Jim Lloyd Davis III

• Third generation lawyer
• 35+ years of criminal defense experience handling 1,000’s of felony and misdemeanor cases in State and Federal courts in South Mississippi, including:
>Initial Appearance,
>Bond settings and reduction,
> Preliminary and definition hearings,
>Arraignments,
>Pretrial Motions,
>Bench and jury trial,
>Sentencing,
>Appeals,
>Post-Conviction and Habeas relief
• Handled 100s of homicide cases and successful jury trials in numerous homicide cases
• Qualified as lead counsel in death penalty cases in State and Federal courts
• Handled appeals and oral arguments in Mississippi Supreme Court, Mississippi Court of Appeals, and United States Fifth Circuit Court
• Qualified and approved to appear before United States Supreme Court
• Extensive history of success, including numerous ‘Not Guilty’ jury verdicts in State and Federal courts
• Over 100 jury trials to verdict in State and Federal courts
• Past president and board member of the Mississippi Public Defender’s Association
• A member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• Requested speaker on topics of
>jury selection,
>opening and closing statements,
>reserving issues for appeal,
>prosecutor misconduct,
>jury instructions,
>eye witness identification
• Beyond a reasonable doubt, I am one of the most qualified, experienced, and competent criminal defense attorneys on the Gulf Coast.

• Free Consultation
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Rate varies based on the severity and complexity of the crime.

Mississippi

The Mississippi Bar

Since 1984

U.S. District Court, Southern Division

Since 1984

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1988

Attorney

Law Office of Jim Davis

Current

Member/Various

Public Defender's Board of Directors

1989 - Current

Off and on for the past thirty years

President

Mississippi Public Defender's Association

2005 - 2007

President during Hurricane Katrina

Mississippi College School of Law

J.D. (1984)

1984

Mississippi State University

B.S. (1978) | Accounting

1978

Activities: Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Distinguished

Martindale-Hubbell

Distinguished (2019, 2020)

Mississippi Association of Justice

Member

Current

Mississippi Public Defender’s Association

Member

Current

Mississippi Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

Current

Lawyers of Distinction

Member

2019 - Current

Mississippi State Bar Association

Member

1984 - Current

Speaker, 1989 to Present, Criminal Legal Education Conference

Criminal Legal Education

Jury Instructions, In-Court Identification, Preserving Issues for Appeal

Lead Counsel in Death Penalty Cases in State and Federal Court

Federal and State Courts