Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A.

Danny Ruhl is an Associate at Copeland, Cook, Taylor and Bush, P.A. His practice focuses primarily on the representation of financial institutions and other creditors in the areas of Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Rights, Commercial Litigation, Foreclosure, Consumer Finance, Lender Liability, Collections, and Class Action Defense.

Prior to joining the firm, Danny graduated from the AmSouth Bank Management Associate Training Program and then served as an AmSouth Branch Manager. He also spent five years as an officer in the Navy Supply Corps.


Education:
B.S.E. (Civil Engineering) Tulane University, 1995
J.D. summa cum laude, Mississippi College School of Law, 2004


Law School Honors and Activities:
Executive Editor for the Mississippi College Law Review
Duberstein National Moot Court Competition Participant
Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court member
American Jurisprudence Award in seven classes


Courts/Bar Admissions:
Mississippi State Courts
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit


Professional Memberships & Activities:
Mississippi Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division Child Advocacy Committee, 2006-08; Military Assistance Committee, 2009-10
Fifth Circuit Bar Association
Madison County Bar Association
Jackson Young Lawyers - Community Service Committee, 2006-10; City Court Mediation Committee, 2007-08
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc. - Conrad B. Duberstein Committee Co-Chairperson, 2009-10
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association - MDLA Quarterly Editorial Board, 2006-10
Adjunct Professor, Mississippi College School of Law - Appellate Advocacy, 2010
American Bankruptcy Institute - Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee, Legislation Committee, and Business Reorginization Committee, 2006-09; Bankruptcy Litigation Committee, 2010
Conference on Consumer Finance Law
American Bar Association - Section of Business Law, 2009-10: Committee on Business Bankruptcy, 2009-10


Presentations/Publications:
"Ethical Considerations in a Wired World" Lecturer and Author, Lorman Education Services Seminar on Legal Ethics in Mississippi (Jackson, MS 2005)
"Electronic Discovery - The Common Law Duty to Preserve and the Federal Rules Amendments" Presenter, Madison County Bar Association (Ridgeland, MS 2007)
"Litigating Consumer Class Actions Involving Bankruptcies and Foreclosures" Co-Author, Presented at the American Conference Institute`s 8th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions and Litigation (New York, New York 2009)
"Mississippi Supreme Court Walks the Line in Favor of Arbitration" Mississippi Defense Lawyer Quarterly, Spring 2005 — Author


Community Activities: 
Judging Committee Chair for Stewpot Red Beans & Rice Celebration Fundraiser
Coach for the Mississippi College School of Law Duberstein National Moot Court Competition Team and Elliott Cup Team
Mission First Legal Aid Office Volunteer and Veterans Advocacy Committee Member
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Project Volunteer