Background
Powell, James L. was born on November 7, 1954 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States.
Powell, James L. was born on November 7, 1954 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States.
College of William & Mary (Bachelor of Arts 1977). University of Virginia (Master of Education, 1982). Mississippi College School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1995).
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, 1995, Mississippi and United States.
District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Phi Delta Kappa. Member, 1993-1995 and Chair, 1994-1995, Moot Court Board.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Dan M. Lee, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi, 1995.
Certified Mediator, American Arbitration Association. Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College of Law, 1996. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar.
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.
Member, 1993-1995 and Chair, 1994-1995, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to the Honorable Dan M. Lee, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi, 1995. Certified Mediator, American Arbitration Association.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College of Law, 1996.
Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar.