Background
Jones, Richard L. was born on February 23, 1954 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States.
Jones, Richard L. was born on February 23, 1954 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States.
Mississippi State University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1985). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1988).
Worked at Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Insurance, Real Estate, Probate, Aviation, Banking and Commercial Lending, Mineral, Taxation, Securities, Franchise, Antitrust, Legislative and Governmental Affairs, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition, Workers" Compensation, Products Liability, Construction Law, Employment Law, Toxic Torts, Environmental Law, Communications and Media Law, Acquisitions and Mergers, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Mississippi.
Pi Sigma Alpha.
Phi Kappa Phi. James O. Eastland Scholar. Member, National Moot Court Trial Team.
Law Clerk to Judge L.T. Senter, Junior, Chief Judge, United States. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1988-1990.
Member: Hinds County, Federal and American (Member, Litigation and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar (Member, Minority Involvement Committee, Young Lawyers Division). Military: United States. Army, 1975-1978
Established in 1968, Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke has maintained a commitment to excellence.
The firm is one of Mississippi"s premier full service law firms, representing a diverse group of local and national commercial, insurance, corporate and individual clients.
Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke are preeminent law firm that is represented in the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register. The firm"s broad range of clients is representative of the diversified educational background and expertise of its attorneys in federal, state and local matters.
Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke is dedicated to providing high quality, prompt, efficient, cost effective, and ethical legal services to its clients. The firm"s members serve the community, taking a leading role in bar association, civic, cultural, pro bono, and community activities.
Member, National Moot Court Trial Team. Law Clerk to Judge L.T. Senter, Junior, Chief Judge, United States. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1988-1990.
Member: Hinds County, Federal and American (Member, Litigation and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar (Member, Minority Involvement Committee, Young Lawyers Division). Military: United States.
Army, 1975-1978.