Hubbard, Paul H.

Jamie W. Howell, Jr. was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1988 and the Tennessee Bar in 1993. Mr. Howell is admitted to practice in all courts in Mississippi and Tennessee, including Federal Court, the Fifth and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Howell's areas of practice include Personal Injury, Criminal, Social Security, and General Civil Law. For his first five years of practice, he was an associate attorney with Gilder Law Firm. After spending his next six years as sole practitioner in DeSoto County, Mr. Howell joined forces with Jefferson D. Gilder to form Gilder, Howell & Associates, P.A. in June 2000.

Association Memberships: Mr. Howell is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Mississippi Association for Justice (MAJ), the Mississippi and Tennessee Bar Associations, the DeSoto County Bar Association on which he served as Vice-President, the Memphis Bar Association and The Million Dollar Advocates Forum which recognizes attorneys who have secured a recovery for their client of one million dollars or more.

Education History: Mr. Howell received his Juris Doctorate in 1988 from the University of Mississippi. He also received his Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in English in 1985. He graduated as Salutatorian from Magnolia Heights School in Senatobia, Mississippi in 1981.

Personal Profile: Mr. Howell was born on January 16, 1963 in Memphis, Tennessee. He and his wife, Ann, have two children, Ford and Emma. He and his family are members of Independent Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Memphis, Tennessee. Despite his busy schedule, Jim is a sports enthusiast and a scratch golfer. He also enjoys Memphis Grizzlies Basketball and all Ole Miss sporting events.