Background
Wright, J. Stephen was born on September 9, 1950 in Great Lakes, Illinois, United States.
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J. Stephen Wright
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Florida State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Alexander v. Allain, 441 So 2d 1329 (Mississippi 1983); State Ex rel Summer v. Denton, 382 So 2d 461, 11 ALR4-813 (Mississippi 1980); American Civil Liberties Union v. Finch, 638 F2d 1336 (5Cir 1980); In re Barrier, 776 F2d 1298 (5Cir 1985); Hosford v. Ray, 806 F.Supp. 1297 (South Dakota Mississippi 1992); Walton v. Alexander, 44 F3d 1297 (5Cir 1995) (en banc); Body Support Systems, Incorporated. v. Blue Ridge Tables, Incorporated. F. Supp. (North Dakota Mission, 1996).Worked at Frascogna, Courtney, Wright, Smith & Dyre, Professional limited liability company (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Corporation, Bankruptcy, Collection, Commercial, Administrative, Real Estate, Negligence, Copyright, Trademark, Entertainment, Sports and International Law, Employment Law. Estate Planning and Probate, Tax Law and Local Government Law, Telecommunications Law, Public Utility Law and Insurance Defense and Regulation.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, Mississippi, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Mississippi and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1977, United States. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi.
1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1973-1975.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 1987. Municipal Judge, City of Madison, 1986.
Assistant District Attorney, Fifth Circuit Court District of Mississippi, 1976-1977.
Special Assistant Attorney General, 1977-1984. Law Clerk to Honorary Justice of the Peace Coleman, Circuit Judge, United States. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, 1975-1976.
Member, 1978-1984 and President, 1982-1983, National Association of Extradition Officials.
Certified Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association. Member: Hinds County and American (Member: Sections on: Labor and Employment Law.
Litigation) Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar (Company-Chairman, Legal Referral to the Elderly Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1982).
Jackson Young Lawyers (Chairman, Child Advocacy Committee, 1986-1987).
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. The firm of Frascogna, Courtney, Wright, Smith & Dyre traces its origins to July 1, 1972. The firm offers a broad based, multi-faceted practice, dedicated to such varied fields as entertainment and sports law, intellectual property law, litigation, public utility law/telecommunications law, administrative law, taxation, creditor bankruptcy work, employment and labor law, criminal law, estate and probate, corporate law, commercial practice, constitutional/local government law, insurance defense and real estate foreclosures.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1973-1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 1987. Municipal Judge, City of Madison, 1986.
Assistant District Attorney, Fifth Circuit Court District of Mississippi, 1976-1977.
Special Assistant Attorney General, 1977-1984. Law Clerk to Honorary Justice of the Peace Coleman, Circuit Judge, United States.
Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, 1975-1976. Member, 1978-1984 and President, 1982-1983, National Association of Extradition Officials.
Certified Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Hinds County and American (Member: Sections on: Labor and Employment Law. Litigation) Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar (Company-Chairman, Legal Referral to the Elderly Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1982).
Jackson Young Lawyers (Chairman, Child Advocacy Committee, 1986-1987).
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.
