GARY YARBOROUGH
YARBOROUGH LAW FIRM PLLC
845B Highway 90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Tel: 228-467-5771
Fax: 228-467-5774
ylf.garyyarborough@att.net
www.yarboroughlawfirm.net
Gary Yarborough, Jr.’s practice emphasizes litigation pertaining
to complex and commercial matters, mass tort and class actions,
construction disputes, personal injury claims and government defense.
He has extensive appellate experience and has argued orally before
all Mississippi appellate courts and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He received his B.S. degree in mathematics from Tulane University’s
Honors College, magna cum laude, in 2003 and his Juris Doctor degree
from Tulane University in 2006. He is admitted to practice law and has
served individual, corporate and governmental clients in Mississippi
state courts, the U.S. Districts Courts for the Northern and Southern
Districts of Mississippi and the U. S. Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Ninth
and Eleventh Circuits.
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
CONSTRUC TION LI TIGATION
CIVIL LI TIGATION: PLAIN TIFF
THOMAS S. SANTEL, JR.
PARKERSON SAN TEL, PLLC
121 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Tel: 615-956-7938
tommy@parkersonsantel.com
www.parkersonsantel.com
Tommy Santel is a managing attorney for the law firm Parkerson
Santel PLLC. He has an extensive background in criminal law. Tommy
has previously served as an Assistant District Attorney General for the
Sixteenth Judicial District, Rutherford County and Cannon County,
Tennessee. As an Assistant District Attorney, Tommy was active in
courtroom trial practice, where he was involved in the prosecution of all
types of criminal cases ranging from misdemeanors to major drug and
felony offenses. Following serving as a state prosecutor, he continues to
focus on criminal defense in his practice. Tommy practices in both state
and federal courts throughout Tennessee. He practices in both trial and
appellate courts.
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
MICHAEL T. W. FORT
SCHELL & DAVIES, LLC
509 New Highway 96 West
Suite 201
Franklin, TN 37064
Tel: 615-550-2800
Fax: 615-550-2807
mfort@sbdlaw.net
www.sbdlaw.net
Michael T. Fort concentrates his practice on domestic and criminal
litigation. In 2006, Michael graduated in the top ten percent of his
class at the Nashville School of Law and is a member of the Honorable
Society of Cooper’s Inn. While attending law school, Michael clerked for
the 21st Judicial District Circuit Judges Office. In 2008, he joined Schell,
Binkley and Davies, LLC as an associate. In 2014, Michael became a
partner at Schell & Davies, LLC in Franklin, Tennessee.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
FAMILY LAW
QUINCY W. MCKINNEY
MCKINNEY & MCKINNEY, PLLC
1312 Oak Street
Conway, AR 72034
Tel: 501-327-1216
Fax: 502-327-1217
quincy@mckinneyandmckinney.com
www.mckinneyandmckinney.com
Quincy is the oldest of seven children. He was raised on a farm in Mt.
Vernon, Arkansas, where his parents taught him the value of hard work
and the importance of integrity. After serving a two-year mission for his
church, Quincy attended the University of Central Arkansas where he
graduated with a B.S. in political science and history, cum laude. Quincy
attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen
School of Law, where he excelled in trial advocacy and oral arguments.
Quincy participated in National Trial Competition, and he participated
in the Litigation, Mediation, and Tax Clinics. Quincy lives in Conway,
Arkansas in Faulkner County. He is married to Amy McKinney, and they
have seven children, five boys and two girls. He loves the thrill of the
courtroom and the excitement of practicing law. Quincy’s law practice
focuses on family law, criminal law, and general civil litigation.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
FAMILY LAW
JUSTIN K. THOMAS
THOMAS FAMILY LAW FIRM, PLC
6263 Poplar Avenue
Suite 900
Memphis, TN 38119
Tel: 901-537-0010
jthomas@thomasfamilylaw.net
www.thomasfamilylaw.net
Justin K. Thomas, founder of the Thomas Family Law Firm, PLC,
focuses exclusively on family law in Tennessee and Mississippi. Thomas
graduated from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School
of Law in 2005. He was named a Top 40 Under 40 Family Lawyer in
Tennessee by the American Society of Legal Advocates and a family
law Power Player by Memphis Business Quarterly in 2014 and is both a
published author and graduate of the prestigious ABA Family Law Trial
Advocacy Institute in Denver, Colorado. He is a member of the Memphis
Bar Association, De Soto County Bar Association, and American Bar
Association. Thomas is known for providing clients with efficient,
creative ways to resolve family law issues.
