Background
Purvis, Joseph A. was born on October 2, 1953 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
Purvis, Joseph A. was born on October 2, 1953 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
Southwestern at Memphis (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Mississippi College School of Law (Juris Doctor, with special distinction, 1984).
Admitted to the bar, 1985, Mississippi and United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Corporations, Property, Uniform Commercial Code and Civil Procedure.
Corpus Juris Secundum Awards, 1983, 1984.
Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1983-1984. Associate, Scott, Hetrick and McBee, 1984-1989.
Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member: Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 1992. Secretary/Treasurer, 1995-1996, Vice Chairman, 1996-1997).
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Real Property Division). Mississippi Corporate Counsel Association. (Associate Counsel).
Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member: Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 1992. Secretary/Treasurer, 1995-1996, Vice Chairman, 1996-1997). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Real Property Division).
Mississippi Corporate Counsel Association. (Associate Counsel).