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Yancy B. Burns

Personal injury Attorney at Jackson, MS

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  • State Years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 14 years
    Mississippi - MS 25 years
  • Licensed for 14 years
    State DC
    Acquired 2009
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 25 years
    State MS
    Acquired 1998
    Status
    Active No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

About Yancy

Learn Yancy’s areas of practice.

SELFLESS SERVICE, EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND DECISIVE ACTION.

Yancy has served as lead counsel in approximately forty (40) state court jury trials, fifteen (15) bench trials, and more than two hundred (200) Mississippi Workers' Compensation hearings. Yancy was selected as a 2013 and 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyer and is Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney.  Yancy also received a Preeminent client review rating by Martindale Hubbell in 2013. He was a member of the Bench-Bar Committee, Mississippi Bar Association (2006-2008), and the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Educational Committee (2007-2008). He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, a certified member of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBOTA), and Board Certified member of the Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy section of the NBOTA.

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Burns & Assoc PLLC

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Posted by Marcus | July 10, 2015
Great Lawyer
I was hurt on the job, and was denied compensation by the firm I was working for. Yancy Burns helped me get the money I deserved to get back on my feet and support my family. He kept me pretty well informed, knew what he was talking about, and you can tell he cares about your issues. He was very respectful and I would recommend him to any of my friends who needed a lawyer in MS.
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Cost

Rates
  • Contingency 25%-40%

Resume

AVVO RATING 9.3 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Principal Trial Attorney
  • Burns & Associates, PLLC
  • 2009 - Present
  • Trial Attorney
  • Crawley Law Offices, PLLC
  • 2006 - 2008
  • Staff Officer
  • 1-198th AR BN, 155th Brigade Combat Team
  • 2004 - 2006
  • Associate Trial Attorney
  • Grenfell, Sledge & Stevens, PLLC
  • 2000 - 2004
  • Equity Partner
  • Law Offices of Scott A. Johnson
  • 1998 - 2000
  • Legal Intern
  • United States Attorney's Office, Oxford, MS
  • 1997 - 1997
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Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
  • 1998
  • University of Mississippi
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1995

Legal Cases

  • Jones v. Imperial Palace of Mississippi, LLC, (Miss. Ct. App. 2013)
  • Reversed and Remanded
  • Renfroe v. Berryhill, 910 So.2d 624 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005)
  • Reversed and Rendered
  • Kitchens v. Jerry Vowell Logging; 874 So.2d 456 (Miss. 2004)
  • Remanded to Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission

Associations

  • National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Certified Pretrial Practice Advocate
  • 2012 - Present
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • Certified Civil Trial Advocate
  • 2009 - Present
  • Mississippi Workers' Compensation Educational Association
  • Member
  • 2007 - 2008
  • Mississippi Bar, Bench-Bar Liaison Committee
  • Member
  • 2006 - 2008
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2019
  • AV Preeminent Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2019
  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2018
  • Board Certified Specialist
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy
  • 2018
  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2017
  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2016
  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2015
  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2014
  • Super Lawyer
  • SuperLawyers
  • 2013
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Publications

  • Voir Dire (Mississippi Association for Justice)
  • Avoiding ERISA Preemption
  • 2000

Speaking Engagements

  • Medicare Set-Asides in Workers’ Compensation
  • Medicare Set-Asides in Workers’ Compensation
  • 2014
  • Litigating Slip, Trip & Fall Cases in Mississippi
  • Litigating Slip, Trip & Fall Cases in Mississippi
  • 2013
  • Managing Liens and Subrogation in Auto Accident Litigation
  • Lien and Subrogation Claim Resolution
  • 2012
  • Mississippi Association for Justice Trial Skills Seminar
  • Deposing the Treating Physician
  • 2012
  • Litigating the Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Claim
  • Litigating the Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Claim
  • 2011
  • Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project CLE by the Hour
  • Mississippi Workers Compensation Law Update
  • 2008
  • How to Win Your Next Soft Tissue Injury Trial in Mississippi
  • How to Win Your Next Soft Tissue Injury Trial in Mississippi
  • 2004
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Attorney endorsements

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Given (2)
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Workers compensation Attorney | Jan 23
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Yancy vigorously protects his client's rights while maintaining the highest level of professionalism. I endorse Yancy Burns."
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