Justin L. Matheny
111 East Capitol Street, Suite 600
Jackson, MS 39201-2122
Direct: (601) 360-9706
Fax: (601) 360-9727
e-mail: mathenyj@phelps.com
Service Areas
Commercial Litigation
Insurance and Reinsurance
Practice
Justin is an associate in the general litigation group in the Jackson office and practices in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance and media defense.
Education
- Mississippi College, J.D., 2002; Mississippi College Law Review; Who's Who: American Law Students
- Millsaps College, B.A. in History, 1998
Memberships/Affiliations
- Member: The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers, Chairman, Pro Bono Committee (2007 - 2008), Treasurer (2005-2006); Leadership Jackson, Class of 2004-2005
- Admitted to Practice: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern District of Mississippi
Representative Matters
- Pierce v. The Clarion-Ledger, 236 Fed. Appx. 887 (5th Cir. 2007)
- Stewart v. Western Heritage Ins. Co., 438 F.3d 488 (5th Cir. 2006)
- Mayronne v. Reassure America Life Ins. Co., 136 Fed. Appx 705 (5th Cir. 2005)
- Haguewood v. Gannett River States Pub. Corp., 2007 WL 1728700 (S.D. Miss. 2007)
- Green v. Media General Operations, Inc., 2006 WL 1796769 (S.D. Miss. 2006)
- Jones v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 347 F.Supp.2d 328 (S.D. Miss. 2004)
- Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Williams, 936 So. 2d 888 (Miss. 2006)
Publications/Speeches
- Co-author, "Personal Torts," Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law: New Topic Service (Jeffrey Jackson and Mary Miller eds. 2004).
- Author, Comment, "Inherent Rule Making Authority and the Right to Appeal: A Time for Clarification," Mississippi College Law Review (Fall 2002).
- Co-author, "Civil Procedure in 2," Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (Jeffrey Jackson and Mary Miller eds. 2001).