Wells Marble & Hurst | Attorney Russell Latino III

Russell Latino III

Russell Latino focuses his practice in the fields of complex commercial litigation and insurance defense.

A recent inductee into the Order of Barristers, Russ joined Wells Marble & Hurst after graduating with honors from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2006. While there he served on the Mississippi Law Journal, was elected Chairman of the Moot Court Board, won the Steen Reynolds & Dalehite Trial Advocacy Competition, was a finalist in the Southeast Regional of the T.Y.L.A. National Trial Competition, and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts, among other honors and recognitions. Prior to attending law school, Russ was a Dean's List scholar at Tulane University, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and History.

Outside of the office and courtroom, Russ spends his free time with his wife, Ann Harlan, is an avid Ole Miss athletics supporter, and is actively involved in his community.

Areas of Practice:

Complex Commercial Litigation
Insurance Defense
Life, Health & Disability
Property & Casualty
Trial and Appellate Practice

Bar Admissions:

Mississippi, 2006
Louisiana, 2007
Alabama, 2008
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Mississippi, 2006
U.S. District Court - Southern District of Mississippi, 2006
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana, 2007
U.S. District Court - Western District of Louisiana, 2007
U.S. District Court - Middle District of Louisiana, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2006

Education:

University of Mississippi School of Law

Oxford, MS 2006, J.D.

Honors: cum laude

American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts

Honors and Awards:

Mississippi Law Journal

Moot Court Board, Chairman

Southeastern Regional Finalist, 2005-2006 National

Trial Competition

Winner, 2005-2006 Steen Reynolds and Dalehite Trial

Advocacy Competition

Best Attorney Award, 2004-2005 Trial Advocacy

Competition

2004-2005 National Trial Competition Team

American Inns of Court, William C. Keady Chapter

Order of Barristers

Tulane University
   New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003, B.A.
   Major: Political Science
   Major: History

Honors: Dean's List

Reported Cases:: Wilson v. Am. Sec. Ins. Co., No. 07-5984, 2008 WL 2704522 (E.D. La. July 3, 2008)

Williams v. Jackson, 989 So. 2d 991 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008)

Fid. & Guar. Life Ins. Co. v. Williams, No. 1:06CV959 LG-RHW, 2008 WL 336605 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 1, 2008)

Cage v. Am. Sec. Ins. Co., No. 07-5983, 2007 WL 4206809 (E.D. La. Nov. 21, 2007)

Hagan v. GreenPoint Credit Corp., No. 07-17-KKC, 2007 WL 2258866 (E.D. Ky. Aug. 3, 2007)

James v. S. Pioneer Ins. Co., No. 2:05cv2161KS-MTP, 2006 WL 2943159 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 13, 2006)

Honors and Awards:

2009 Mid-South Super Lawyer "Rising Star"

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Bar Association, 2006-Present; Hinds County Bar Association, 2006-Present; The Mississippi Bar Association, 2006-Present; The Louisiana Bar Association, 2007-Present; The Alabama Bar Association, 2008-Present; Defense Research Institute, 2006-Present; Hinds County Republican Executive Committee; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, 2006-Present; Christian Legal Society, 2003-Present; The Federalist Society, 2004-Present

Fraternities:: Phi Kappa Sigma, Mu Chapter

Birth Information:: 1981, New Orleans, Louisiana