James R. Mozingo
Top rated Business & Corporate attorney in Jackson, Mississippi
Mozingo | Quarles, PLLC
Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Business Litigation, Environmental; view more
Licensed in Mississippi since: 1978
Education: Mississippi College School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2013, 2015 - 2023 Call today:
601-812-5885
Mozingo | Quarles, PLLC
4500 Interstate 55 NorthHighland Village, Suite 278
Jackson, MS 39211 Visit website
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Focusing his practice on administrative, business and corporate law, including litigation in those areas, James R. Mozingo is a principle at MOZINGO|QUARLES, PLLC. He provides dedicated legal guidance and representation to clients throughout Mississippi and the southeastern United States. Mozingo has handled matters throughout the United States, in Canada, Europe and Asia. Mr. Mozingo draws on over 40 years of experience to help him guide executives, business owners and companies through a range of legal matters, including government contracts (including privatizations and matters involving water and wastewater treatment), sales and acquisitions, contracts of all kinds, business formation and operation, business bankruptcy, and business and commercial litigation.
While he is an adept business and commercial litigator, Mr. Mozingo is also an experienced contract lawyer and advisor. His participation in business and commercial litigation has given Mr. Mozingo unique insight, which he uses to help clients avoid future legal pitfalls. As lead counsel, he helped recover for his client real estate worth over $1 million that had been deeded and mortgaged without authority; he negotiated the first privatization contract for wastewater treatment facilities in Mississippi with the City of Jackson and has negotiated numerous other such contracts in Mississippi and elsewhere in the Southeast. Mr. Mozingo has received the highest possible rating of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Mozingo is actively involved in the legal community. He regularly speaks at continuing legal and other education courses on business, commercial law, and ethics-related topics. Mr. Mozingo served as a member of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions (1988-2009) and as Chairman of the Board of the Board of Bar Admissions (2002-2009). He is a fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation and a past-president of the Mississippi Water Environment Association.
In 1975, Mr. Mozingo earned a Bachelor of Arts in politics from Washington and Lee University. He went on to receive a Juris Doctor with Distinction from the Mississippi College School of Law in 1978.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Offices:
Central Mississippi Office:
112 Bridgeton Circle
Canton, Mississippi 39046
(601) 812-5885
North Mississippi Office:
1016 Louisville Street, Suite E,
Starkville, Mississippi 39759
(662) 268-5096
Practice areas
Business/Corporate, Business Litigation, Environmental, Administrative Law, Bankruptcy: Business, Government ContractsFocus areas
Bankruptcy Law, Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Licensing, Limited Liability Companies, Non-Compete Agreements, Partnership, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Trade Secret
- 30% Business/Corporate
- 20% Business Litigation
- 20% Environmental
- 10% Administrative Law
- 10% Bankruptcy: Business
- 10% Government Contracts
First Admitted: 1978, Mississippi
Professional Webpage: http://www.mozingolaw.com/attorneys-james-m.php
- Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, B.A., Major: Politics, 1975
- Mississippi's 50 Leading Attorneys, Mississippi Business Journal, 2011
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, 2003
- AV Peer-Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
- With Distinction, Mississippi College School of Law, 1978, J.D., Mississippi College School of Law, 1978
- Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, Mississippi College School of Law, 1978
- Member, Mississippi Bar Complaints Tribunal, 2009-2012, 2012
- Member, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, 1988-2009; Chairman, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions 2002-2009 , 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2009
- Chairman, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, 2002-2009, 2009
- Member, MS Secretary of State's Business Courts Study Committee, 2008
- Mississippi Supreme Court’s Committee on Reciprocity Admission to the Bar, 2007
- Mississippi Supreme Court’s Committee on Impaired Lawyers, 2006
- Mississippi Bar’s Ad Hoc Committee on Pro Hac Vice Admission to the Bar, 2002
- Member, Multistate Essay Examination Policy Committee, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 2000
- Member, Education Committee, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 1998
- President, Mississippi Water Environment Association, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1978
- Mississippi Bar, 1978
- Ethical issues in dealing with governmental entities in Mississippi., Mississippi Ethics in Government Laws, Mississippi Association Of County Engineers; Mississippi Water Environment Association, 2016
- STARKVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, Board Member, 2017
- President, Washington & Lee University Alumni Assn., Central Mississippi Chapter, 1989 - 2009, 2009
- President, Mississippi College School of Law Alumni Association, 2003
- State Auditor’s Privatization Task Force, 1993
- Governor’s Constitutional Study Commission, 1985
- Essential ethical issues for engineers in contracting and working with governmental entities in Mississippi., Speaker, MISSISSIPPI ENGINEERING LAW AND ETHICS: MISSISSIPPI ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT LAWS, Halfmoon Seminars, Engineering, 2022
- Comprehensive review of veil piercing issues in corporations and LLC's. , Speaker, Piercing/Protecting the Corporate Veil & Alter Ego Liability, Rossdale CLE, Legal, 2022
