Shanda M. Yates
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Shanda M. Yates
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Shanda's practice focuses almost exclusively on premises liability litigation. She has successfully litigated slip/trip/fall and falling merchandise cases on behalf of a wide array of clients. She practices in both state and federal courts and is well-versed in federal practice and procedure - especially in the area of removal jurisdiction.
Shanda earned a B.A. in English from the University of Southern Mississippi and received her J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law, where she graduated cum laude and served as Case Note/Comment Editor of the Law Review.
Bar Admission
Mississippi, 2007
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 2007
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2007
Achievements
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- Included on the 2022 Mid-South
Past Lists
- 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Education
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University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2003 B.A.
Honors: With Honors, Major: English
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Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 2007 J.D.
Honors: cum laude, Dean's List Scholar, American Jurisprudence Awards: Pre-Trial Practice and Advanced Torts, Law Review: Mississippi College School of Law Law Review, Case Note/Comment Editor
Honers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated
- Mid South Super Lawyer, 2022
- Mid South Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009 - 2012, 2014-2021
- Mississippi Business Journal "Leader in Law", 2014
- Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 (NAOPIA), 2014