Senith C. Tipton
SENITH C. TIPTON (Senith), a native of Natchez, Mississippi, graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millsaps College, 1962, a Master of Arts degree from Mississippi College, 1964, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence with special distinction from Mississippi College School of Law in 1980. She served as Senior Associate Editor of the Mississippi College Law Review and served as an adjunct professor of law at Mississippi College School of Law. She is past president of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, and served as chair of the Litigation and General Practice Committee of the Mississippi Bar and as a trustee of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Defense Research Institute. Mrs. Tipton is currently a member of the Hinds County, Mississippi and American Bar Associations and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in the state of Mississippi, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mrs. Tipton is AV peer review rated and handles primarily medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and insurance coverage matters.
Current Employment Position(s):
- Shareholder
Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi, 1981
Education:
- Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: Special Distinction
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Insurance
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts I
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts II
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Oil and Gas
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Procedure and Remedies
- Law Review: Mississippi College Law Review, Senior Associate Editor
- Mississippi College, 1964
- Master of Arts
- Millsaps College, 1962
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Capitol Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Board of Directors
- Mississippi College School Law
- Adjunct Professor
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Past President
- Defense Research Institute
- Board of Directors