Background
Newton, Junior, Paul M. was born on December 8, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Newton, Junior, Paul M. was born on December 8, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1975. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1982).
Worked at Page, Mannino, Peresich, Dickinson, McDermott, Newton & Hoff (Biloxi, Mississippi) specializing in Estate Planning, Commercial Litigation, Wills, Taxation, Trusts, Probate, Business Law, Corporate Law, Tax Controversies. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Mississippi. 1986, Louisiana; United States.
Tax Court, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, United States. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Phi Delta Phi (President, 1979-1980). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, 1979-1980, Editorial Board, 1980, Mississippi Law Journal.
Recipient: Dean Parham Williams Award, University of Mississippi Law School, 1980. Jerome J. Katz Award, New York University Graduate Law School, 1982. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Neal B. Biggers, United States. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1984-1986. Member: Harrison County and Louisiana State Bar Associations.
Mississippi State Bar (Member, Sections on: Estates and Trusts. Taxation). Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. (Resident, Gulfport Office).
Member, 1979-1980, Editorial Board, 1980, Mississippi Law Journal. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. (Resident, Gulfport Office).