J. Kirkham Povall
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury Lawyers in Cleveland, MS in Cleveland, MS
Education
Legal Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, 1973
- Doctor of Jurisprudence
Non Legal Education
- University of Mississippi, 1971
- Bachelor of Arts
- Major: History and Political Science
Current Employment Position(s)
- Member
Past Positions
- Jacobs, Eddins & Povall
- References
- Cleveland State Bank
- Merchants & Farmers Bank
- Cleveland Community Bank, S.S.B.
Representative Cases
- Stallings v. Bailey
- Citation: 558 So.2d 858
- Court: Miss. 1989
- Serial Number: 1990053777
- Watson v. Reynolds
- Citation: 547 So.2d 67
- Serial Number: 1989121917
- State v. Martin
- Citation: 495 So.2d 501
- Court: Miss. 1985
- Serial Number: 1986149750
- Taylor v. Roberts
- Citation: 475 So.2d 152
- Serial Number: 1985143861
- Holmes v. Bolivar County School District
- Citation: 449 So.2d 230
- Court: Miss. 1984
- Serial Number: 1984120869
- Duncan v. Coahoma County Bank
- Citation: 397 So.2d 891
- Court: Miss. 1981
- Serial Number: 1981120365
- Savill v. Abide
- Citation: 394 So.2d 1339
- Serial Number: 1981110965
- Tutwiler v. Jones
- Citation: 394 So.2d 1346
- Serial Number: 1981110973
- Pollan v. IC&G RR Co.
- Citation: 378 So.2d 659
- Serial Number: 1980101216
- Cox. v. Mississippi State Highway Commission
- Citation: 362 SO.2d 607
- Court: Miss. 1978
- Serial Number: 1978137778
- Seymore v. Greater Mississippi Life Ins. Co,
- Citation: 362 So.2d 611
- Serial Number: 1978137780
- Goodman v. USF&G
- Citation: 349 So.2d 542
- Court: Miss. 1977
- Serial Number: 1977144563
- Thompson v. State
- Citation: 339 So.2d 982
- Court: Miss. 1976
- Serial Number: 1976140477
- Strange v. State
- Citation: 335 So.2d 109
- Court: Miss.
- Year: 1976
- Serial Number: 1976289462
- Turner v. State
- Citation: 335 So.2d 909
- Serial Number: 1976289535
- FMC Corporation v. Murphree
- Citation: 632 F.2d 413
- Court: 5th Cir.
- Year: 1980
- Serial Number: 1980146703
- Gilbert v. Dresser Industries, Inc.
- Citation: 158 F.R.D. 89
- Court: N.D. Miss.
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1994207031
Pro Bono Activities
- Lamar Order at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Member
- Rotary Club, President, 2004 - 2005
- Chamber of Commerce, Past Director
- Industrial Development Foundation of Bolivar County
- Cleveland United Way, Past President
- Bolivar County Community Action Program, Inc, Past Director
- Cleveland Long Range Planning Committee, Member
- Delta Arts Alliance Board. Kirkham
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
- U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Other Affiliations
- Bolivar County Bar, 1973 - Present (President, 1978 - 1980)
- American Bar Association, 1973 - Present (Member, Section on Negligence, Insurance and Compensation)
- Mississippi State Bar Foundation (Member)
- Mississippi Army National Guard, 1973 - 1999 (Retired Colonel)
- Rotary, 1973 - Present (President)
- Board of Mississippi Bar Commission, 1995 - 1998
- Seventh Chancery Court District (Special Master)
- Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund, June 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000 (Board of Trustees)
- Mississippi Bar Association (Member)
- Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Theta
- Omicron Delta Kappa
Attorney Details
| Full Name | J. Kirkham Povall |
| Firm | Povall & Jeffreys, P.A. |
| Address | Cleveland, MS, 215 North Pearman Avenue, P. O. Drawer 1199, Cleveland, MS |
| Phone | 662-843-9948 |
| Phone | 662-843-9957 |
| Website | www.povallandjeffreyslaw.com |
| Website | www.povallandjeffreyslaw.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |