Boyce Holleman

Background

Boyce Holleman was born in Fruitland Park, Mississippi, to a family that made their living in timber and construction.

Education

Holleman attended Perkinston Junior College, now Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, at Perkinston, Mississippi and the University of Mississippi at Oxford, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1950, Holleman established his legal practice in Wiggins, Mississippi and moved his family to Gulfport, Mississippi in 1967.

Career

French Drug Store Company v. Jones, 367 So.2d 431, 3 ALR 4th 259.Worked at Boyce Holleman A Professional Corporation (Gulfport, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice State and Federal. Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Admiralty, Workers Compensation, Real Estate, Probate and Corporate Law, Federal Tort Claims and Domestic Relations. Trial in all Courts.

Admitted to the bar, 1950, Mississippi.

1973, United States. Supreme Court, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, United States.

District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi. Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha.

Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1947-1953.

District Attorney, Second Judicial District of Mississippi, including Harrison, Stone and Hancock Counties, 1953-1972. Member, Screen Actors Guild. Member: Mississippi State Bar (Senior Vice President, 1951-1952.

President, 1969-1970).

Federal and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated.

American Bar Foundation. Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy (Retired), 1942-1946. This law firm engages in extensive trial practice in the fields of personal injury, products liability, state and federal criminal defense, domestic relations, federal tort claims and governmental bodies.

This law firm traces its origin to the senior partner, Boyce Holleman, who began the practice of law in May of 1950.

Mr. Holleman served six years as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives until he became District Attorney for the Second Circuit Court District of Mississippi in 1953 which embraced the entire Mississippi

Gulf Coast and two inland counties. He served as Doctorate.A. for 19 years until his decision not to seek that office again in the year 1972.

From 1972 to 1990, Mr.

Holleman served as attorney for the Harrison County Board of Supervisors in addition to his general practice of law. Additionally, Mr. Holleman likewise served as attorney for the Harrison County School District for 15 Years. During these years, Mr.

Holleman engaged in extensive trial practice, both civil and criminal, including many suits involving county government, in the federal and state courts.

Mr. Holleman has been a frequent lecturer at various Continuing legal education seminars throughout the country on trial practice and served on the faculty of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Ann Arbor, Michigan. for a number of years. In the 1980"s, Mr. Holleman was joined in the firm by 2 of his sons who still practice with him.

Achievements

• Boyce Holleman has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1947-1953. District Attorney, Second Judicial District of Mississippi, including Harrison, Stone and Hancock Counties, 1953-1972. Member, Screen Actors Guild.

Member: Mississippi State Bar (Senior Vice President, 1951-1952.

President, 1969-1970). Federal and American Bar Associations.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated. American Bar Foundation. Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy (Retired), 1942-1946.

Connections

Married Annie Louise Mounger. 6 children.

Spouse:

Annie Louise Mounger