Background
Furby, Tommy Eugene was born on January 7, 1953 in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Son of Leroy and Bessie Lorene (Keene) Furby.
Furby, Tommy Eugene was born on January 7, 1953 in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Son of Leroy and Bessie Lorene (Keene) Furby.
Bachelor of Business Administration with distinction, University Mississippi, 1975. Juris Doctor with honors, University Mississippi, 1977.
Worked at Davis, Furby & Rogers, Professional limited liability company (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Mississippi. Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi.
Recipient, Dean Robert J. Farley Award.
Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1976-1978. Board of Directors, Mississippi Pro Bono Project, 1992.
Member: Hinds County Bar Association (Director, 1988-1990. Membership Services Chair, 1993-1994.
Recipient, Pro Bono Publico Award, 1994).
The Mississippi Bar (Recipient: Mississippi State Bar Young Lawyers Section Outstanding Service Award, 1986. Mississippi State Bar Young Lawyers Section Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1987. Mississippi State Bar Award of Merit, 1987.
Member, Ethics Committee, 1990-1993.
Chair, Resolution of Fee Dispute Committee, 1993-1994. Chairman, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1996-1997).
Jackson Young Lawyers Association (President, 1986-1987).
Member Mississippi State Bar (board directors young lawyers section 1986-1987, Outstanding Service award 1986, Outstanding Young Lawyer 1987, award of merit 1987), Hinds County Bar Association (board directors 1988-1990), Jackson Young Lawyers Association (president 1986-1987).
Married Bessie Elizabeth O'Bannon, August 24, 1973. Children: James Travis, Joshua Keene.