Robin L. Roberts
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Partner
Phone: (601) 544-1234
Fax: (601) 544-1276
E-mail: rlroberts@mpvlaw.com
Areas of Practice
· General & Civil Litigation
· Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice
· Estate and Probate
· Employment Practices (Defense)
· Commercial Real Estate
Bar Admissions
· Mississippi, 1985
· U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1985
· U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1985
· U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Education
· Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, December, 1984
J.D., with distinction
Law Review: Mississippi College School of Law Review, Research Editor, 1983-1984
Published: Editorial Discretion Over Public Television, Mississippi College Law Review, Spring, 1983
· William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2000
Master’s Degree in Education
· Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980
B.A., History
Representative Reported Cases
· In re Estate of Patton, 971 So.2d 1281 (Miss.App. 2008) (Civil Contempt)
· Hartman v. McInnis, —So.2d—, 2007 WL 4200613, Miss., November 29, 2007 (No. 2006-CA-00641-SCT) (Bank Foreclosure Procedure)
· Progressive Gulf Ins. Co. v. We Care Day Care Center, Inc., 953 So.2d 250 (Miss.App. 2006) (Insurance Coverage Dispute)
· Bedford Care Center v. Kirk, 935 So.2d 1135 (Miss.App. 2006) (Mississippi Employment Security)
· Comeaux v. Freeman, 918 So.2d 780 (Miss.App. 2005) (Real Estate – Riparian Rights)
· Donaldson v. Covington County, 846 So.2d 219 (Miss. 2003) (Mississippi Tort Claims Act – Government Immunity)
· Cox v. F-S Prestress, Inc., 797 So.2d 839 (Miss. 2001) (Real Estate – Riparian Rights)
· Waldron v. Waldron, 743 So.2d 1064 (Miss.App. 1999) (Rehabilitative Periodic Alimony)
· Sandlin v. Sandlin, 699 So.2d 1198 (Miss. 1997) (Appellate Practice)
· Estate of Turnbough v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., 620 So.2d 556 (Miss. 1993) (Insurance Coverage)
· Brewer v. Williams, 542 So.2d 1186 (Miss. 1989) (Insurance Coverage)
· First United Bank v. Philmont Corp., 533 So.2d 449, 7 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1550 (Miss. 1988)
· Matter of Last Will and Testament of Hulsey, 531 So.2d 641 (Miss. 1988) (Validity of Mutual Wills)
· Beasley v. Myers, 2008 WL 941807, S.D.Miss., April 4, 2008 (Civil Action No. 2:07cv179KS-MTP) (Civil Procedure – Joinder of Cases)
· Lexington Ins. Co. v. Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2007 WL 2011288, S.D.Miss., July 6, 2007 (Civil Action No. 2:07cv26KS-MTP) (Insurance Coverage)
· Gardner v. Swedish Match North America, Inc., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2006 WL 2483240, S.D.Miss., August 28, 2006 (Civil Action No. 2:04cv337-KS-JMR) (FMLA – Wrongful Termination)
· State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Brewer, 914 F.Supp. 140 (S.D>Miss. 1996) (Civil Action No. 2:95-cv-00004) (Insurance Coverage)
· Broadhead v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., 773 F.Supp. 882 (S.D.Miss. 1991) (Insurance Coverage)
· In re Kobs, 127 B.R. 129 (Bkrtcy.S.D.Miss. 1991) (Proof of Claim Validity)
Representative Clients
· Hattiesburg Medical Park Management
· Glendale Utility District
· Plum Creek Timber Co.
· Canal Ins. Co.
· Mr. Glen Herrin, Southgate Timber Company
Classes/Seminars Taught
· Adjunct Faculty, Health Care Law, University of Southern Mississippi
· Settlement Negotiations, Barristers Educational Services
· Alternate Dispute Resolution, Barristers
· Presentation of Evidence, Barristers
· Qualifying Experts After Daubert, Barristers
· Trial Strategy – Voir Dire and Opening Statement, Barristers
· A General Practitioner’s Guide to Immigration Law, Barristers
· Representative – Paralegal Advisory Committee, USM
Past Employment Positions
· United States Magistrate Judge, John M. Roper, Law Clerk, 1985-1987
· Robin L. Roberts, Attorney, Solo Practitioner, 1992-2007
Pro Bono Activities
· Commissioner to Administrative Commission for Disaster Relief (Katrina Relief Board) for Presbyterian Church (USA), 2005-2007
· Trustee—Presbytery of Mississippi
Personal Information
· September 3, 1958, New Albany, Mississippi
