Background
Ford, J. Douglas was born on March 27, 1966 in Columbus, Mississippi, United States.
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J. Douglas Ford
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Mississippi State University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1988). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1991).
Career
Worked at Mitchell, McNutt, Threadgill, Smith & Sams, P.A. (Tupelo, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals before all State and Federal Courts. State and Federal Agency Practice, Corporate and Commercial Law and Litigation, Insurance Law and Regulation, Banking Law and Regulation, Commercial Real Estate, Bonds, Securities, Public Utilities, Transportation, Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Legislative, Oil and Gas, Zoning, Communications and Media Law, Employment Discrimination and Labor Law (Management), Admiralty, Environmental Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Construction, Fidelity and Surety, Insurance Defense and Workers Compensation.
Admitted to the bar, 1991, Mississippi, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Lowndes County (Vice President) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar (Director, Young Lawyers Division). National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
(Resident at Columbus Office). Mitchell, McNutt, Threadgill, Smith & Sams was founded in Tupelo in 1902 by Guy Mitchell, Sr. In 1990, the firm combined with Threadgill, Smith, Sanders & Jolly of Columbus (founded in 1949) and Wendell Trapp of Corinth to create Mississippi's largest law firm outside of Jackson.
To meet the needs of many clients the firm opened an Oxford office in 1992, a Memphis office in 1993, and a Jackson office in 1994. The firm offers a full range of legal services while serving the entire state of Mississippi with five fully staffed offices and Western Tennessee with the Memphis Office. The firm requires professional development for partners and associates and provides professional and civic leadership throughout Mississippi.
Membership
Member: Lowndes County (Vice President) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar (Director, Young Lawyers Division). National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
(Resident at Columbus Office).
