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Margaret Sams Gratz

Margaret Gratz's litigation practice focuses primarily on commercial diputes and and other complex matters in the areas of product liability, premises liability and general insurance. Ms. Gratz has represented corporate clients, businesses and insurance companies in the state and federal courts of Mississippi and Tennessee.

Education & Achievements

University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1998
Mississippi Law Journal (1997 – 1998)
Associate Editor - Mississippi Cases

William Woods University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1994

Professional Accomplishments

Member:
American Bar Association
The Mississippi Bar
        Director at Large - Young Lawyers Division
Tennessee Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
        Civility and Professionalism Committee
        Mississippi State Liaison to Defense Organization
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
        Editorial Board
Lee County Bar Association

Participant:
International Association of Defense Counsel Trial
        Advocacy

Presentations and Publications:
Damages Chapter, Mississippi Encyclopedia of Law
Premises Liability In Mississippi, Lorman Educational
        Services, Jackson, MS, September 2003
"Dont Forget the Statutes of Repose," The MDLA
        Quarterly, Winter 2006

Admitted to Practice:
All state and federal courts, Mississippi and Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Community Activities

First Presbyterian Church – Tupelo, Mississippi
United Way - Fund Distribution Committee

Previous Experience

United States District Judge Glen H. Davidson Law Clerk August 1998 – August 1999 Aberdeen, MS,

Areas of Practice

Business/Commercial Litigation
Complex Litigation
General Litigation
Product Liability

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