Background
Wells, Erskine W. was born on December 1, 1917 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
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Erskine W. Wells
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University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Science, 1939. Juris Doctor, 1946).
Career
Worked at Wells Marble & Hurst, Professional Limited Liability Company (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Business, Corporation, Banking, Finance and Securities. Creditors" Rights and Bankruptcy.
Dispute Resolution Services.
Employee Benefit Law (including Employee Retirement Income Security Act). Insurance Regulatory Proceedings.
Labor and Employment. Life, Health, Property, Casualty and other Insurance.
Product Liability; Real Estate.
Taxation, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Estates. Toxic Substances, Environmental and Natural Resources. Admitted to the bar, 1946, Mississippi.
Phi Delta Phi.
Omicron Delta Kappa. President, Jackson Junior Bar Association, 1948. Member, 1963-1970 and Secretary, 1965-1970, Mississippi Insurance Commission.
Member: Hinds County Bar Association (President, 1965-1966). National Lawyer Association.
Christian Legal Society.
The Mississippi Bar (Commissioner, 1955-1957. Complaint Commissioner, 1956-1957. President, 1976-1977).
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Executive Committee, 1973-1976).
Association of Life Insurance Counsel. American Life Insurance Association (Member, Legal Section).
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. American Judicature Society.
Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1973-1974). Defense Research Institute, Incorporated. (Vice President, 1970-1976).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation. Wells Marble & Hurst, Professional Limited Liability Company, traces its origin to 1871, when William Calvin Wells began practicing law.
With a broad base of local and national clients, the firm is committed to providing a full range of quality legal services. The firm is active in both civic and bar-related activities, and has provided Presidents of the Mississippi Bar, the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, and numerous other organizations.
The firm"s members and associates continue a long tradition of personal attention to the legal needs of its diverse clientele.
The firm is engaged in a diversified general civil practice in all State and Federal courts in Mississippi.
Achievements
Membership
Member, 1963-1970 and Secretary, 1965-1970, Mississippi Insurance Commission. Member: Hinds County Bar Association (President, 1965-1966). National Lawyer Association.
Christian Legal Society.
The Mississippi Bar (Commissioner, 1955-1957. Complaint Commissioner, 1956-1957.
President, 1976-1977). International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Executive Committee, 1973-1976).
Association of Life Insurance Counsel.
American Life Insurance Association (Member, Legal Section). National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. American Judicature Society.
Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1973-1974). Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
(Vice President, 1970-1976). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
