J. Kirkham Povall - Cleveland, MS

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, 1973
    Doctor of Jurisprudence

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Mississippi, 1971
    Bachelor of Arts
    Major: History and Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• Jacobs, Eddins & Povall

References

• Cleveland State Bank

• Merchants & Farmers Bank

• Cleveland Community Bank, S.S.B.

Pro Bono Activities

• Lamar Order at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Member
• Rotary Club, President, 2004 - 2005
• Chamber of Commerce, Past Director
• Industrial Development Foundation of Bolivar County
• Cleveland United Way, Past President
• Bolivar County Community Action Program, Inc, Past Director
• Cleveland Long Range Planning Committee, Member
• Delta Arts Alliance Board. Kirkham

Representative Cases

• Stallings v. Bailey
  • Citation: 558 So.2d 858
  • Court: Miss. 1989
  • Serial Number: 1990053777
• Watson v. Reynolds
  • Citation: 547 So.2d 67
  • Court: Miss. 1989
  • Serial Number: 1989121917
• State v. Martin
  • Citation: 495 So.2d 501
  • Court: Miss. 1985
  • Serial Number: 1986149750
• Taylor v. Roberts
  • Citation: 475 So.2d 152
  • Court: Miss. 1985
  • Serial Number: 1985143861
• Holmes v. Bolivar County School District
  • Citation: 449 So.2d 230
  • Court: Miss. 1984
  • Serial Number: 1984120869
• Duncan v. Coahoma County Bank
  • Citation: 397 So.2d 891
  • Court: Miss. 1981
  • Serial Number: 1981120365
• Savill v. Abide
  • Citation: 394 So.2d 1339
  • Court: Miss. 1981
  • Serial Number: 1981110965
• Tutwiler v. Jones
  • Citation: 394 So.2d 1346
  • Court: Miss. 1981
  • Serial Number: 1981110973
• Pollan v. IC&G RR Co.
  • Citation: 378 So.2d 659
  • Court: Miss. 1981
  • Serial Number: 1980101216
• Cox. v. Mississippi State Highway Commission
  • Citation: 362 SO.2d 607
  • Court: Miss. 1978
  • Serial Number: 1978137778
• Seymore v. Greater Mississippi Life Ins. Co,
  • Citation: 362 So.2d 611
  • Court: Miss. 1978
  • Serial Number: 1978137780
• Goodman v. USF&G
  • Citation: 349 So.2d 542
  • Court: Miss. 1977
  • Serial Number: 1977144563
• Thompson v. State
  • Citation: 339 So.2d 982
  • Court: Miss. 1976
  • Serial Number: 1976140477
• Strange v. State
  • Citation: 335 So.2d 109
  • Court: Miss.
  • Year: 1976
  • Serial Number: 1976289462
• Turner v. State
  • Citation: 335 So.2d 909
  • Court: Miss.
  • Year: 1976
  • Serial Number: 1976289535
• FMC Corporation v. Murphree
  • Citation: 632 F.2d 413
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 1980
  • Serial Number: 1980146703
• Gilbert v. Dresser Industries, Inc.
  • Citation: 158 F.R.D. 89
  • Court: N.D. Miss.
  • Year: 1993
  • Serial Number: 1994207031

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1973
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
• U. S. Court of Military Appeals

Other Affiliations

• Bolivar County Bar, 1973 - Present (President, 1978 - 1980)
• American Bar Association, 1973 - Present (Member, Section on Negligence, Insurance and Compensation)
• Mississippi State Bar Foundation (Member)
• Mississippi Army National Guard, 1973 - 1999 (Retired Colonel)
• Rotary, 1973 - Present (President)
• Board of Mississippi Bar Commission, 1995 - 1998
• Seventh Chancery Court District (Special Master)
• Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund, June 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000 (Board of Trustees)
• Mississippi Bar Association (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Theta
• Omicron Delta Kappa