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Monte L. Barton, Jr.
Phone Number: 601-856-7200
E-mail: mbarton@cctb.com |
Monte Barton joined the firm in 1991 for general civil trial practice and litigation. Since then, he has primarily worked defending clients in personal injury and property damage lawsuits based on theories of products liability, premises liability, and negligence; contract and business litigation; employment law and related litigation; intellectual property and other general legal matters. He regularly advises and consults with a diverse range of clients about the risk evaluation and planning of recreational activities and public events, technology issues, agriculture and forestry, insurance, zoning, aviation, manufacturing, and other business and individual matters.
Mr. Barton is admitted before all of Mississippi’s State and Federal Courts, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and he has tried cases and handled appeals at all levels in Mississippi’s state and federal courts.
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Joined the Firm: 1991
Member, Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A.
Practice Areas:
Litigation, including:
Personal Injury and Property Damage
Products Liability
Insurance Coverage
Business/Commercial and Contract Disputes
Employment Discrimination
Premises Liability Claims
Mass Tort
Education:
B.S. (Agricultural Economics), Mississippi State University
J.D., University of Mississippi
Moot Court Board, Chairman
Moot Court Board Trial Competition, Chairman
Honor Council, Chairman
Phi Delta Phi
Courts/Bar Admissions:
Mississippi State Courts
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
Professional Memberships & Activities:
American Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
American Agricultural Law Association
The Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit
Transportation Lawyers Association
American Inns of Court
Other Experience & Activities:
Business and Industry Committee, Madison County Chamber of Commerce Private pilot
Associate legal officer, Civil Air Patrol, Mississippi Wing
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