Richard T. Bennett

Background

Bennett, Richard T. was born on December 30, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Education

Mississippi College (Bachelor of Arts, 1961. Master of Arts, 1962). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1965).

Career

Worked at Bennett Lotterhos Sulser & Wilson, P.A. (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in Administrative, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditor"s Rights, Commercial, Corporate, Environmental Law, General Civil Practice, Insurance, Mediation, Mortgage, Personal Injury, Probate, Real Estate, Transportation/Railroad, Trials and Appeals before all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Mississippi. Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa.

Mississippi Author: "Digest of Commercial Laws of the World State Variations of Commercial Law," 1995.

"Environmental Concerns in Bankruptcy Litigation," Mississippi College Law Review Symposium on Bankruptcy, Volume 10, Fall, 1989, Issue 1. Company-author: "Beginnings of the Legal Profession in Mississippi," XXXVI Mississippi Law Journal, March, 1965.

"A Historical Sketch of the Early Law School of the University of Mississippi, A Newly Foundation Memoir," Volume XXXVII Mississippi Law Journal, December, 1965. Complaint Counsel, Mississippi State Bar, 1974-1976.

President, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Incorporated., 1981-1982.

Arbitrator and Certified Mediator. Member: Hinds County (President, 1983-1984) and Federal (President, 1993-1994. Mississippi Chapter, Fifth Circuit Officer, 1996-1998) Bar Associations.

The Mississippi Bar (Commissioner, 1997).

District of Columbia Bar. Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, Regional Members Association for Southern District, 1977-1978).

American Arbitration Association. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated.

Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1969-1976.

Since 1980, Bennett Lotterhos Sulser & Wilson, P.A., has provided a full range of legal services with particular emphasis in the areas of bankruptcy, insurance, environmental, commercial, corporate, real estate, domestic, arbitration, mediation and general litigation. Located in Jackson -- the business, financial and governmental center of Mississippi -- our attorneys serve local, regional and national clients in all of Mississippi"s State and Federal Courts. Bennett Lotterhos Sulser & Wilson, P.A., offers the experience and resources of a large firm and personal attention of a small firm.

Our firm"s goal is to meet the needs of each client with superior legal representation provided in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Achievements

• Richard T. Bennett has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Co-author: "Beginnings of the Legal Profession in Mississippi," XXXVI Mississippi Law Journal, March, 1965. "A Historical Sketch of the Early Law School of the University of Mississippi, A Newly Found Memoir," Volume XXXVII Mississippi Law Journal, December, 1965. Complaint Counsel, Mississippi State Bar, 1974-1976.
    
    President, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc., 1981-1982. Arbitrator and Certified Mediator.

Membership

Member: Hinds County (President, 1983-1984) and Federal (President, 1993-1994. Mississippi Chapter, Fifth Circuit Officer, 1996-1998) Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar (Commissioner, 1997).

District of Columbia Bar.

Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, Regional Members Association for Southern District, 1977-1978). American Arbitration Association.

Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated. Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1969-1976.

Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, Incorporated.

Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1969-1976.