Mills Scanlon Dye & Pittman - Ridgeland, MS

Mills Scanlon Dye & Pittman, Attorneys at Law, is a law firm based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, and practices in the areas of municipal law, municipal annexation, zoning, incorporation, and land use, among others. Our firm originated as Pyle & Pyle in 1981, and since then has grown to include several attorneys and offer a wide variety of legal services.

One focus of our law firm is annexation. For decades, we have litigated municipal annexation cases. Throughout Mississippi we represent municipalities, both those seeking to expand and those opposing another city’s annexation effort. We also represent individuals who oppose annexation. No matter which side our clients are on, our goal is to protect their rights.

Additionally, we practice municipal and governmental law. We serve as general counsel for the cities of Byram and Ridgeland, and we advise these municipalities on myriad issues, including zoning and planning, eminent domain, elections, police and fire department issues, drafting ordinances, and much more. We have also represented other cities, such as Diamondhead, Meridian, and Hattiesburg as special counsel in various issues like utility rate disputes and redistricting and voting rights.

Our attorneys are very highly regarded. Attorney Jerry Mills is AV-rated* through Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Best Lawyers as one of the best attorneys in the country for zoning matters. In zoning matters, we represent individuals, cities, counties and developers. Many people mistakenly believe that an individual does not need a lawyer until the case needs to be appealed when in fact it is best to have a lawyers' help from the outset. We are well equipped to provide effective representation to any party in a zoning matter.

Our firm also handles many personal injury and criminal defense cases. Our experience as prosecutors provides us with insight that makes us successful in DUI and other criminal cases.

^{* AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.}