Background
Ballard, Richard P. was born on September 13, 1956 in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States.
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Richard P. Ballard
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East Central Junior College (Associate of Arts, magna cum laude, 1976). University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1978. Juris Doctor, 1981).
Career
Worked at McNeel & Ballard (Louisville, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Real Estate, Probate, Domestic Relations, Corporate and Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Mississippi.
United States.
District Court, Northern District of Mississippi. Member, Space Law Journal, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1980-1981. Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States.
District Court, State of Alabama, 1981-1984.
General Counsel, Taylor Machine Works, Incorporated., 1988. Member: Winston County and American Bar Associations.
Mississippi State Bar. Military: United States.
Army, 1981-1985; Major, United States Army Reserve.
From 1976 until the middle of 1983 Mr. McNeel served first as District Attorney, then Circuit Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court, District of Mississippi. In 1983 Mr. McNeel opened a practice as sole practitioner.
In 1985 Mr.
Ballard joined the firm and they practiced under the present firm name of McNeel and Ballard. In 1988 Mr. Ballard became Vice-President and General Counsel of Taylor Machine Works, Incorporated. A local manufacturing company in Louisville.
In addition, Mr.
Ballard continues to handle private practice through the firm.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Space Law Journal, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1980-1981. Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States. District Court, State of Alabama, 1981-1984.
General Counsel, Taylor Machine Works, Incorporated., 1988.
Member: Winston County and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar.
Military: United States. Army, 1981-1985; Major, United States Army Reserve.
