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- Holcomb Dunbar Recognized as One of the Oldest Law Firms in Mississippi. Holcomb Dunbar traces its roots to John W. Cutrer who founded one of the predecessors to the current firm in 1885. By the time Nobel Laureate William Faulkner was born, John W. Cutrer had been practicing law in Clarksdale for a dozen years. The descendents of Cutrer's firm have become Holcomb Dunbar, home-based where Faulkner himself made his home base for most of his life: Oxford, Mississippi. In 1973, Pat Holcomb, Ed Connell and Jack Dunbar merged Cutrer's firm with another firm in Clarksdale. “Pat Holcomb’s vision for this firm was one of commitment to integrity, the client and the profession,” reflects Jack Dunbar. “The firm has fulfilled his vision over the years, as we continue serve the legal needs of Mississippi.” The Mississippi Business Journal regularly publishes a list of the 25 oldest law firms in Mississippi. Holcomb Dunbar ranks as the 6th oldest law firm.
- Jim M. Greenlee, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, has joined the Holcomb Dunbar law firm in Oxford, Mississippi. Greenlee will concentrate on aiding businesses and not-for-profits in risk avoidance and compliance matters. He will also focus on assisting businesses in the prevention and mitigation of regulatory or criminal exposure, healthcare fraud, grant fraud and assisting businesses and nonprofit organizations in the investigation and assessment of regulatory and statutory compliance. Greenlee will also join Holcomb Dunbar's litigation practice group.
- Greenlee served the U.S Attorney’s office in Oxford for 22 years. After serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Greenlee was appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate being sworn in as U.S. Attorney in 2001. While serving as U.S. Attorney, Greenlee's office prosecuted white collar crimes, public corruption, drug and gun trafficking, and identity theft cases while also representing the United States in civil cases. Greenlee received his Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Mississippi in 1974. After which Greenlee served active duty in the United States Navy until 1978 and in the United States Navy Reserve until 1997 retiring as a Captain. During his reserve service, he served as commanding officer of a Reserve Naval Criminal Investigative Service Unit (NCIS).
- Jack F. Dunbar was honored with the Law Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Mississippi School of Law. The annual award seeks to recognize someone who has been of outstanding service to the law school, said law Dean Samuel M. Davis. Jack was selected as this year's honoree due to his lifelong commitment to the legal profession and the communities its serves. Jack has volunteered his time and skill to the profession by serving as President of both the Mississippi Bar and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. He has also served as Mississippi's delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. Within his community, he has volunteered his services to make Oxford and Lafayette County a better place for all. There was a period of time in Mississippi when we saw the trend of hospitals in small towns closing their doors. Jack put countless hours into negotiations between Baptist Hospital and his community hospital, which led to a deal that immediately improved local heath care and laid the foundation for Baptist's continued growth to its health system and services to the surrounding areas.
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Holcomb Dunbar has announced that Jack Dunbar, senior partner and co-founder of the Oxford-based
law firm, has been recognized for inclusion in the 2009 Edition of the "Best Lawyers in America" in the
specialty of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Municipal and Personal Injury Law. "Best Lawyers" is the oldest
peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession and assists lawyers and clients in finding legal counsel in
a variety of specialized areas of the law. This marks the 26th consecutive year that Mr. Dunbar has been
selected through peer-review surveys for inclusion in this publication.
- Bradley T. Golmon recently presented a paper entitled "Collecting Business Debt: The Nuances of Commercial Collection" at a seminar held in Jackson, Mississippi. The seminar, sponsored by the National Business Institute and attended by law and business professionals.
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Holcomb Dunbar - A recent survey of the Top 500 U.S Companies by Corporate Counsel magazine chose Holcomb Dunbar, P.A. as a "Go-To" Law Firm in the area of Litigation. According to the magazine, this is a rare honor bestowed upon less than one-half of one percent of all the law firms in the U.S. and abroad. The results of the survey will be published in the Corporate Counsel’s Directory for In-House Counsel which will be distributed to in-house law departments at the nation’s leading financial services companies, reaching 10,000 General Counsel, as well as all the Fortune-1000 Financial Services Companies. A firm cannot pay to be included in this list, but must possess the fundamental credentials of having been named a "Go-To" Law Firm.
Corporate Counsel magazine surveyed General Counsel from the Top 500 U.S. Companies asking which outside law firms they turn to for legal assistance. The survey sought input on the "Go-To" firms in the practice areas of Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Corporate Governance and European Union.
- Jack Dunbar was selected by his peers to be included in the 2007th edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This marks the 20th year Mr. Dunbar has been selected to this prestigious legal referral guide.
- Tom Suszek recently presented a paper entitled "A Primer on the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act" at a real estate seminar held at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center outside Jackson. The seminar, sponsored by Security Title Insurance Co. and attended by law, real estate and title insurance professionals, received accreditation for continuing legal education by the Mississippi State Bar Association
- Brad Best and Jonathan Masters recently authored two articles concerning insurance litigation. They spoke on the issues covered in those articles at a recent National Business Institute forum on Insurance Coverage Litigation. The articles included: Litigating the Insurance Claim, and Interpreting Coverage Under the Insurance Contract, both published in the NBI July 2006 edition.