Derek Royce Arrington
Partner
Location:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Phone:
888-630-8795
601-620-0374
601-620-0374
Fax:
601-264-6044
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- 25% General Civil Litigation
- 15% Criminal Defense
- 20% Estate and Probate Practice
- 20% Business Transactions
- 20% Business Formation
Litigation Percentage
- 25% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1999
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1999
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D. - 1999
- Honors: President, Law School Student Body Association
- Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
- B.A. - 1996
- Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
- Major: English
- Minor: History
Representative Cases
Representative Clients
- Forrest County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors
Honors and Awards
- Leadership Mississippi, 2003
- Mississippi Business Journal "Top 40 Under 40" Honoree, 2006
- "BV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mississippi Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, President, 2010 - 2011
- Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, Commissioner, 2005 - 2011
- Governor's Judicial Appointments, Advisory Committee, 2009 - 2011
- South Central Mississippi Bar Association, Member
- Hattiesburg Area Young Lawyers Association, President, 2003
Past Employment Positions
- Forrest-Perry County District Attorney's Office, Asst. District Attorney, 2005 - 2008
- Mississippi Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2001
Fraternities/Sororities
- Pi Kappa Alpha