CURTIS L.
BATES
Law Office of Curtis L. Bates, PLLC
801C Station Street
Waynesboro, MS 39367
Current
Employer: Law Office of Curtis L. Bates,
P.L.L.C.
-
June 2004 - present
date
- Handle a variety of cases and matters involving
personal injury, criminal law,
insurance
disputes, family law, divorce, child custody and support, contracts, real
estate, wills,
and
estates
- City attorney for Shubuta,
MS
- Public defender for Wayne County, MS from January 2005
- January 2007
- County Attorney for Wayne County, MS from January 2007
-
present
- City prosecuting attorney for Waynesboro,
MS
Prior
Employer:
Currie, Johnson, Griffin, Gaines & Myers,
P.A.
- 2000 - June
2004
- Handled a variety of insurance defense cases
throughout the state and federal courts
involving personal injury, premises liability, construction, minor and estate
settlements,
workers compensation, contracts and matters involving insurance coverage and bad
faith
claims
- Personally handled all aspects of civil litigation
including: discovery, depositions,
various
hearings, mediation, arbitration, legal writing and jury
trials.
Professional
Associations:
The Mississippi Bar, Mississippi
Defense Lawyers Association, Defense
(current &
past) Research Institute,
Mississippi Prosecutors Association, Mississippi Association
for
Justice, American Bar Association, Hinds County Bar Association, Rankin County
Bar
Association
Admitted to
Practice Before: All
Mississippi Courts; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of
Mississippi;
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education:
Mississippi College School of
Law
- Graduated in
2000
- Magna Cum Laude, awarded the Wright Family Law
Scholarship, class rank of 10 out
of 151
students
- Member of Phi Alpha Delta Law
Fraternity
Mississippi
College
- Graduated in
1998
- Summa Cum Laude, B.A. in Paralegal Studies, graduated
with a 4.0 G.P.A., President
of Phi Gamma Mu Honor Society and a member of Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
- Awards: Outstanding Senior in Paralegal Studies,
Leadership Scholarship, West
Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement and received a
scholarship
from the Department of Social Studies
Jones County Junior
College
- Associate of Arts in
1996
- Graduated with a 4.0 G.P.A., member of JCJC Hall of
Fame, elected Mr. Jones
County Junior College, Who’s Who Among Junior College Students, active member of
the Student Government and a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society
