Attorney with Watkins & Eager in JacksonMr. Norwood’s practice focuses on litigation, including commercial, insurance, and general litigation, as well as bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He joined Watkins & Eager in 2017 after serving for two years as law clerk to Judge Jason Woodard of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Mr. Norwood is a member of The Mississippi Bar.

Founding Partner of The Carson Law Group
Mr. Carson is the owner of Carson Law Group, listed as one of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” He has over 22 years of experience working on behalf of numerous governmental entities, public and private owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, lenders, sureties, architects and engineers. Mr. Carson’s practice focuses on government contracts, construction law, government relations, commercial litigation, and economic development.

Attorney with Watkins & Eager in JacksonMr. Comley was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2006. His experience spans from general product liability litigation, automotive and aviation litigation to tort and construction. Mr. Comley also represents health care providers in HIPAA breach cases and Medicare/Medicaid administrative proceedings and appeals. From 1996-2003, he served our country as a Captain in the Aviation Branch of the United States Army. He holds a commercial pilot’s license (rotary-wing) with an instrument rating.

Daniel Coker Horton & Bell P.A. in JacksonMr. Ellingburg leads the Appellate Law and Commercial/Business Litigation practices within Daniel Coker, and is active in advancing the firm’s technological capabilities and usage. He has mediated, arbitrated, and litigated complex matters in nearly every legal discipline touching design and construction from residential development to specialized design build commercial and industrial projects. Mr. Ellingburg is licensed in both Mississippi and Alabama, and he has also handled commercial construction cases in Louisiana and Florida by permission of the court in which the cases were pending. He provides individual client advice, and also works as part of a team of lawyers from within Daniel Coker. He was recently named a Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America. Mr. Ellingburg is peer review rated in Martindale Hubble by both members of the Bar and the Judiciary as AV Preeminent, and by fellow members of the Bar in his practice areas as among The Best Lawyers in America for constructionlaw, construction litigation, banking and finance litigation, securities litigation, and commercial litigation. He has also been recognized by the American Registry in Top Commercial Litigation Lawyers; Top Attorneys in the Mid-South; the “Best of the Best,” the Top 1 percent of America’s Most Honored Professionals; and by Mid-South Super Lawyers. Project specific experience and client references are available on request.

Partner with Burr & Forman in JacksonMs. Gatlin represents contractors, owners and sureties in the work-out and resolution of construction defaults, and she has defended contractors, owners and engineers in construction-related mass tort cases, including claims for exposure to asbestos, silica, lead, mold, arsenic and other contaminants. She has successfully litigated numerous multi-million dollar claims in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. Additionally, Ms. Gatlin advises clients through the construction process and is currently representing an international company in the construction of a multi-billion dollar industrial facility. She is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section and Member of the Forum in the Construction Industry), Steering Committee for Division 5 of the Forum of the Construction Industry and former member of the Charles N. Clark Inn of Court. Since 2010, Chambers USA, a leading guide to the legal profession, has named Ms. Gatlin as a “Leader in their Field.”