Selfless service, expert knowledge and decisive action.Selfless service, expert knowledge and decisive action.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
629 N Jefferson St
Jackson, MS, 39202-3102
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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DC | Good Standing | 2009 | 02/18/2021 |
MS | Active | 1998 | 03/31/2022 |
Legal answers | 2 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2019 |
Board Certified Specialist | National Board of Trial Advocacy | 2018 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2018 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2017 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2015 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2014 |
Super Lawyer | SuperLawyers | 2013 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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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 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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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 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Voir Dire (Mississippi Association for Justice) | Avoiding ERISA Preemption | 2000 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Mississippi School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor, Cum Laude | 1998 |
University of Mississippi | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1995 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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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 |
Mississippi Association for Justice Trial Skills Seminar | Deposing the Treating Physician | 2012 |
Managing Liens and Subrogation in Auto Accident Litigation | Lien and Subrogation Claim Resolution | 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 |
Case name | Outcome |
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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 |
Posted by Marcus
July 10, 2015
William Ballard, Workers compensation Attorney on Jan 23, 2015
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Yancy vigorously protects his client's rights while maintaining the highest level of professionalism. I endorse Yancy Burns.