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Jim Shelson has more than 30 years of experience in first party property coverage and defense, third party insurance defense, bad faith, complex civil litigation, commercial disputes, and appeals. He has a history of giving clients a candid assessment of their matter to deliver predictability and avoid surprises. His practice includes a broad array of challenging subject matter across many industries, often involving technical expert evidence in engineering, science, toxicology, epidemiology, and causation. He has substantial jury and bench trial and appellate experience in state and federal courts. Jim is licensed in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. He is also the author of a book about Mississippi chancery court practice.

• The Mississippi Bar
• The Alabama Bar
• The Florida Bar
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Capital Area Bar Association
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Chambers USA – Litigation: General Commercial
• Martindale-Hubbell – AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
• The Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Mass Tort/Class Actions (Defendants)
• Mid-South Super Lawyer
• Pro Bono Award, Capital Area Bar Association (2010)
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

• Alabama State Courts
• Mississippi State Courts
• U. S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
• U. S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
• Florida State Courts
• U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

• Michigan State University (B.A., 1984)
• Penn State Dickinson Law (J.D., 1993)

• Appellate
• Bad Faith Litigation
• Complex Civil Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Product Liability Litigation
• Property and Casualty Loss Coverage
• Toxic Torts