Contact Ronny Roberts
Ronny practices in the firm's Columbus, Mississippi office and until 2022, practiced in the firm's litigation section. He now limits his practice to alternative dispute resolution and mediates cases throughout the state of Mississippi. He has been mediating matters since 1996.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Education
- Mississippi State University, B.S. 1975
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor,1977 with distinction
- Moot Court Board; Appellate Chairman, 1976; Chairman, 1977
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Phi Delta Phi
- Delegate to National Convention
- Who's Who Among Colleges & Universities
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
- Basic Mediation Training, 1996
- Strauss Institute, Pepperdine University, Advanced Mediation Training, 2003
- University of Mississippi Advanced Mediation Training, 2003
- DRI, Mediating Complex Cases, 2005
- Harvard University Mediation Program of Instruction, 2005
- ABA Center for CLE, Mediation, 2008
- Mississippi Bar Summer School Presenter, ADR & The Litigated Case, 2009
- Mississippi Bar Advanced Mediation Skills, 2010
- ABA 11th Annual Advanced Mediation Institute, Facilitator, 2013
- Mississippi Bar Association Breaking Impasse, Panelist/Presenter, 2015
- Mississippi Bar List of Approved Mississippi Mediators
- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals Member, inducted 2016
Professional Affiliations
- Member - Mississippi Bar Association
- Board of Commissioners, 1998-2001
- Budget and Finance Committee, 1999-2000
- Executive Committee, 1999-2000
- Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair
- Mississippi Bar ADR Committee
- Chair, 2014-2015
- Executive Committee, 2014-2016
- Mississippi Bar Foundation Member
- President, 2012-2013
- Board of Trustees, 2007-2014
- Nominating Committee, 2010
- MUW Paralegal Advisory Board, past member
- Participant, Mississippi Pro Bono Project
Civic
- First United Methodist Church
- Board of Trustees, 1993-1996
- Endowment Fund Chair, 1997, 1998
- Administrative Board Chair, 1998
- Stewardship Committee, 1998
- Habitat for Humanity Task Force, Chair 1994, 1997, 1998
- Columbus Kiwanis Club, Board of Directors 1998
- United Way
- Oxford-Lafayette County, Past Campaign Chair & President
- Columbus-Lowndes County, Professional Division Chair
- Columbus-Lowndes Habit for Humanity, Past Counsel
- Columbus Lowndes Free Medical Clinic, Counsel
- Magnolia Tennis Club Board of Directors, President, 1991
- Boys & Girls Club of Columbus-Lowndes County Board of Directors, 1993-1996
Previous Employment
- Holcomb-Dunbar, Oxford, Mississippi
Publications
- Presenter: Mississippi Bar 2009 Summer School – Mediation
- MUW Law Practice Seminar 2009 – ADR and the Litigated Case
Court Admissions
- All state and federal courts, Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Pro Bono Work
- Counsel-Columbus-Lowndes Habitat for Humanity
- Board of Directors and Counsel-Good Samaritan Medical Clinic
- Participant, Mississippi Volunteers Lawyers Project
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi
Admitted
- January 1978
