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William M. Dalehite, Jr.
Attorney

William M. Dalehite, Jr.
Attorney
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
Biography
Born Clarksdale, Mississippi, December 27, 1943
Education:
- University of Mississippi (B. A., 1965; J. D., 1972)
- Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi.
- Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1972.
Courts / Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi Bar, Admitted 1972
- Capital Area Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Memberships and Activities:


- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award - 2014
- Recipient, Law Alumnus of the Year, 1993.
- MS Bar Association- Distinguished Service Award - 2012
- MS Business Journal - Attorney of the Year - 2012
- The Mississippi Bar (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1978-1979; Fellow, Young Lawyers Section, 1989)
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (Trial Academy Faculty, 1990; Director-elect, 1996; Director, 1997;)
- Defense Research Institute (Mississippi Chairman, 1991-1996).
- Chairman, Advocacy, Practice and Procedure Committee, 1991-1992
- Mississippi Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 1990-1993; President-Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999)
- Mississippi Supreme Court, Advisory Committee on Rules, 1991-2007
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate; President, Mississippi Chapter, 1999)
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- Lamar Order (Chairman 1992-1993)
- Ole Miss Foundation Board (2007-2010)
- Capt., U.S. Army, 1965-1969
- Ole Miss Army ROTC Hall of Fame, 1994
Lanny R. Pace
Attorney

Lanny R. Pace
Attorney
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
Biography
Born Corinth, Mississippi, December 7, 1961
Education:
- University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1983; J. D., magna cum laude, 1994).
- Phi Kappa Phi. James O. Eastland Scholar
- Moot Court Board
- American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Law
- Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1993-1994
Courts / Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi Bar, Admitted 1995
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Fellow of the American Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Memberships and Activities:
- Defense Research Institute
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
J. Seth McCoy
Attorney

J. Seth McCoy
Attorney
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
- Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 2001)
- University of Mississippi (J. D., 2004)
- Mississippi Bar, Admitted 2004
- Capital Area Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Defense Research Institute
- 2013 Mississippi Bar Leadership Forum
- Capital Area Bar Association, Jackson Young Lawyers Division
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors 2017-2020; Vice-President 2021-2024;)
- Defense Lawyer of the Year 2021
- Secretary Treasurer (2022)
- President Elect (2023)
- American Bar Association
- Selected for Best Lawyers in America 2022
- American Board of Trial Advocates
Anna M. Livingston
Attorney

Anna M. Livingston
Attorney
- Rated AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
Biography
Born Newton, Mississippi, 1982
Education:
- University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 2004)
- University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2008)
- Immigration Court, Judical Clerkship (Memphis)
Courts / Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi, Admitted 2008
- Tennessee, Admitted 2008
- United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Memberships and Activities:
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Former Judicial Staff Attorney to Judge William A. Gowan, Hinds County Circuit Court
- Former Judical Law Clerk to Judges William F. Coleman, Breland Hilburn and Malcolm Harrison, Hinds County Circuit Court
- CABA (Capital Area Bar Association) Member