Guy William Mitchell , III
Guy Mitchell, III has served as city attorney for the City of Tupelo since 1974.Mr. Mitchell’s areas of practice include corporate and finance, municipal, county and governmental entities as well as estate planning and probate practice. Mr. Mitchell has throughout his career had an extensive practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation and public entity litigation.
Mr. Commodore, 1966
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1968
Mississippi Law Journal, Research Editor
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Omicron Delta Kappa
American Bar Association
The Mississippi Bar, Past Chairman, Judicial Liaison
Committee, Past Director, Young Lawyers Section
Lee County Bar Association, Past President
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Past President
American College of Mortgage Attorneys
International Association of Defense Counsel
Chair, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee,
Northern District of Mississippi
Law Alumni Chapter, University of Mississippi, Past President
Lamar Order
Mississippi Bar Foundation
Admitted to Practice:
All state and federal courts, Mississippi
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
BancorpSouth
North Mississippi Health Services
Community Development Foundation
CREATE, Inc., Past Chairman
United Methodist Senior Services of Mississippi
Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation
First United Methodist Church, Past Stewardship Chair, Past Chair Administrative Board, Chair Staff Parish Committee
Mississippi Economic Council
Member:
United Way of Greater Lee County Past President, Past Campaign Chairman
Tupelo Kiwanis Club, Past President
Tupelo Symphony, Board of Directors
Community Concert Association, Vice President
Leadership Lee County, Charter Member
Association for Excellence in Education
Business/Commercial Litigation
Civil Rights and Public Entity Litigation
Estate Planning and Probate
General Business, Corporate and Finance
Health Care
Municipal, County and Governmental Entities
Real Estate
Guy Mitchell, III has served as city attorney for the City of Tupelo since 1974.Mr. Mitchell’s areas of practice include corporate and finance, municipal, county and governmental entities as well as estate planning and probate practice. Mr. Mitchell has throughout his career had an extensive practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation and public entity litigation.
Education & Achievements
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1966Mr. Commodore, 1966
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1968
Mississippi Law Journal, Research Editor
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Omicron Delta Kappa
Professional Accomplishments
Member:American Bar Association
The Mississippi Bar, Past Chairman, Judicial Liaison
Committee, Past Director, Young Lawyers Section
Lee County Bar Association, Past President
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Past President
American College of Mortgage Attorneys
International Association of Defense Counsel
Chair, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee,
Northern District of Mississippi
Law Alumni Chapter, University of Mississippi, Past President
Lamar Order
Mississippi Bar Foundation
Admitted to Practice:
All state and federal courts, Mississippi
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Community Activities
Board of Directors:BancorpSouth
North Mississippi Health Services
Community Development Foundation
CREATE, Inc., Past Chairman
United Methodist Senior Services of Mississippi
Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation
First United Methodist Church, Past Stewardship Chair, Past Chair Administrative Board, Chair Staff Parish Committee
Mississippi Economic Council
Member:
United Way of Greater Lee County Past President, Past Campaign Chairman
Tupelo Kiwanis Club, Past President
Tupelo Symphony, Board of Directors
Community Concert Association, Vice President
Leadership Lee County, Charter Member
Association for Excellence in Education
Previous Experience
Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty 1968-1972, Lieutenant CommanderAreas of Practice
Banking and Financial InstitutionsBusiness/Commercial Litigation
Civil Rights and Public Entity Litigation
Estate Planning and Probate
General Business, Corporate and Finance
Health Care
Municipal, County and Governmental Entities
Real Estate

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