Trial Competition.
Local School Board Member, 1994. Member: Hinds County Bar Association.
The Mississippi Bar. Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.
Sports Lawyers Association. Wells Marble & Hurst, Professional Limited Liability Company, traces its origin to 1871, when William Calvin Wells began practicing law.
With a broad base of local and national clients, the firm is committed to providing a full range of quality legal services. The firm is active in both civic and bar-related activities, and has provided Presidents of the Mississippi Bar, the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, and numerous other organizations.
The firm"s members and associates continue a long tradition of personal attention to the legal needs of its diverse clientele.
The firm is engaged in a diversified general civil practice in all State and Federal courts in Mississippi.
A member of the Republican Party, Gunn is the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and represents the 56th district.