William “Bill” T. May - Clarksdale, MS

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, 1982
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1979
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• Heidelburg, Woodliff & Franks-Jackson, Mississippi, 1982-1984
• Gerald & Brand, PA-Newton, Mississippi, 1984-1990
• Logan & May, PA-Newton, Mississippi, 1990-2008
• Barry, Thaggard, & May, PA-Meridian, Mississippi, 2008-2024

Pro Bono Activities

• Alluvial Collective (formerly the William Winter Institute), Board Member
• Montgomery Foundation, Board Member
• Medgar Evers Institute, Board Member
• East Central Community College, Adjunct Professor
• City of Newton, Mississippi, Alderman
• Chamber of Commerce, President
• Rotary Club, President

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1982
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1982
• Tribal Court of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2006

Other Affiliations

• Mississippi Bar Foundation, President, 2015
• American Board of Trial Advocates, 2013 – Present
• University of Mississippi Alumni Association, President, 2011
• University of Mississippi Law Alumni Association, President, 2008
• Mississippi Association for Justice, Life Member and Secretary, 2007
• Lauderdale County Bar Association
• Newton County Bar Association