Background
Minor, Paul S. was born on March 20, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
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Paul S. Minor
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Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Tulane University of Louisiana (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Career
Worked at Minor and Associates (Biloxi, Mississippi) specializing in Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Maritime and Products Liability Law. General Civil Litigation Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Mississippi, 1973-1974. Author: "Proving Bad Faith of An Insurer," 20 TRIAL, p. 16, August, 1984; "Insurance Bad Faith Litigation," 21 TRIAL, p.
76, June, 1986; "Basic Principles of Settling Personal Injury Claims," 9 VOIR DIRE, p.21, July/August, 1986. "Assault on the Citadel: An Attempt to Dismantle Mississippi Product Liability Law," VOIR DIRE, Christmas, 1990, p. 20; "Professionalism in the Trial Practice: A Plaintiff Lawyer's Perspective," THE MISSISSIPPI LAWYER, April/May, 1991.
"Assault on the Citadel: Part II," VOIR DIRE, Spring, 1992. "Direct Examination of an Economic Expert in an Asbestos Case-Financial Worth of Corporation," ART OF ADVOCACY-DIRECT EXAMINATION, 1993, §35. "The Justice of Torts-Product Liability Laws Should Be Crafted by States," THE SUN HERALD, 1995.
"Truthfulness in Discovery: Does Land Change the Ground Rules?" VOIR DIRE, P. 10, Spring 1996. "An Unusual Mechanism of Burn Injury Due T Flaming Drinks," THE AMERICAN SURGEON, 1997, Volume 63, No.3, P. 252. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
Mississippi State Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1999. Vice Chairman, Faculty Training Committee, 1984-1985.
Member of Faculty, National College of Advocacy, 1989-1992. Maritime Law Advisory Committee, 1989-1996. Trial by Jury Committee, 1989-1990.
Congressional Key Person, 1989-1996. Long-Range Finance Committee, 1989-1990. Membership Committee, 1990-1991.
Co-Chairman, Aviation Advisory Committee, 1989-1990. Member, 1990-1996); Admiralty Law Advisory Committee, 1992-1996). Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1991-1992.
Vice President, 1989-1990. Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1996). Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1999).
Advocate, Inner Circle of Advocates. Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998 (7th Education). Minor and Associates was founded in 1976 as a general civil litigation practice. It is now listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under civil trial practice, personal injury, product liability and admiralty and maritime law.
In addition to providing legal services to coastal Mississippi, the firm is licensed to practice in Louisiana and Alabama.
Membership
Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1999.
Vice Chairman, Faculty Training Committee, 1984-1985. Member of Faculty, National College of Advocacy, 1989-1992. Maritime Law Advisory Committee, 1989-1996.
Trial by Jury Committee, 1989-1990. Congressional Key Person, 1989-1996. Long-Range Finance Committee, 1989-1990.
Membership Committee, 1990-1991. Co-Chairman, Aviation Advisory Committee, 1989-1990. Member, 1990-1996); Admiralty Law Advisory Committee, 1992-1996).
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1991-1992. Vice President, 1989-1990. Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1996).
Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1999). Advocate, Inner Circle of Advocates. Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates.
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998 (7th Education). Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998 (7th Education).
