Phillip S. Sykes

Phillip S. Sykes

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Butler Snow LLC

Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Ridgeland, MS in Ridgeland, MS

Ridgeland, MS601-985-4431
Commercial LitigationProfessional LiabilityBusiness Torts and Unfair CompetitionTort, Transportation & Specialized LitigationEnvironmental LitigationProducts, Catastrophic & Industrial Litigation

Education

Legal Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, 1995
  • J.D.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: Honor Council
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: Ott, Purdy & Scott Outstanding Case Note Award (63 Miss. L.J. 249
  • Honors: Reginal Gray Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Scholarship
  • Honors: Weintraub, Robinson, Weintraub and Stock Scholarship
  • Honors: Phi Delta Phi
  • Law Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, Business Manager

Non Legal Education

  • Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, 1990
  • Bachelor of Public Accountancy
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Past Positions

  • KPMG Peat Makwick, Auditor, 1990 - 1992

Classes and Seminars

  • "Information is Power", The Network of Trial Law Firms, Napa, CA and New York, NY
  • Mississippi's Reversal of Fortune: Return from Judicial Hellhole", The Network of Trial Law Firms, New York
  • "Managing Legal Liability in an Audit", Central Mississippi Chapter of the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, Jackson, MS
  • "Free Speech or Sanctions", Network of Trial Law Firms, Phoenix, AZ

Pro Bono Activities

  • Graduate, Leadership Jackson
  • Former Member, Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, Inc., Board of Directors
  • Former Member, Friends of Children's Hospital, Board of Directors

Published Works

Articles

  • Intentional Torts - Alienation of Affections - An Inference of Defendant's Intentional Interference in Plaintiff's Marital Relations Is Sufficient to Prove Alienation, 63 Miss. L.J. 249

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
  • Specialties and Certifications
  • Public Accountants, American Institute

Other Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Fraternities and Sororities
  • Phi Kappa Phi

Attorney Details

Full NamePhillip S. Sykes
FirmButler Snow LLC
AddressRenaissance at Colony Park, 1020 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1400, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone601-985-4431
Phone601-985-4500
Websitewww.butlersnow.com
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