Virginia Smith Gautier

Background

Smith Gautier, Virginia was born on April 4, 1964 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States.

Education

Mississippi State University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1986). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1996).

Career

Worked at Watkins Ludlam & Stennis, P.A. (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in Agribusiness, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Bankruptcy, Creditor"s Rights and Workouts, Business Torts, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Education, Employee Benefits and Deferred Compensation, Eminent Domain, Energy, Environmental, Family, Federal, State and Local Taxation, Financial Institutions, Franchising, Gaming, Health Care, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Insurance (General, Regulatory and Insolvency), Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labor and Employment (Management), Legislative and Governmental Relations, Litigation before all Courts and Administrative Agencies, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability and Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Public Utilities, Real Estate and Commercial Finance Transactions, Securities, State and Local Government Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, White Collar Crime, Workers" Compensation, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1996, Mississippi. Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Who"s Who Among American Universities & Colleges.

Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1994-1996.

Member, Moot Court Board, 1995-1996. Recipient: Earl T. Thomas Award for Excellence in Writing.

American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts I and Torts World War II Author: "Hedonic Damages: A Variation in Paths, The Questionable Expert and A Recommendation Foreign Clarity in Mississippi," 65 Mississippi Lord Justice 735 (1995). Member: The Mississippi Bar.

Federal and American Bar Associations.

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Mississippi Women Lawyers Association.

One of the oldest and largest firms in Mississippi, Watkins Ludlam & Stennis, P.A. has over more than fifty attorneys and a support staff of approximately seventy-five.

The Firm"s lawyers, licensed in 8 states and the District of Columbia and graduates of 37 different law schools and colleges, bring a diversity of talents and backgrounds to serve their clients" needs.

Achievements

• Virginia Smith Gautier has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Moot Court Board, 1995-1996.