Rebecca Lee Wiggs Attorney - Jackson, MS -

Rebecca Lee Wiggs turned into admitted to the Mississippi Bar, america Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1985. She is likewise a member of the North Carolina Bar. Her experience spans from standard product liability and clinical malpractice to hard work and employment, purchaser finance, and appellate advocacy. Her instances of word consist of Shields v. Sturm Ruger, 864 F.2d 379 (fifth Cir. 1989); Foster v. Bass, 575 So. second 967 (Miss. 1990); and Dixie Ins. Co. v. Mooneyhan, 684 So. second 574 (Miss. 1996). Rebecca served on the defense crew for a success Baycol litigation, PPA litigation, and HRT litigation. Prior to becoming a member of Watkins & Eager, she become a regulation clerk for the Honorable Paul H. Roney, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Rebecca completed her mediation education with the American Arbitration Association and Mediation.org.

Honors & Recognitions

•Mississippi Business Journal’s 50 Leading Business Women, 2015
• Peer Review Popular by using
•Benchmark Litigation's Most 250 Women in Litigation, 2016-18
•Benchmark Litigation (2017, Local Litigation Star)
•Boss of the Year, Jackson Legal Secretaries Association (1989-90)
•Lawyer Citizenship Award, Mississippi State Bar, 2012
•Mid-South Super Lawyers (2014-18, Personal Injury Products: Defense)
•PORTICO Legacy Lawyers, Class of 2016
•The Best Lawyers in America (2014-19, Appellate Practice; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants)
•Woman Lawyer of the Year Award, Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, 2016

Articles & Publications

•Professionalism Orientation Materials, Mississippi State Bar, 2009-gift
•A Guide to Women's Legal Rights in Mississippi, Mississippi State Bar, 1993
•What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Employment Law, The Mississippi Lawyer (July/August 2000)

Presentations

•Constitution Day, 2014-2016, Forest Hill High School A.P. Government Class
•The Best of Legal Writing, video, first yr college students at Mississippi College School of Law
•Lawyer as a Community Leader, 2013-2015, Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Leadership Program
•Habitat Women Build: April 1, 2015, WLEZ Radio; April 7, 2015, WLBT TV
•How MS Government Really Works with Jere Nash and Andy Taggart, 2012-2016, MEC Leadership MS
•Mediation: For the Defense, 2015 Evelyn Gandy Seminar, MS State Bar
•Moving Forward: Using the Political Process, with J. Nash, A. Taggart, B. Jones and R. Staples, January 27, 2015, MS Nurses Association Statewide Nursing Summit
•In Legal Terms: Jury Service, December nine, 2014, MS Public Broadcasting

Seminars

•How Jurors Make Decisions, Focus on The Jury, MSB Litigation Section, June 2011
•Extraordinary In-House/Outside Counsel Relationships, Bar of the City of New York, September 2010
•Deposition Bootcamp, Pfizer & Kaye Scholer, NYC, January 2011
•Deposition Academy, 2015 & 2017, MS State Bar
•Anatomy of a Malpractice Trial, Aug. 2016, American Bar Assoc. webinar
•Health Care Law Update, May 2017, MS State Bar

Clerkships

•The Honorable Paul H. Roney, United States Court of Appeals for the eleventh Circuit