Types of Cases Handled:

• Criminal Felony Cases: Capital Murder (Death Penalty eligible), all other types of murder and/or manslaughter cases; other serious felony charges including but not limited to robbery, burglary, assault and sexual assault, all controlled substance charges.

• Criminal Post-Conviction Cases: Wrongful conviction, ineffective assistance of counsel resulting in conviction, wrongful incarceration, attacks on guilty pleas, etc.

• Criminal Appeals: Appeal of criminal convictions from all circuit courts to the Mississippi Supreme Court and Mississippi Court of Appeals .

• Expungements: Related to eligible felony and misdemeanor convictions.

• D.U.I. defense

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Licensed to Practice In:

• All State Courts in Mississippi

• All U.S. District Courts in Mississippi

• U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

• U.S. Supreme Court

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Past Employment Positions:

• Jackson County, Mississippi Public Defender -1981-1991

• Hinds County, Mississippi Public Defender- 1991-2005

• Maricopa County, Arizona Office of Legal Defender-2005-2009 Lowrey & Fortner, P.A. -2009-Present

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Organizations:

• Mississippi Bar Association (MSB) (1981)

• American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)

• Mississippi Public Defenders Association (Founding and Life Member) Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules (1982-2000)

• Mississippi State Legislature Criminal Justice Task Force (1998-2005) National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL)

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Paralegal: Lolita Evans