FAMILY LAW
PAUL A. FORSYTH
PITTS & LAKE, P.C.
1319 Old Weisgarber Road
PO Box 51295
Knoxville, TN 37950
Tel: 865-584-0105
Fax: 865-584-0104
pforsyth@pitts-brittian.com
www.pl-iplaw.com
Mr. Forsyth received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Duke
University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee
College of Law. Mr. Forsyth is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
IN TELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y
JACOB G. HORTON
PIT TS & LAKE, P. C.
1319 Old Weisgarber Road
PO Box 51295
Knoxville, TN 37950
Tel: 865-584-0105
Fax: 865-584-0104
jhorton@pl-iplaw.com
www.pl-iplaw.com
Jake Horton is a shareholder at Pitts & Lake, P.C. and represents
individual and corporate clients in all areas of intellectual property
law, including matters relating to patent and trademark prosecution,
management of U.S. and foreign intellectual property portfolios,
patentability searches and patent validity opinions, infringement
analysis, and litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade
dress, and trade secrets. Mr. Horton received a Bachelor of Science in
civil and environmental engineering, cum laude, from the University of
Tennessee in 2002, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University
of Tennessee College of Law in 2006 with a concentration in advocacy
and dispute resolution.
INTELLEC TUAL PROPERT Y
GERALD M. ABDALLA, JR.
ABDALLA LAW, PLLC
602 Steed Road
Suite 200
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Tel: 601-487-4590
Fax: 601-487-4595
jerry@abdalla-law.com
www.abdalla-law.com/
Jerry Abdalla is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District
of Mississippi. At the Department of Justice, he prosecuted hundreds
of serious criminal offenses, including bank and postal robberies,
firearm charges, identity theft, embezzlement, and mail fraud. Since
founding Abdalla Law, PLLC, Jerry has recovered significant settlements
for his clients, litigating cases involving car and 18-wheeler wrecks,
mesothelioma and lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, wrongful
death, worker’s compensation, nursing home abuse, and personal
injury. Jerry has also successfully handled appeals before the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, including Everitt vs. Pneumo Abex, L.L.C.,
where the Fifth Circuit reversed the dismissal of 1,300 asbestos victims’
claims. Jerry is licensed to practice in all Mississippi state and federal
courts and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
JUSTIN S. CLUCK
SMI TH WHALE Y, P.L.L.C.
120 East College Avenue
PO Drawer 849
Holly Springs, MS 38635
Tel: 662-252-3003
Fax: 662-252-3006
jcluck@smithwhaley.org
www.smithwhaley.org
Justin Cluck is a practicing attorney in Holly Springs, Mississippi whose
practice focuses on helping clients with personal injury litigation, civil
litigation, criminal defense, and products liability matters. Cluck is a
partner at Smith Whaley PLLC, where he has gained a reputation for
caring about his clients and their cases and vesting personal interest in
them. Cluck has been in practice for over a decade and has represented
clients in over 500 cases. Justin and his partners at Smith Whaley PLLC
are respected advocates with nearly 50 years of combined experience
helping individuals and families in Holly Springs, Marshall County
and throughout Northern Mississippi. Justin provides comprehensive
legal services, with an emphasis on cases involving personal injuries,
catastrophic injuries, Social Security disability, and criminal defense.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
