Meet our Attorneys
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
Steen Dalehite & Pace, LLP has been providing effective, efficient legal representation to its clients for over 30 years. Since its founding in 1980, the firm has successfully litigated cases in every court and jurisdiction in Mississippi.
Working primarily in the defense of civil litigation, Steen Dalehite & Pace, LLP has earned a reputation as one of the preeminent firms in the state of Mississippi.
Experience is the key to any successful legal representation. The founding partners of the firm have the benefit of over half a century of combined experience in the legal field, which they call upon for the benefit of their clients.