- Location
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Phone
- 601-636-6565
- Fax
- 601-631-0114
- bhopson@tellerlaw.com
Practice Areas
- Corporate
- School Law
- Insurance
- General Litigation
- Health Care
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1991 (including all Federal Courts in Mississippi)
- Louisiana, 1990 (including all Federal Courts in Louisiana)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1990
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D. – 1990
- Law School Student Body President
- Moot Court Board
- Dean’s List
- Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities
- Phi Delta Phi
- University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
- B.B.A. – 1987
- Major: Banking and Finance
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” Rating
- Mid-South Super Lawyer – Business Litigation
- Elite Lawyer of the South
- Mississippi Top 50 Most Influential People – 2020
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mississippi State Senator:
- Appropriations Chair
- Judiciary “A” Committee Past Chair
- Energy Committee Past Chair
- Public Health and Welfare Committee Past Vice-Chair
- Mississippi Bar:
- Past President
- Board of Bar Commissioners
- Past President of Young Lawyers Division
- Client Relations Committee
- Uniform Law Commissioner
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Law and Criminal Justice Committee Past Co-Chair
- Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
- American Bar Association, Fellow
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division, Fellow
- Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC): Board of Trustees; Executive Council
- United Way: Past Chair of Board of Directors; Campaign Chair; Board of Directors
- American Heart Association: Past Fund Raising Chair
- Good Shepherd Community Center: Past Chair of Board of Directors
- University of Mississippi Alumni Association: Past Member of Board of Directors; Law Alumni Board of Directors; Lamar Order
- Crawford Street United Methodist Church: Lay Leader; Past Administrative Board Chair
- Warren County Bar: Past President
Bio
Briggs, a 1990 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, is licensed to practice in Mississippi and Louisiana. Having initially practiced in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast for several years, Briggs returned to his hometown of Vicksburg where he has established a strong litigation practice in the areas of business, insurance defense, administrative, education, and health care law. He represents several governmental entities (school districts and hospital) and businesses in the region. He is an “AV-Preeminent” rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell.
A former President of the Mississippi Bar, Briggs has been a leader in numerous legal and community endeavors. He currently serves as a State Senator representing Warren, Yazoo and Issaquena Counties. In the Senate, he serves on numerous important committees, including Appropriations (Chairman), Education, Public Health and Welfare, and Judiciary “A”, to name a few.
Briggs is a member of the International Association of Defense Council, National School Board Association (Council of School Attorneys), Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar, Louisiana State Bar Association, Warren County Bar, Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, and the Uniform Law Commission.
Briggs has been recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in Business Litigation and as an Elite Lawyer of the South. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the Mississippi Bar Foundation, and the Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division. He has received numerous legislative awards and other awards for his work in the legislature and the legal profession.