On April 3, 2007, Bradley Arant attorneys Wayne Drinkwater and Melody McAnally, along with Children's Rights, a national advocacy organization based in New York, and attorneys for the state of Mississippi, won preliminary court approval of the settlement agreement to reform the state's child welfare system and resolved a federal class action lawsuit scheduled for trial beginning May 7, 2007.
Continue Reading...The Mississippi Bar Association recently announced that Amanda K. Jones will be awarded the Distinguished Service Award this year for her outstanding leadership and accomplishments on behalf of the Bar's Young Lawyers Division Katrina Disaster Legal Assistance efforts. This award is given annually to "an attorney or lay person for outstanding achievement and/or a significant contribution to the legal community. The recipient must be cited for specific actions which occurred no longer than five years immediately prior to the date of presentation.”
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