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
- 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
- Mississippi Bar, Admitted 1995
- United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Defense Research Institute
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Fellow of the American Bar Association
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
- United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Defense Research Institute
- Capital Area Bar Association
- 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
Adam A. Bollaert
Attorney
Adam A. Bollaert
Attorney
Biography Born Baltimore, Maryland, March 14, 1974. Education Auburn University at Montgomery
- A. History 2000
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Vice President, 1999-2000
- AUM Honor Society, 1999-2000
- Student Government Association
- Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1999-2001
- Board of Discipline Student Member, 1999-2001
- Phi Alpha Theta
- D. 2004
- Law & Psychology Review
- Senior Editor 2004
- Junior Editor 2003-2004
- Law & Psychology Review
- Mississippi State Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- Alabama State Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
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.