Background
Hannan, Edwin York was born on April 15, 1958 in Grenada, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Owen Roberts Junior and Lillian Perry (York) Hannan.
Hannan, Edwin York was born on April 15, 1958 in Grenada, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Owen Roberts Junior and Lillian Perry (York) Hannan.
BPA magna cum laude, University Mississippi, 1979. Juris Doctor, University Mississippi, 1982.
Worked at Watkins & Eager (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Banking, Bonds, Oil and Gas, Probate, Real Estate, Admiralty, Insurance and Tax Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1980-1982. Member: Hinds County, Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations.
Mississippi State Bar. Jackson Young Lawyers Association.
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. History: Watkins & Eager is a full service, diversified law firm.
Its proud heritage began in 1895 when William Hamilton Watkins became the twentieth lawyer at the Jackson Barometer
The influential career of Will Watkins spanned sixty-four years during which he argued over twenty-five cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Pat H. Eager, Junior joined Will Watkins in 1916 and practiced with the firm until his death in 1970. Pat Eager was recognized as a premier trial lawyer who served as president of the International Association of Defense Counsel (1943-1944) and who was Mississippi"s initial invitee into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Foreign several decades the image of the firm was heavily influenced by two of Will Watkins" children.
Elizabeth Watkins Hulen, an outstanding appellate advocate, was the first woman in Mississippi history to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States. Thomas H. Watkins earned a national reputation in the representation of corporate and governmental clients.
Many others have contributed and continue to contribute to the growth and progress of the firm that now enjoys an extensive corporate and business practice in addition to its broad trial and appellate practice.
Member American Bar Association (litigation section, labor & employment law section), Mississippi Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, Mississippi Manufacturers Association, Hinds County Bar Association, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Jackson Young Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, University Club, Kiwanis.
Married Cindy Leigh Bloodworth, May 21, 1978. Children: Abigail Leigh, Kimberly Claire.