Gary is a partner in the labor and employment group in the Jackson office. He is general counsel to the Mississippi Municipal Liability Plan and the Mississippi Drug Testing Consortium. Gary has assisted public and private employers throughout the state in matters involving labor and employment problems. He is also among a select group of lawyers, recognized in the category of Employment: Mainly Defendant, listed in a nationwide client survey published in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Gary received an "AV" rating by the Martindale-Hubbell National Law Directory, which is the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

• University of Mississippi, J.D.,with distinction, 1982; Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal; Phi Delta Phi
• Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. in Industrial Engineering, 1971

• Member: Defense Research Institute; The Mississippi Bar; Hinds County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section); Editor, The Mississippi Lawyer (1983 to 1984)

• Presentation of numerous speeches to such groups as: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Municipal Association; Mississippi Supervisors Association; Mississippi Police Chiefs Association; County Board Attorneys Association; Mississippi Hospital Association; Society of Human Resource Managers; Mississippi State Bar Summer School for Lawyers.
• "Affirmative Defenses to OSHA Citations," 29 The Mississippi Lawyer, No. 6 at 15 (1983) and 30 The Mississippi Lawyer, No. 1 at 14 (1983).
• "Long Arm Jurisdiction," 51 Mississippi Law Journal 121 (1980).

• Representation of private and public employers in all facets of employment-related matters, from counseling and advising to defense of administrative and judicial complaints of discrimination.
• Representation of governmental entities in suit alleging civil rights and constitutional rights violations.
• Representation and advice to clients regarding employee wage and hour issues.
• Litigation including extensive trial experience in both jury trials and bench trials in state and federal court. In this regard, many of the decisions in cases handled by Gary have been published.