W. Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards is a member in the firm and practices primarily in the Products Liability Practice Group. He has handled thousands of complex litigation cases for the firm's clients. He also represents businesses of different sizes as well as individuals in commercial, insurance, and personal injury cases. Using the insight gained through many years of practice in multiple states to understand and overcome his clients' legal challenges and provide them with the highest level of legal counsel and professionalism is Mark's principal objective. Awards and Honors Honors Mississippi Law Journal Member

• Member

• “Overview of Toxic Mold Exposure,” Barristers Educational Service, 2005
• “Strategies and Developments in Mississippi Silica Litigation,” Defense Research Institute, 2005
• “Ethical Obligations of Defense Counsel,” Mississippi Bar, 1999

• May v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp., 948 So. 2d 483 (Miss. App. 2007) (silica)
• Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 728 So.2d 573, 1999 WL 12794, Miss. January 14, 1999 (asbestos)
• Barnes v. Clark Sand Co., Inc., 721 So. 2d 329, 198 WL 681261, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D2270, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH0 P 15,379, Fla. App. 1 Dist., October 5, 1998 (silica)
• Roberts v. Grafe Auto Co., Inc., 701 So. 2d 1093, 1997 WL 349009, Miss., June 26, 1997 (products liability)
• Williams v. CSX Transp., Inc., 925 F.Supp. 447, 1996 WL 233681, S.D. Miss. February 21, 1996 (federal railroad preemption)
• Hester v. CSX Transp., Inc., 61 F.3d 382, 1995 WL 461593, C.A.5 (Miss.), August 21, 1995 (federal railroad preemption)
• Fellon v. City of Pass Christian, 658 So. 2d 1391, 1995 WL 509194, Miss., July 27, 1995 (sovereign immunity)

• Leadership Jackson County, 2008
• Bay Area Hunting Retriever Club, President

• Mississippi, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Supreme Court of Florida

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Jackson County Bar Association (Member)
• Mississippi State Bar Association (Member)
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers (Member)
• Jackson County Bar Association (President, 2000)
• Jackson County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1995-1996)
• American Bar Association (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section)
• Mississippi Bar Association, 1991
• American Inns of Court
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute (Member, Young Lawyers Committee)
• Defense Research Institute (Member, Railroad Committee)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Delta Phi
• Pi Sigma Alpha