Law Office: Charles M. Merkel, Jr.
For extra than 40 years, Mr. Merkel has individually added extra than 400 jury shows inside the representation of personal damage sufferers whose instances concerned complicated medical and technical damage mechanisms and causation problems.
After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in June 1966, Mr. Merkel usual an appointment below the U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program and served for 4 years in the tax division of the Department of Justice in money back trial section, trying tax refund instances in the U.S. District Courts over a 5-country vicinity. In October 1970, Mr. Merkel back to his native Mississippi, accepting a position with the corporation of Sullivan, Dunbar…
For greater than 40 years, Mr. Merkel has personally added extra than four hundred jury presentations within the representation of personal injury sufferers whose cases concerned complex medical and technical harm mechanisms and causation issues.
After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in June 1966, Mr. Merkel widespread an appointment under the U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program and served for 4 years inside the tax department of the Department of Justice in a refund trial section, trying tax refund instances within the U.S. District Courts over a five-country area. In October 1970, Mr. Merkel lower back to his native Mississippi, accepting a role with the organization of Sullivan, Dunbar & Smith. In 1973, he was concerned inside the formation of the corporation of Holcomb, Dunbar, Connell & Merkel, in which he became involved more often than not in litigation till the spring of 1982, whilst Mr. Merkel and Mr. Cocke formed Merkel & Cocke, P.A. for the reason of coping with complicated plaintiff’s litigation with emphasis in medical malpractice, product legal responsibility, toxic torts, drug reactions, brain damage cases, and in preferred, all catastrophic non-public injury instances.
Mr. Merkel has acquired multiple jury awards starting from $1 million to $20 million, and plenty of more million-dollar settlements. He is active in trial legal professional sports and is a common lecturer on trial approach and advocacy, performing at seminars subsidized by way of the Mississippi State Bar, Mississippi Association for Justice, American Board of Trial Advocates, and others.
Mr. Merkel, a former college baseball player at Ole Miss, is a sports activities enthusiast and lifelong Ole Miss and NY Yankees fan. He enjoys playing golf and travelling along with his spouse and kids, and is an avid duck hunter and outdoorsman.
References
- First National Bank, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Professional Associations and Memberships
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member, 2012 – Present
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, 1983 – Present
-- President, 1989-1990 and 2009-2010
- American Association for Justice, Member, 1982 – Present
- Mississippi Association for Justice, Member, 1982 – Present
-- Secretary, 1984 – 1985, and 1986 – 1987
- Mississippi Bar Association, Member, 1991 – Present
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Member, 1991 – Present
- International Society of Primerus Law Offices, Member, Present
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers, 2006 – present
- Best Lawyers in America, 1989– present
-- Lawyer of the 12 months, 2012
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Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Chi
- Phi Delta Phi
