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

Attorneys

 

Attorney Name

Karen K. Sawyer
Shareholder
 
228-863-6101
KSawyer@cctb.com

Practice Areas


Office Location

1076 Highland Colony Parkway
Concourse 600, Suite 100
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Bio

Karen Sawyer was born in Mercedes, Texas, 1953.  In addition to being an outstanding lawyer, Ms. Sawyer  was a registered nurse (RN) and ob-gyn nurse practitioner.  Ms. Sawyer also worked for the Mississippi Department of Health.

Education:
Tulane Law School , Juris Doctor cum laude, 1992
University of Texas at Austin, B.S.N., 1975
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ob-Gyn Nurse Practitioner Certificate


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:
American Bar Association
American Inns of Court
Certified Mediator
Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation
Harrison County Bar Association
Mississippi Bar (Women in the Profession Committee, Chair 1998-2001; Insurance Committee; Committee on Professional Responsibility, Chair 2003-2004)
Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, Vice-Chair


Publications, Papers and Lectures:
Presenter: “Real Mississippi Cases, Real Medical Issues” MHG Ethics for Everyone, 2003
Facilitator: James O. Dukes Professionalism Task Force Law School Orientation Program


Community:
Leadership Gulf Coast, Class of 1997
League of Women Voters
Medical Alliance



Representative Matters

Lady Justice