Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1974
- University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., 1972; Omicron Delta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 1975
- Mississippi, 1974
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
- 5th Cir., 1974
- 10th Cir., 2000
- N.D. Miss., 1974
- S.D. Miss., 1974
Henry Laird is a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group and practices from the firm's Gulfport office. His practice spans all types of commercial litigation and disputes. He also practices in the area of the First Amendment, including defense of defamation and privacy claims, and media law, including access to the courtroom, court file, governmental meetings, and other public records and places.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar, and the Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit. He has been selected as a Fellow of The Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Mr. Laird is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was awarded a bachelor of arts degree, and the University of Mississippi, where he received a juris doctor degree.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Commercial Litigation and First Amendment Law (listed annually since 2003)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in the 2011 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers in the area of Business Litigation (listed annually since 2009)
Representative Matters
- In re Gannett River States Publishing Corporation, 630 So. 2d 351 (Miss. 1994)
- Fairley v. Turan-Foley Imports, Inc., 864 F. Supp. (S.D. Miss. 1994)
- Michael S. Fawer v. Evans, 627 So. 2d 829 (Miss. 1993)
- Ladner v. Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., 828 F. Supp 427 (S.D. Miss. 1993)
- Brown v. Knight Ridder and Gulf Publishing Company, (S.D. Miss. 1988)
- Alcom Electronic Exchange, Inc. v. Burgess, 849 F.2d 964 (5th Cir. 1988)
- Bernstein v. South Central Bell Telephone Company, 730 F.2d 766 (5th Cir. 1987)
- Bussen v. South Central Bell Telephone Company, 682 F. Supp. 319 (S.D. Miss. 1987)
- Watson v. Credit Bureau, Inc. of Georgia, 660 F. Supp. 48 (S.D. Miss. 1987)
- In the matter of Zondel Katz etc. v. Paul M. Franke, 565 F.2d 766 (5th Cir. 1977)
- United States v. Nix, 976 F. Supp. 417 (S.D. Miss. 1977)
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Section of Litigation, First Amendment Media Litigation Committee)
- Bar Association of The Fifth Federal Circuit
- Colorado Bar Association
- Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information (Member, Advisory Board)
- Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (Commissioner, 1991–1998)
- The Mississippi Bar
- The Mississippi Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees)
