Background
Jacks, Gerald H. was born on July 1, 1944 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States.
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Gerald H. Jacks
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Millsaps College (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Career
James Medders, et al versus United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Ms.S.Ct., Number. 07-California-59570, decided August 5, 1993.Worked at Jacks, Adams & Westerfield, P.A. (Cleveland, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Probate, Corporation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Admiralty and Banking Law, Civil Rights Defense, Trials. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Mississippi.
1975, United States.
Supreme Court. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board. Municipal Judge, City of Cleveland, 1971-1975.
Member, Board of Trustees, Millsaps College, 1986.
Member, Board of Directors, Mississippi Research and Development Council, 1987-1988. Member: Bolivar County and American (Vice Chairman and Regional Coordinator, 1974-1976 and Company-Chairman, 1976-1977, Disaster Emergency Relief Committee, Young Lawyers Section) Bar Associations.
Mississippi State Bar (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1975). Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1986-1987.
Director, 1988-1991).
Defense Research Institute. International Association of Defense Counsel. Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated.
Fellows of Young Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Jacks, Adams & Westerfield, P.A. was founded in 1985 by Gerald H. Jacks. lieutenant was originally named Gerald Jacks & Associates and the firm name was changed to Jacks, Adams & Westerfield, P.A. in 1986.
Gerald H. Jacks and William South. Adams, Junior have practiced together since 1977 and Andrew M. West. Westerfield has practiced with them since 1983.
Richard L. Kimmel joined the firm in 1988. The firm is engaged in general practice with primary concentration in the area of litigation. Its practice encompasses the entire State of Mississippi with a substantial amount of insurance defense work in all state and federal courts.
The firm has four paralegals.
All of the attorneys and support personnel participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs
Achievements
Membership
Member, Moot Court Board. Municipal Judge, City of Cleveland, 1971-1975. Member, Board of Trustees, Millsaps College, 1986.
Member, Board of Directors, Mississippi Research and Development Council, 1987-1988.
Member: Bolivar County and American (Vice Chairman and Regional Coordinator, 1974-1976 and Company-Chairman, 1976-1977, Disaster Emergency Relief Committee, Young Lawyers Section) Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1975).
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1986-1987. Director, 1988-1991).
Defense Research Institute.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated. Fellows of Young Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
