Meet Our Attorneys
E-mail: dmontague@mpvlaw com
Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation & Transactions
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate Transactions & Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1975
- J.D.
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1972
- B.A. in Philosophy, English & Political Science
Representative Clients
- Priority One Bank
- Citizens Bank of Philadelphia
- Southern Pipe & Supply Company, Inc.
Honors and Awards
- Selected to Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation and Real Estate Litigation, since 2010
- Selected to MidSouth Super Lawyers in Business Litigation, since 2010
Community and Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1979-1983
- Chairman, Explorer Law Committee, 1979-1981
- Mississippi State Bar
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, 1991 Director
- Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Commercial Law League of America
- U.S. Army (National Guard), 1972-1978
- 2nd Lt. Armored Cavalry
- Kiwanis Club of Hattiesburg
- President, 2005-2006
- Mississippi Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy, 2010
- Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow
Pro Bono Activities
- MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, 2000-2006
- Law Related Education - Chairman of Law Explorers Boy Scouts of America, 1980-1983
- General Counsel, Pine Burr Area; BSA, 2005-Present
- Advisory Board - Dubard School for Language Disorders, 1990-Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Alpha
- Phi Alpha Delta
E-mail: cvarnado@mpvlaw.com
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice
- Toxic Tort Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- General Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1976
- J.D.
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1973
- A.B. in History, With Honors
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Representative Clients
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
- John Crane, Inc.
- Andritz, Inc.
- Claims Management Services, Inc.
- Country Living Insurance, Inc.
- R&R Foods, Inc.
- Stonington Insurance Company
- Casablanca Construction
- Hattiesburg Convention Commission
- Library of Hattiesburg and Forrest County
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers in America
- Million Dollar Advocates
- Outstanding Lawyers of America
- Mississippi Bar Foundation Law-Related Public Education Award
Community and Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi State Bar
- Member of Board of Trustees, Hattiesburg Public Schools
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Phi Beta Kappa
E-mail: scoco@mpvlaw.com
Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Defense
- Toxic Tort Litigation
- Premises Liability
- 18 Wheeler Accidents
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi
- U. S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- U. S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1988
- J.D.
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
- Moot Court Board
- University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1985
- M.B.A. with emphasis in Management
- Academic Honors
- University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1983
- B.S. in Business with emphasis in Marketing
- Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society
- Academic Honors
Representative Clients
- Nationwide Insurance Company
- Allianz Insurance
- Chubb Insurance Company
- Whip Mix Corporation, Inc.
- ThyssenKrupp Companies
Honors and Awards
- Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Commissioned 2013
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi State Bar Association
- South Central Mississippi Bar Association
E-mail: rblair@mpvlaw.com
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Estate Planning and Probate
- Toxic Tort
- Nursing Home Negligence
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi
- Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
- J.D. 1993
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Lyons & O'Malley Mock Trial Team
- Client Counseling Board
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- M.A. 1982
- Honors: Most Outstanding Graduate Student
- Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
- BA 1981
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
Community and Professional Associations
- Mississippi State Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association (1993-1997)
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- First Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi