Gayla L. Carpenter

Current Employment Position(s):

Associate

Areas of Practice:

Premises Liability- Defense

Products Liability- Defense

          Insurance Defense

Litigation Percentage:

100%

Bar Admissions:

Mississippi, 2004

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 2004

          U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 2004

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2004

 

Education:

University of Florida School of Law- Gainesville, Florida, 2003 J.D.

Honors: Virgil Hawkins Scholar, 2000-2003

Honors: Book Award (American Jurisprudence Award) in Trial Practice

 

Tougaloo College- Tougaloo, Mississippi, 2000

B.A

Major: English

Major: Political Science

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

          Honors and Awards:

     Student Government Association President

               Mississippi Legislature HEADWAE Scholar

     Columbia Broadcasting System Scholar

                Bryant Gumbel UNCF Scholar

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association

          Hinds County Bar Association

          Jackson Young Lawyers Association

          Magnolia Bar Association

          Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association

          Mississippi State Bar Association  

 

 

Fraternities/Sororities:

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

          Mu Xi Omega Chapter

Community Involvement:

          Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, Pro Bono Services        

Birth Information:

1978, Vicksburg, Mississippi