Background
Merkel, Charles M. was born on November 2, 1941 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Charles M. Merkel
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University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1966); Georgetown University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1970).
Career
Worked at Merkel & Cocke, A Professional Association (Clarksdale, Mississippi) specializing in Product Liability Law, Professional Negligence Law, Tax Litigation, General Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Mississippi. 1970, United States. Claims Court, United States.
District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Tax Court.
Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1964-1966.
Carrier Scholar, University of Mississippi, 1959-1963.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1989. Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, 1966-1970.
Municipal Judge, City of Clarksdale, 1974-1976.
Member: Coahoma County and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar.
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1982. Chairman, Professional Negligence Section, 1982-1983.
Secretary, 1984-1985 and 1986-1987).
American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer, 1987-1988. Vice President, 1988-1989. President, 1989-1990).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Moot Court Board, 1964-1966. Carrier Scholar, University of Mississippi, 1959-1963. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1989.
Trial Attorney, United States.
Department of Justice, 1966-1970. Municipal Judge, City of Clarksdale, 1974-1976.
Member: Coahoma County and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar.
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1982.
Chairman, Professional Negligence Section, 1982-1983. Secretary, 1984-1985 and 1986-1987). American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer, 1987-1988.
Vice President, 1988-1989.
President, 1989-1990). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
