Attorney Profile

Benjamin E. Griffith

Benjamin Griffith

Griffith & Griffith
123 South Court Street, PO Drawer 1680
Cleveland, MS 38732
Contact Contact Benjamin E. Griffith
T: 662-843-6100
F: 662-843-8153

Visit: www.griffithlaw.net
Practice areas: Government/Cities/Municipalities (40%), Civil Litigation Defense (40%), Insurance Coverage (20%)
Languages Spoken: English, German

Profile

Ben Griffith is a partner in the Cleveland, Mississippi law firm of Griffith & Griffith, Attorneys. A trial lawyer since 1975, he enjoys a federal and state civil litigation practice that focuses on representation of public and private sector clients, including state and local governments, agencies, boards and officials; general liability, professional liability, public sector liability, public official liability, and special risk insurers; private sector insureds and self-insured institutional clients. His multistate practice includes the areas of election law, voting rights, civil rights, insurance defense, public sector insurance coverage, construction defect and premises security litigation, and environmental law. See firm website at www.griffithlaw.net for background, areas of practice, publications & MH peer review rating.

Selected to:

Mid-South Super Lawyers 2009
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2008
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2007
Mid-South Super Lawyers 2006

About Benjamin Griffith

Admitted: 1975, Mississippi

Professional Webpage: www.griffithlaw.net/about.partners.html#Benjamin E. Griffith

Honors and Awards: Litigation Counsel of America Fellow; International Municipal Lawyers Association Local Government Fellow; International Society of Barristers Fellow;Best Lawyers in America (Municipal Law) 2006-present;Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity;Editorial Board, Mississippi Law Journal, Omicron Delta Kappa
Special Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by ABA-sanctioned National Board of Trial Advocacy 1994-present; licensed CE/CLE instructor in Illinois, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, New Hampshire
Bar/Professional Activity: Chair of ABA Section of State & Local Government Law 2007-08; ABA House of Delegates 2008-11; World Jurist Association National President for United States 2006-present; President of National Association of County Civil Attorneys 1992-93; Chair of Mississippi Bar Section of Government Law 1991-92; President of Mississippi Association of County Civil Attorneys 1990-91; DRI Governmental Liability Steering Committee 2006-present; William C. Keady Chapter of American Inns of Court; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association;IMLA International Steering Committee Chair; Governmental Liability Committees of TTIPS, Litigation Section and State & Local Government Law Section of ABA
Pro bono/Community Service: First Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, MS, Clerk of Session; Cleveland Noon Lions Club President; Scoutmaster & Asst Scoutmaster, Troop 2, BSA; Cleveland-Bolivar County Chamber of Commerce (Industrial Development Foundation);Friends of the Library;
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: 17-chapter compendium containing in-depth analysis of current legal issues and battlegrounds in volatile field of election law and voting rights by leading scholars and nationally recognized litigators in the field, Editor and author, America Votes! A Guide to Modern Election Law & Voting Rights , ABA, 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements:
Video: Chair's Message of ABA Section of State & Local Govt Law Section of ABA 2007-2008, Chair's Message , 2008
Newsletters: State & Local Law New, Summer 2008 vol 31, No. 4, provides information concerning current developments in the law of interest to state and local government lawyers, news about activities of the Section, and other information of professional interest to Section members., State & Local Law News
Educational Background: Juris Doctor earned from University of Mississippi School of Law, 1975
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Peer reviewed publications and seminar presentations in field of practice, covering over 30 years, including authorship of nationally recognized law journal articles  and state and local government law publications that include Handbook for County Board Attorneys (2000 and 2004 editions), Sexual Harassment in the Public Workplace (ABA 2001), and Census 2000 - Considerations and Strategies for State and Local Governments (2000), "Litigants' Rights Under State Public Records Acts: Use of Public Records Requests as an Alternative to Discovery", chapter contained in Access to Government in the Computer Age (Martha Harrell Chumbler, Editor, ABA Section of State & Local Government Law, 2008), and contributing author to International Election Principles, scheduled for release in late 2008.

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