Background
Langford, J. Jerry was born on May 19, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
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J. Jerry Langford
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University of Southern Mississippi (Bachelor of Science, 1955). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1970).
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, 1970, Mississippi.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1969-1970. Member: Hinds County, Federal (President, Mississippi Chapter, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Group Insurance Committee, 1987-1989, 1992-1993. Chairman, Client Security Fund Committee, 1996).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Lamar Society of International Law (President, 1969). Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1974-1975). Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1988-1990. Secretary-Treasurer, 1990.
President-Elect, 1991. President, 1992); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Chairman, Railroad Law Committee, 1983-1984).
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: Hinds County, Federal (President, Mississippi Chapter, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Group Insurance Committee, 1987-1989, 1992-1993. Chairman, Client Security Fund Committee, 1996).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Lamar Society of International Law (President, 1969). Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1974-1975).
Mississippi Bar Foundation. Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1988-1990.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1990. President-Elect, 1991. President, 1992); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Chairman, Railroad Law Committee, 1983-1984).
