MARTHA STEGALL’S BIO

Martha Stegall performs real estate work for local and state governments, and foreclosure, eviction and collection work for banks and other corporate clients. Mrs. Stegall is also involved in civil defense work, including cases involving breach of contract and personal injury litigation.

Education

• Mississippi State University, B.S. in Business Education,1985
  • Phi Beta Lambda
  • Pi Omega Pi
  • President’s List
• University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1988
  • Mississippi Law Journal

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• The Mississippi Bar
• Mississippi Defense Lawyer’s Association
• Mississippi Women Lawyer’s Association

Professional Acknowledgments

• 2018 Mississippi Business Journal Leadership in Law honoree

Case History

• Mississippi Department of Transportation v. Allred, 928 So. 2d 152, 208 Ed. Law Rep. 980 (Miss. 2006)
• Page v. Crawford, 934 So. 2d 1016 (Miss. App. 2005)
• Fletcher v. U.S. Restaurant Properties, Inc., 881 So. 2d 333 (Miss. App. 2004)
• Mercer v. Progressive Gulf Insurance Co., 885 So 2d 61 (Miss. 2004)
• Auto Parts Mfg. Miss. Inc. v. King Constr. of Houston, LLC, 782 F.3d 186 (5th Cir. 2015),cert. denied sub nom. Noatex Corp. v. Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi Inc., __ U.S., __, 136 S.Ct. 330, 193 L.Ed.2d 230 (2015)

Publications

• “Notice” Under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, Mississippi Lawyer Magazine

Previous Employment

• Law Clerk for Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Armis E. Hawkins, (1988-1989)

Court Admissions

• All state and federal courts, Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Civic

• Northeast Mississippi Habitat for Humanity, Past Board Member
• Harrisburg Baptist Church

Bar Admissions

• The Mississippi Bar
• United States Supreme Court

Admitted

• 1988

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