Shanda M. Yates - Jackson, MS
Attorney at Burns & Associates, PLLC
Premises Liability Litigation Lawyers in Jackson, MS
629 N. Jefferson Street Jackson, MS 39202
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19
Years
Experience
Jackson Premises Liability Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Premises Liability Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Shanda's practice focuses almost exclusively on premises liability litigation. She has successfully litigated slip/trip/fall and falling merchandise cases on behalf of a wide array of clients. She practices in both state and federal courts and is well-versed in federal practice and procedure - especially in the area of removal jurisdiction.
Shanda earned a B.A. in English from the University of Southern Mississippi and received her J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law, where she graduated cum laude and served as Case Note/Comment Editor of the Law Review.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated
- Mid South Super Lawyer, 2022
- Mid South Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009 - 2012, 2014-2021
- Mississippi Business Journal "Leader in Law", 2014
- Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 (NAOPIA), 2014
Other Sources of Feedback About Shanda M. Yates
Included on the 2025 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Mississippi College School of Law,
Jackson,
Mississippi, 2007
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Dean's List Scholar
Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards: Pre-Trial Practice and Advanced Torts
Law Review: Mississippi College School of Law Law Review, Case Note/Comment Editor
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Mississippi College School of Law,
Jackson,
Mississippi, 2007
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Non Legal Education
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University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, 2003
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: English
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University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, 2003
Classes and Seminars
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Premises Liability: Recent Cases and Trends Mississippi Claims Association/ Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Joint Seminar, 2011
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Litigating Slip, Trip & Fall Cases in Mississippi, National Business Institute - June 2013
- Representing Your Client in Federal Court, National Business Institute - June 2014
Published Works
Articles
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Maintaining a Safe Premises, The Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association Newsletter, Spring, 2012
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Request No. 1: Admit That You Are Not Seeking Damages in Excess of $75,000. Response: I'm Not Gonna and You Can't Make Me. Determining Whether the Amount in Controversy Requirement is Satisfied Based on Plaintiffs' Responses (or Lack Thereof) to Requests for Admission, The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 32, No.2, 2008
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2007
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 2007
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2007
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