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Heath is a partner in the Hattiesburg Office of Aultman, Tyner and has been practicing law since 2002. His practice is focused on insurance defense, insurance coverage issues, bad faith defense, corporate defense, medical malpractice/medical and legal professional negligence defense, education law, election law, and wills and estates.
Heath is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he teaches education law, and was recently named Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at Southern Miss.
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- 2002, State of Mississippi (all courts).
Education
- Mississippi College (B.A. (with honors) and M.A., 1994 and 1997, respectively)
- University of Maryland (J.D. 2002)
Professional Affiliations and Achievements
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Mortar Board
- Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
- Outstanding Young Men of America
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (1994-2002)
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (1994-1999)
- Mississippi State Job Training Coordinating Council (1996-1999)
- Advisory Board - Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Mississippi Bar Association
- Member, South Central Mississippi Bar Association
- Member, Hattiesburg Area Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Mississippi Defense Lawyers' Association
- Member, Defense Research Institute
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Insurance Law
- Elder Law
- Wills & Estates
- Probate
- Commercial Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Vehicular Accidents
Published Cases:
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Prentiss, Mississippi, v. Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
874 So.2d 962 (Miss. 2004) -- represented Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Jefferson Davis County Democratic Executive Committee, et al. v. John William Davies
912 So.2d 837 (Miss. 2005) -- represented John William Davies
Marcey T. Jones v. Southern United Fire Insurance, et al.
935 So.2d 1127 (Miss. App., 2006) -- represented Southern United Fire Insurance Company
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