William Wayne Drinkwater

Background

Drinkwater, William Wayne was born on February 20, 1949 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Wayne and Margaret Drinkwater.

Education

Bachelor, U. Mississippi, 1971; Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, 1974.

Career

Law clerk to William C. Keady, United States District Court Mississippi, Greenville, 1974-1976; law clerk to chief justice Warren Burger, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1976-1977; associate, Lake, Tindall, Hunger & Thackston, Greenville, 1977; Partner, Lake, Tindall, Hunger & Thackston, Greenville, 1977-1987; Partner, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, Mississippi, 1987-1993; Partner, Lake Tindall, LLP, Jackson, Mississippi, since 1993. Member of advisory group Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990, 1990-1993. Member modelcivil jury instruction committee Mississippi Judicial College, Jackson, 1989-1990.

Chairman Governor's advising committee on Yazoo Basin Project, Jackson, 1988-1989. Governor's commission on Corrections, 1981.

Achievements

• William Wayne Drinkwater has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1971-1976. Member American Law Institute, American Academy Appellate Lawyers, American College Trial Lawyers, Mississippi Bar Association (president young lawyers section 1982-1983), Supreme Ct.Hist.

Connections

Married Ouida C. Creekmore, June 3, 1972. Children: Jennifer Dement, William Woods.

Father:

William Wayne Drinkwater

Mother:

Margaret Drinkwater

Spouse:

Ouida C. Creekmore

child:

Jennifer Dement Drinkwater

child:

William Woods Drinkwater