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Yeager Matthews Bass, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, September 23, 1994; admitted to bar, 2020, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Preparatory education, Mississippi State University (B.S., Agricultural Engineering/Business Management, 2017); legal education, Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2020). Member: Mississippi Bar. E−Mail: Yeager Matthews Bass




Merkel & Cocke is a Law Firm in Clarksdale, MS

Laws of Practice

Personal Injury Law • Products Liability • Insurance • Bad Faith • Malpractice • Taxation Law • Probate • General Litigation

Address

30 Delta Avenue
Clarksdale, MS 38614
P.O. Box 1388, Clarksdale, MS 38614
Coahoma County

Phone

Telephone: (662) 627-9641
Facsimile: 627-3592

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MERKEL & COCKE
A Professional Association
Telephone: (662) 627-9641
Facsimile: (662) 627-3592
Website: www.merkel-cocke.com
30 Delta Avenue
P.O. Box 1388 (Z.C. 38614-1388)
CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI 38614
Personal Injury Law • Products Liability • Insurance • Bad Faith •
Malpractice • Taxation Law • Probate • General Litigation

    Charles Michael Merkel, born Nashville, Tennessee, November 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Mississippi (B.S., 1964); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1966); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1969). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Moot Court Board, University of Mississippi, 1964-1966. Recipient: Course Award, Practice and Pleading, 1966; Lifetime Achievement Award, Mississippi Association for Justice, 2009. Honors Program Appointment, Department of Justice Tax Division, 1966-1970. Municipal Judge, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1974-1977. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc., 1989-2020. Named in: Mississippi Super Lawyers®, Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006-2020; America's Top 100 Attorneys®. Member: Coahoma County Bar Association; Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 1982-1987; Secretary, 1984-1985; 1986-1987); American Association for Justice; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Mississippi Chapter, 1989; 2009). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Charles Michael Merkel
    John H. Cocke, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, October 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi; 1992, Tennessee; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1969); legal education, University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1975). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc., 2006-2021; Super Lawyer of the Year, Plaintiff Medical Malpractice, Memphis, Tennessee, 2012 and 2016. Named in: Mississippi Super Lawyers® Magazine, 2006-2020; Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006-2018; America's Top 100 Attorneys®; Best Lawyer of the Year, Memphis Region, 2021. Member: Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Medical Malpractice Subcommittee, 1997-1998); Mississippi Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 1985-1987; 1996-2000); American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates. E−Mail: John H. Cocke
    Edward P. "Ted" Connell, Jr., born Clarksdale, Mississippi, October 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi; 1997, Tennessee; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1994); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1997). Fraternities: Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta (President, 1994). Honor Societies: Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Ott Scholar. University of Mississippi Alumni Board, 1999-2001; University of Mississippi Law Alumni Board, 1999-2001; 2014-2016; University of Mississippi Young Alumni Board, 2000-2004. Named in: Top 50 Under 50 in the Delta, Delta Business Journal, 2003; Mississippi Super Lawyers® and Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazines 'Rising Star' edition, 2008-2010; Mississippi Super Lawyers® and Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazines, 2011-2013 and 2015-2020; Leadership in Law, Mississippi Business Journal, 2012; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers; Distinguished Justice Advocates; Top 25 Workers' Compensation Trial Lawyers. Author: "Mississippi Casinos and the Detention of a Patron: What are the Parameters of a Casino's Powers in Detaining a Patron and the Subsequent Liability Which Can Follow?" 2 Gaming Law Review 2 (Fall 1997). Member: Coahoma County Bar Association (President, 2006); Tennessee Bar Association; Mississippi Bar (Board member: Young Lawyers Division, 2006-2008; Litigation Executive Committee, 2008-2014; Chair, 2014; Committee on Professional Responsibility, 2014-2017; Lawyer & Judge Assistance Committee, 2020-2021); Mississippi Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America. E−Mail: Edward P. "Ted" Connell, Jr.
    Charles M. Merkel, III, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, April 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Honor Societies: Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Chancellor's Scholar. Recipient: Taylor Medal Award, English, 1995; Best Written Brief Award, Moot Court, 1996. Moot Court Board, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to Hon. Henry T. Wingate, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1998-1999. Named in: American Board of Trial Advocates; Mississippi Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008-2020; Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2014-2020; Mississippi Super Lawyers®, 2016-2020; Top 10% U.S.A. Lawyers, Civil Litigation, Lawyers of Distinction, 2017-2019; Top 10 Attorney Award, Nationally Ranked, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2018; America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®, 2018. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice, 2012-2020. Board member, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, 2013-2019. Member: Coahoma County Bar Association; Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 2005-2010); American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates. E−Mail: Charles M. Merkel, III
    Corrie James Schuler, born Crosby, North Dakota, November 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, University of Utah (B.A., 1997); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, Second Circuit Court District, Mississippi, 2002-2004. Member: Coahoma County Bar Association (President); Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Association for Justice; American Association for Justice. (U.S. Coast Guard, 1990-1995). E−Mail: Corrie James Schuler
    Christopher W. Winter, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, February 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi; 2013, Arkansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee. Preparatory education, Delta State University (B.C.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1997); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Coahoma County Bar Association; Arkansas Bar Association; Mississippi Bar (Chair, Litigation Section, 2010); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Mississippi Association for Justice; American Inns of Court (Bencher, William C. Keady Inn of Court). E−Mail: Christopher W. Winter
    Robert A. Carson, III, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, January 7, 1992; admitted to bar, 2019, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Preparatory education, University of Mississippi (B.B.A., Managerial Finance, 2014); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2019). Member: Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Association for Justice. E−Mail: Robert A. Carson, III
    Yeager Matthews Bass, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, September 23, 1994; admitted to bar, 2020, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Preparatory education, Mississippi State University (B.S., Agricultural Engineering/Business Management, 2017); legal education, Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2020). Member: Mississippi Bar. E−Mail: Yeager Matthews Bass
    Zachary I. Flowers, born Clarksdale, Mississippi, December 25, 1993; admitted to bar, 2020, Mississippi; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Preparatory education, Mississippi State University (B.S., Environmental Economics & Management, 2016); legal education, University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2019). Member: Mississippi Bar. E−Mail: Zachary I. Flowers

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