Griffin & Associates

Charles E. Griffin

Charles E. Griffin is a principal in Griffin & Associates. His primary practice areas include insurance, commercial litigation, financial services litigation, predatory lending and consumer fraud litigation. He has experience handling malpractice claims, nursing home defense and predatory insurance practice claims.

Background:

Graduate of University of Mississippi, B.A. (1984), J.D., 1987 (Eastland Scholar).  Admitted to Mississippi, Mississippi's U.S. District Courts and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1988).  Subsequent admission to U.S. Supreme Court.  Former Congressional Intern - U.S. House of Representatives,  Former Special Assistant Attorney General, Former Municipal Prosecutor, Municipal Public Defender,  Municipal Judge, City Attorney.  Former General Counsel, Mississippi Department of Energy and Transportation. Former Instructor, Jackson State University. Former Board Member, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services. Former Board Member of Jackson Downtown Partners Business Improvement District.

Elected member of the American Law Institute.  Selected for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers (since 2006). Named one of the top 50 attorneys by Mid-South Super Lawyers (Mississippi, 2006 and 2009).  Listed in 2009 Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers among top six insurance attorneys in Mississippi.  Past registered Lobbyist. Member of Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Alpha Delta fraternities.  Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. One of the Founders and Former Co-Chairman of the Law Student Diversity Interaction Program of the Mississippi Bar Association  Current Chairman,  Business Development Subcommittee, Minority Trial Lawyer Committee, American Bar Association Litigation Section.

Group memberships and associations:

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Minority Trial Lawyer Committee, Corporate Counsel Committee)
The Mississippi Bar  (Member, Litigation Section, Former Chairman, Gaming Law Section)
National Bar Association (Member, Commercial Law Section)
Defense Research Institute (Member, Trial Tactics Committee, Commercial Litigation Committee and Insurance Committee)
Charles Clark American Inns of Court
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Magnolia Bar Association
Hinds County Bar Association
Legacy Society Member, Community Foundation of Greater Jackson

Reported Cases:

In the Matter of Conservatorship of Davis v. Longo, 954 So.2d 521 (Miss. App. 2007)
Rankin v. American General Finance, 912 So.2d 725 (Miss. 2005)
Queen v. American General Finance, 351 F.Supp. 2d 576 (S.D. Miss. 2005)
MS Life Insurance Company v. Baker, 905 So.2d 1179 (Miss. 2005)
Owens v. First Family Financial Services, 379 F.Supp. 2d 840 (S.D. Miss. 2005)
Rainwater v. Lamar Life Insurance Company, 391 F.3d 636 (5th Cir. 2004)
Union National Life Insurance Company v. Crosby, 870 So.2d 1175 (Miss. 2004)
Bishop v. First Mississippi Financial Group, Inc., 221 F.R.D. 461 (2004)
Hare v. City Finance Company, 269 F. Supp. 2d 766 (S.D. Miss. 2003)
Moore v. Mississippi Valley Gas, 863 So.2d 43 (Miss. 2003)
Smith v. Union National, 286 F.Supp.2d 782 (S.D. Miss. 2003)
White v. City Finance Company, 277 F.Supp. 2d 646 ( S.D. Miss. 2003)
Beasley v. Personal Finance Corporation, 279 B.R. 523, 48 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d. 1582 (S.D. Miss. 2002)
American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida v. Wells, 819 So.2d 1196 (Miss. 2001)
Ross v. Citifinancial, 203 F.R.D. 239 (2001)
Daniette Jones v. Regency Toyota, Inc., 798 So. 2d 474 (Miss. 2001)
Lady v. Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance Company, 241 F.Supp. 2d 655 (S.D. Miss. 2001)
Ellis v. Anderson Tully Company, 727 So.2d 716 (Miss. 1998)
In the matter of Treasure Bay Corporation, 212 B.R. 520 (1997)
Garrett v. Bohannon, 621 So.2d 935 (Miss. 1993)

Presentations

Trial of the Individual Insurance/Market Conduct Case.........American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), 2000 Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation I, New York, NY
 

Trial of the Individual Insurance/Market Conduct Case.........American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), 2000 Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation II, San Francisco, CA

Internet Gaming: Entertainment or a License To Steal?..............American Trial Lawyers Association Convention, 2002, Atlanta, GA

A Defense Perspective on Insurance Litigation Trends In Mississippi and Trial of An Individual Fraud and Contract Claim (Defense Witnesses)............American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), 2003 Conference on Life and Health Insurance Litigation, Washington, DC

Handling Insurance Claim Conflicts.......................National Business Institute, 2007 Insurance Law from A-Z, Jackson, MS

Electronic Discovery: Legal Issues and Practical Challenges...........National Bar Association, Commercial Law Section, 2007 Corporate Counsel Conference, Miami FL

Voir Dire In State Court Criminal Cases.................Magnolia Bar Association, 2008 Fall CLE Conference, Jackson, MS

Best Practices For Retaining Healthcare Clients: A Corporate Counsel Perspective (Moderator).................... 2008 National Bar Association,  Healthcare Law Symposium, Annual Convention, Houston, TX

Vying For A Piece of the Pie—Minority Owned Law Firms Partnering With Majority-Owned Law Firms—Defense Research Institute (DRI) 2009 Diversity for Success Seminar, Chicago, IL

Can You Win Without That Special Closing Argument?..........Litigation Counsel of America  2009 Spring Conference, Santa Fe, NM

Effective Use of Focus Groups, Mock Trials and Internet Sampling ............ Litigation Counsel of America – 2009 Fall Conference, Charleston, SC

Minority Law Firms: State of Emergency..........................Litigation Counsel of America – 2009 Diversity Summit, Atlanta, GA

Defending Bad Faith Claims...................................Defense Research Institute (DRI) 2010 Insurance Claims and Coverage Institute, Chicago, IL

Current Trends in Insurance Opt Out Litigation In Mississippi.......................American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), 2010 Conference on Insurance and Financial Services Litigation, Chicago, IL

Papers

Privilege Under The New Rules: New Mines in The Litigation Minefield, Commercial Law Connection, Commercial Law Section, National Bar Association, 2007 (co-author).