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Robert A. Biggs III
Licensed in: Mississippi
Direct Dial: 601.713.6336
Direct Fax: 601.713.9485
bbiggs@rbisf.com
Primary Practice Areas
Practice Description
Bob is experienced as a trial attorney handling a broad range of
litigation for plaintiffs and defendants for thirty years including insurance
coverage issues, products liability, personal injury, fire and casualty,
health and accident, life, automobile, trucking and medical malpractice and
health related cases. Bob has also handled a variety of business and
commercial litigation, including consumer fraud and breach of contract matters. He
is a certified mediator for the Mississippi State Bar Association and is
a certified panel arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
Activities & Affiliations
- Federal Lawyers Association
- American Lawyers Association (Litigation & TIPS Sections)
- National Lawyers Association (LCA)
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Hinds County Bar Association
- Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, the Mississippi Bar (1992-1995)
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation (District Trustee 2002-2005)
- Defense Lawyers Association (President 2003-2004; Board of Directors
1997-1999)
- Scribes
- Editor of the Mississippi Lawyer's quarterly and Federal Bar Newsletter
- DRI (Trucking & Insurance Sections)
Educational & Professional Background
- University of Mississippi (B.S. 1973)
- University of Mississippi (J.D. 1976)
- Admitted to practice
- Mississippi Supreme Court (1976)
- Federal Courst of the State of Mississippi (Northern & Southern Disctricts
- 1976)
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1976)
- Represents physicians and other health care prefessionals in the defense
of professional malpractice actions
Prepresentative Matters
- Served as primary litigation counsel for defense of Fortune 500 Company
for personal injury litigation in all counties of Mississippi for over
seventeen (17) years
- Extensively handled the defense of catastrophic injury and death claims
statewide
- Participated in the defense team for tobacco litigation filed in Mississippi
- serves as Coverage Counsel to insurers in the evaluation of insurance
policies
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