Background
Piazza, Junior, Ben J. was born in 1946 in Natchez, Mississippi, United States.
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Ben J. Piazza, Junior.
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University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1972. Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at Watkins Ludlam & Stennis, P.A. (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in Agribusiness, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy, Creditor"s Rights and Workouts, Business Torts, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Education, Employee Benefits and Deferred Compensation, Eminent Domain, Energy, Environmental, Family, Federal, State and Local Taxation, Financial Institutions, Franchising, Gaming, Health Care, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Insurance (General, Regulatory and Insolvency), Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labor and Employment (Management), Legislative and Governmental Relations, Litigation before all Courts and Administrative Agencies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability and Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Public Utilities, Real Estate and Commercial Finance Transactions, Securities, State and Local Government Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Crime, Workers" Compensation, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Mississippi. Phi Delta Phi. Comment Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1975.
Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1976.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Member: Mississippi Community College Attorneys Association (President, 1992-1996).
Mississippi Council of School Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1979-1983, 1985-1989, 1992-1993. President, 1981-1982, 1987-1988).
Attorney, Hinds County Board of Supervisors, 1977-1978.
Member: Hinds County (Secretary-Treasurer, 1991-1992. Vice-President, 1992-1993. President, 1993-1994), Federal and American Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar (Board of Bar Commissioners, 1994.
Chair, Government Law Section, 1991-1992. Board of Directors, Mississippi Volunteer Attorney Project, 1982).
Military: Chronic Disease Research., Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Naval Reserve. One of the oldest and largest firms in Mississippi, Watkins Ludlam & Stennis, P.A. has over more than fifty attorneys and a support staff of approximately seventy-five. The Firm"s lawyers, licensed in 8 states and the District of Columbia and graduates of 37 different law schools and colleges, bring a diversity of talents and backgrounds to serve their clients" needs.
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Membership
Member: Mississippi Community College Attorneys Association (President, 1992-1996). Mississippi Council of School Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1979-1983, 1985-1989, 1992-1993. President, 1981-1982, 1987-1988).
Attorney, Hinds County Board of Supervisors, 1977-1978.
Member: Hinds County (Secretary-Treasurer, 1991-1992. Vice-President, 1992-1993.
President, 1993-1994), Federal and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar (Board of Bar Commissioners, 1994.
Chair, Government Law Section, 1991-1992.
Board of Directors, Mississippi Volunteer Attorney Project, 1982). Military: Chronic Disease Research., Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Naval Reserve. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
