Rocky Wilkins

Focusing his practice on personal injury and wrongful death litigation, Rocky Wilkins is a partner at Morgan & Morgan. Based in the national firm's office in Jackson, Mississippi, he represents clients throughout Hinds County and surrounding areas. Admitted to practice before all Mississippi state courts, Mr. Wilkins is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, Mr. Wilkins is admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts and all Arkansas state courts.

Mr. Wilkins has been able to obtain significant compensation for his clients who have incurred economic and noneconomic losses as a result of the negligence of other people or entities, including several seven-figure jury awards. The types of cases that he has handled includes premises liability, defective products, fatal fires, and truck and motor vehicle crashes. Mr. Wilkins is frequently asked to deliver presentations to groups of fellow attorneys on such topics as trial tactics and evidence, and he co-hosts a weekly show on a Jackson television station in which he discusses legal issues and answers questions that have been submitted by viewers.

Born and raised in Jackson, Mr. Wilkins attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford as an undergraduate, where he majored in political science and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1996. Remaining on campus, he pursued his legal education at the University of Mississippi School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1999. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan in May 2017, Mr. Wilkins was the owner of his own personal injury law firm. His professional memberships include the Mississippi Association for Justice and the American Board of Trial Advocates.