Robert H. Compton
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Robert H. Compton
Witherspoon & Compton, LLCTotal Records: 1Biography
Robert H. Compton has been engaged in an active civil and criminal litigation practice at both the trial and appellate court levels in Meridian, Mississippi and around the State since 1978. As a member of the firm, the primary focus of his trial practice includes personal injury, DUI and criminal defense, contract disputes, commercial and complex litigation. His practice also includes transactional law, the drafting of contracts, last will and testaments, loan closings, transfers of business interests, business formations, and school law.
Personal InformationMarried to the former Lynne Lewis; active members of Highland Baptist Church, Meridian,
Mississippi, where Robert currently serves as a Deacon, Chairman of the Personnel Committee, and Devotional Leader for the weekly Iron Men Breakfast Group. They have two married daughters, and four grandchildren.
Hobbies and InterestsSpending time with family, especially grandchildren; hunting, fishing, hiking, and working on the family tree farm.
Bar Admission
Mississippi, 1978
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
Mississippi Bar Association, Member, 1978 - present
American Bar Association, Member, 1978 - present
Federal Bar Association, Member
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Member
Commercial Law League of America, Member, 1982 - present
Mississippi School Board Attorneys Association, Member
National School Board Attorneys Association, Member
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Member
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Robert H. Compton
- Included on the 2022 Mid-South
Past Lists
- 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Education
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Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, 1975 B.S.
Honors: cum laude, Major: Business Administration
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Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi, 1973 A.A.
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Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 1978 J.D.
Honers
- Elected Lauderdale County Prosecuting Attorney, 1980 - 2003
- Member of the Character and Fitness Committee, Mississippi State Board of Bar Admissions, 1991 - present
- Mississippi Board of Bar Commissioners, 1997 - 2000
- President, Lauderdale County Bar Association, 1988, and 2006
- Initial Incorporator for Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and General Counsel, 1989 - present
- Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Commissioned 1986