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Philip Gunn works primarily in the areas of insurance defense and civil litigation, with cases ranging from premises liability and wrongful death to divorce and automobile accidents. His clients include home builders, trucking lines, construction firms, and a variety of manufacturers.
Since 2004 he has been a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving on the Judiciary, Juvenile Justice, Conservation, and Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks Committees. He chairs the House Republican Conference and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Mississippi Republican Party.
In addition to his legal and public service careers, Philip is actively involved in his church and in community organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He is a former member of the Clinton School Board and is currently a Trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Philip earned a B.B.A. from Baylor University and the J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he was elected Student Body President.
- Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Defense
- Civil Litigation
- Litigation Percentage:
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1990
- Education:
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- Oxford, Mississippi, 1989, J.D.
Honors: Law School Student Body President
Honors: Dean's Distinguished Service Award
- Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1985
B.B.A.
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Liability and Asset Protection Planning for Mississippi
- Pharmacists, Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC
Honors and Awards:
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- The Mississippi Bar
- Member
- Hinds County Bar Association
- Member
- Birth Information:
- 1963, Tuscola, Mississippi
- Community Involvement:
- Morrison Heights Baptist Church
- Member, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher,
- Personnel Committee
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Member of Committees on Conservation & Water
- Resources, Interstate Cooperation, Judiciary Board,
- Public Utilities and Transportation
- Clinton Chamber of Commerce
- Member
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Member
- Clinton MS School Board
- Past Member
- Philip and his wife, Lisa, have a daughter and three sons
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