- An exploration of the essential concepts of piercing the limited liability veil of corporations and limited liability companies for a national audience., Speaker, CORPORATE VEIL PIERCING Fundamental Concepts, Rossdale CLE, Legal, 2021
- Essential concepts in negotiating and drafting acquisition agreements in business sales from both a buyers and sellers perspective., Speaker, STRUCTURING AND DRAFTING THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT in Business Sales, National Business Institute, Legal, 2019
- Collecting From LLC's: The Ultimate Guide, National Business Institute, national audio seminar, Author/Presenter, Collecting From LLC's: The Ultimate Guide, 2017
- Unique aspects of piercing and defending limited liability veils in the single-member LLC., Author/Presenter, Piercing the Single Member LLC Veil, National Business Institute, 2017
- Author/Principal Presenter, LLC's and Commercial Real Estate Lending After Kinwood Capital, University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, 2011
- Understanding and structuring the damages case in business and commercial litigation., Speaker, Damages in Business and Commercial Litigation, University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, Legal And Accounting, 2008
- Chapter Author, Dismissal or Conversion, Bankruptcy Practitioner's Guide, University of Mississippi School of Law
- Acquisition of Alabama LCO2 Supplier/Distributor, 2024
- Acquistion of chain of MS personal care homes, 2023
- Acquisition of MS large low-income housing project, 2021
- Acquisition of MS local coffee business, 2020
- Acquisition of MS retail dry cleaner, 2019
- Acquistion of regional water/wastewater treatment management and maintenance company in TN., 2018
- Sale of low income housing complex in Mississippi, 2018
- Sale of low income housing project from MS receivership, 2013
- Sale of major MS insurance broker and agency, 2013
- Sale of MS dry ice manufacturer/distributor/supplier, 2012
- IN RE: DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL PRIMARY FOR CITY OF STARKVILLE BETWEEN D. LYNN SPRUILL (Defendant) AND JOHN S. “JOHNNY” MOOREJOHN S. “JOHNNY” MOORE (Petitioner) (OKTIBBEHA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION NO2017-0215-CVK(Ford) [in election decided by 6 votes, victory at polls was sustained in unreported opinion], 2018
- IN RE: SANDERSON PLUMBING PRODUCTS, INC., UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 13-14506-JDW - Application for Attorneys' Fees for Counsel for Unsecured Creditors Cmte. [Court substantially sustained creditor's objection to total fees sought by counsel for Unsecured Creditors Cmte. and reduced the fees by approximately $165,000], 2015
- Estate of Smith v. Smith (In re Smith), 495 B.R. 291 (United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of MississippiJuly 9, 2013) [dismissal on summary judgment of claim of $1,000,000+ regarding alleged breach of fiduciary duty], 2013
- BankPlus v. Kinwood Capital Group, L.L.C., CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:08cv498 DPJ-JCS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI, JACKSON DIVISION, 430 B.R. 758; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92809, September 18, 2009, Decided, September 18, 2009, Filed, Question certified by Kinwood Capital Group, L.L.C. v. BankPlus (In re Northlake Dev. L.L.C.), 614 F.3d 140, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 16414 (5th Cir. Miss., 2010); Kinwood Capital Group, LLC v. BankPlus (In re Northlake Dev. L.L.C.), 60 So. 3d 792 (Miss. 2011); Affirmed by Kinwood Capital Group, L.L.C. v. BankPlus (In re Northlake Dev. L.L.C.), 643 F.3d 448, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 11993, 54 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (LRP) 233 (5th Cir. Miss. 2011) [set aside approximately $750,000 in bank mortgages and other claims] , 2011
- Imperial Palace of Mississippi, Inc. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission, Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi (Cause No. G2001-2027 0/3) [settlement resulted in taxpayer recovering over $900,000 in overpaid taxes], 2003
- In re E.L. Garner, Inc., 276 B.R. 483 (Bkrcy. N.D. Miss. 2000) [approved actions of trustee as to not paying certain taxes during case], 2000
- In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Intertractor America Corporation, Inc. and Crawler Parts, Inc. d/b/a Heavyquip, American Arbitration Association, Case No. 58 199 0044 92, St. Louis, Missouri (June/July 1993) [arbitrator determined that the indebtedness owed to equipment/ parts manufacturer was materially less than claimed and awarded dealer/distributor approximately $650,000.00 in damages against for manufacturer's breach of its supply contract. Resulted in a payout of the balance owed manufacturer and the continued existence and profitability of the dealer. Business was saved.], 1993
- In re Viscount Furniture Corporation, 133 B.R. 360, 15 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1315 (Bkrcy. N.D. Miss. 1991) [approved Debtor's attorney's prior/superior interest in pre-bankruptcy sums paid to attorney by Debtor], 1991
- Knight v. Sharif, 875 F.2d 516 (5th Cir. 1989) [Affirmed summary judgment as to plaintiff's claim of $30,000,000+], 1989
- In re Barrier, 776 F.2d 1298 (5th Cir.1985) [obtained mandamus from 5th Cir. requiring Dist.Crt. to enter a stay pending appeal], 1985
- In the Matter of Bruneau's, Inc., 642 F.2d 146 (5th Cir. ,1981) [affirmed enforcement of MS. Business Sign Statute in favor of Trustee], 1981
- Banking & Finance
- Construction
- Environment
- Government
- Heavy Equipment
- Lodging
- Real Estate
- Wastewater
- Water
Office location for James R. Mozingo
4500 Interstate 55 North
Highland Village, Suite 278
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: 601-812-5885
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2013, 2015 - 2023
