Charles M. Merkel, III

Attorney Charles M. Merkel, III, is a member of Merkel & Cocke, P.A., law firm, which has law offices in Clarksdale, Jackson and Oxford, Mississippi. A top-rated and award-winning trial attorney with more than 22 years of legal experience, Mr. Merkel provides exceptional representation and support to clients throughout the Jackson and Clarksdale metros and surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following:

· Personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from someone else's negligence or wrongdoing

· Medical malpractice

· Products liability

A native of Clarksdale, Mr. Merkel has deep ties to his community and a genuine concern for the legal issues that affect the residents of his area. As such, he delivers highly personalized counsel to his plaintiff clients to help them make the best-informed decisions as he aggressively pursues the most favorable outcomes possible on their behalf.

A 1995 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he received the Taylor Medal Award in English, Mr. Merkel returned to his alma mater and obtained his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1998.

A Chancellor's Scholar in law school, he was also an active participant with the school's moot court team, and he won Best Written Brief Award in 1996. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Merkel has earned a Top 10 Attorney designation from the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys and a Top 100 Trial Lawyers designation from the National Trial Lawyers each year since 2014. He has also received a Lawyers of Distinction rating as well as consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America. He is a member of the Coahoma County Bar Association, the Mississippi Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice, among his other professional affiliations.

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Office Locations:

Clarksdale Office
30 Delta Avenue
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone: 662-302-2812
Secondary phone: 877-790-0943

Oxford Office
2090 Old Taylor Road
Suite 207
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-236-0080

Greenville Office
540 Main Street
ICON Building, Suite 302
Greenville, MS 38702
Phone: 662-592-3110

Jackson Office
622 Duling Avenue
Suite 221
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-653-1103