William Larry Latham is one of the region’s preeminent mediators of complex civil disputes. He is on the forefront of the development of mediation in Mississippi. Mr. Latham has extensive experience in resolving multi-party, complex, high-risk commercial cases.
ADR Qualifications and Experience
$ Duke University’s Private Adjudication Center mediation training.
$ Association of Attorney Mediators advanced training.
$ Harvard Law School’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers’ Mediation Project.
$ Mediated cases with aggregate values of millions of dollars since 2003 and designed processes addressed to unique and sensitive high risk cases.
$ Assisted counsel in the development of dispute resolution clauses, processes and agreements.
$ Mediated in excess of 300 civil cases.
Representative Matters
Mr. Latham has successfully mediated the following representative complex cases:
$ Mass torts involving consumer fraud, predatory lending, asbestos and environmental.
$ Serious personal injury and wrongful death.
$ Commercial contract disputes involving oil and gas, health care, construction and real estate.
$ Medical malpractice.
$ Nursing home injury, abuse and death.
$ Partnership, LLC and joint venture termination.
$ Employee-Employer conflict including race, age and sex discrimination.
$ Numerous high-profile, high-asset divorce cases.
Honors, Memberships and Professional Activities
$ Member in good standing, Mississippi Bar Association.
$ Past Treasurer and President, Mississippi Trial Lawyers’ Association.
$ “AV” rating, Martindale-Hubbell since 1988.
$ Designated as leading commercial litigator by Chambers USA, 2004.
$ Recognized for mediation in Chambers USA, 2005.
$ Fellow, Mississippi Bar Association.
$ Member of Lamar Order, University of Mississippi School of Law.
Background and Education
$ Private practice for 36 years, broad-based civil practice.
$ J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1969.
$ BBA- Accounting, University of Mississippi, 1965.
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