Serious injuries, car wrecks, disability, divorce, custody, arrested on serious criminal charges, can be an overwhelming time in a person or a family's life. Choosing the right attorney to handle your specific case is important. Legal challenges don't affect just you; they affect your whole family. The decisions you make about your legal challenges can affect the rest of your life. At Derek L. Hall, PLLC, we recognize that legal battles can seem overwhelming and pledge to provide the level of personalized, aggressive representation that you need during this difficult time. Our firm is recognized in Jackson for the level of high-caliber legal services we provide. Trial attorney Derek Hall has been practicing for more than 20 years and is known throughout the legal community. He is respected by colleagues and adversaries, and has experience representing clients throughout Mississippi in complex personal injury, car wreck, divorce, custody, criminal and veterans benefits cases. It's time to call Derek Hall.

Attorney Wesley Evans is a 1994 graduate of the George Washington University Law Center. Attorney Evans began his practice under the tutelage of his father, the late Jessie L. Evans, Esq. Presently serving as attorney for the City of Canton Zoning Board, Attorney Evans is also a public defender for Madison and Yazoo Counties as well as a former city judge for the Town of Tchula, Mississippi. Attorney Evans also served as Attorney for the Madison County Election Commission. Attorney Evans is an alumnus of Alcorn State University and lives with his wife Debra and daughter Madelyn in Jackson, Mississippi. Attorney Evans has gained considerable trial experience since graduating from the George Washington University Law School and has often stated that trying cases is his favorite part of the law.

For over 30 years, Cynthia A. Stewart has been practicing law with the goal of helping clients across the community with their legal needs, particularly as they face serious criminal charges. We understand the toll that a criminal charge or personal injury can take — that’s why we offer aggressive representation to clients in Jackson and across Mississippi. During her career, attorney Stewart has earned a reputation as an aggressive, even fearless, courtroom attorney. She has personally been responsible for the dismissal or acquittal of charges of clients facing the most serious of criminal accusations, from cases involving murder, fraud (medicare and other), drug offenses and civil rights, among others in both state and federal jurisdictions. In personal injury cases, we strive to recover compensation for our clients. We know how devastating an injury can be. We also pride ourselves on representing those injured behind bars, fighting staunchly for the rights of the incarcerated. We take a no-nonsense approach to every case we take. We prioritize educating our clients and then defending their rights as staunchly as possible. A well-respected negotiator and trial attorney, Cynthia Stewart is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Attorney Stewart’s practice and success have been discussed in detail in The Feminine Sixth: Women for the Defense, a nonfiction account of female criminal defense lawyers by Andrea D. Lyon and in Kings Of Tort by Tom Dawson, an account of political and legal wranglings in Mississippi.

Heber Simmons III, the founder of Simmons Dallas, PLLC, is a lawyer who always remembers whom he represents, and keeps their interests at heart from start to finish. He is licensed in all federal and state courts in Mississippi and Tennessee. He originally started his legal practice in 1989 with the firm of Watkins Ludlam and Stennis in Jackson, Mississippi. He then joined Armstrong Allen, a Memphis, Tennessee firm, to start a Mississippi office in 1994. After becoming Managing Partner, Mr. Simmons decided to pursue his individual interests and the freedom to represent clients across a broad spectrum of legal matters. His representations include Fortune 500 companies, as well as individuals and businesses, in matters involving medical malpractice, product liability, administrative healthcare matters, nursing law, nursing licensure, contracts, workers' compensation, wrongful denial of insurance, contract actions, personal injury, toxic exposures/injury, and business litigation. Mr. Simmons also serves as a mediator, and is approved by the Mississippi Bar and the Federal Panel of Mediators. Mr. Simmons received his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he served as Editor in Chief of the Mississippi Law Journal. He has served as an adjunct professor of Healthcare Law at the Else School of Management at Millsaps College, and authored and co-authored many published materials, including the Mississippi Chapter from West Publication's Product Liability in 50 States, and numerous lectures for continuing education seminars and in-house presentations. Mr. Simmons is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, and National Health Lawyers Association. He serves as a member of the Mississippi Bar Committees for Health Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is active with the Rotary Club of Jackson, where he currently serves as a member of its Board of Directors. He enjoys time with his family, as well as hunting, fishing, archery, tennis, golf, scuba diving and being an amateur carpenter. Mr. Simmons has been named a SuperLawyer by Top Lawyers of Mid-South for 2012, 2013, and 2014, and he has served as the Chairman of the Medicine and Law Committee of the American Bar Association, and President of the Jackson Rotary Club (2011-2012).