Philip C Hearn

Philip C Hearn

4.6
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 33 years

Personal injury Lawyer at Jackson, MS
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Litigation

1438 N. State Street., Jackson, MS

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Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Litigation 5%

General litigation, including professional licensure, construction disputes, insurance litigations, and mass torts.

5%

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Licensed in Mississippi for 33 years

State: Mississippi

Acquired: 1992

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Hearn Law Firm

1438 N. State Street., Jackson, MS, 39296

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Philip C Hearn's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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1 star (1)

Posted by Julia | August 25, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very best!

Philip Hearn has always helped my family. We trust his word, integrity, knowledge, commitment and above all, we trust him. I would not hesitate to encourage anyone needing help to contact Mr. Hearn. He puts his heart into his cases, and puts you at ease. That to me is the most important factor, being... at ease and never having to wonder what's going on. He communicates with you every step of the way. Thank you for everything!

Philip Hearn

Replied last August 26, 2024

Thank you for the wonderful review. We always strive to treat our clients like family. Thank you again.

Posted by Randy | August 22, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Bad Representation

I deeply regret hiring Jackson, MS attorney, Philip C. Hearn, “Esq.” to defend me against a simple disturbance of the peace charge. He charged me $4,000, to be paid before he would even meet with me. That meeting never happened. The “free consultation” he advertises turned out to be a meeting with a... paralegal in his office. Hearn was not even there that day. I foolishly and reluctantly agreed to pay the $4,000 and believe it or not, to this day, I have never met Philip Hearn. The case dragged on for almost a year, due to delays by Mr. Hearn, to handle more lucrative cases, in my opinion. I never signed a contract or any other documents, especially one stating that Mr. Hearn would NOT be going to court with me, but instead would send a young associate, Cass Cole. Mr. Cole, in my opinion, was extremely timid, nonchalant and ineffective. He gave me terrible advice at my trial and I ended up paying almost another $1,000 to the court. I was extremely disappointed in my “representation” by Philip Hearn and Cass Cole. I would recommend neither. Shortly before my twice-delayed court date, Mar. 30, 2023, Mr. Hearn called me and stated that his daughter was having surgery and that he would be unable to attend my trial, but that he would be sending Cass Cole in his stead. I wished his daughter well, and reluctantly went to a disastrous court session with Cass Cole. When I left court that day, quite dejectedly, I happened to look at Philip Hearn’s Facebook page and saw that he and his family were currently attending a Memphis Grizzlies game and staying in a skybox that day. (I have the dated screen shots depicting the 6 Hearns -including his (allegedly) sick daughter—at the Fed Ex Forum in Memphis). I felt completely abandoned at this point . After my wife and I wrote a factual review of the Hearn Law Firm, Mr. Hearn threatened me with a lawsuit against both my wife and me if I did not remove it within 48 hours. My wife and I were under extreme emotional distress for almost a year, due to Mr. Hearn’s lack of concern, and my wife was involved from day one. Mr. Hearn seemed to be angered by the fact that my wife was involved on my behalf. I strongly believe that I could have handled this issue far better, timelier and definitely less expensively by myself. I complained to the MS Bar Association and not surprisingly, Mr. Hearn’s cronies sided with him (as I felt sure that they would), so my complaint is now being reviewed by the American Bar Association, where fewer people know Philip Hearn personally. I have documentation to prove every statement I have made here, and also some other interesting facts that I have learned on the internet. I’m prepared, in case I receive another threatening response from Philip C. Hearn, “Esquire”. (Mr. Hearn also has offices in Blue Mountain, New Albany, Port Gibson, MS and Atlanta, GA.) UPDATE: I wrote an honest, factual review of EXACTLY what happened in my dealings with Philip C. Hearn. I stated only facts and my opinions. I requested that it be published anonymously, which it was. He responded on your public site with doxxing (posting my name and address), verifiable LIES, and violations of attorney/client privilege. I don’t intend to let this go. If you are looking for an attorney in Mississippi or Georgia, my recommendation would be to run from this one.

Philip Hearn

Replied last August 26, 2024

To Mr. Randy F of Ridgeland, MS: You were charged with stalking in the Pearl Municipal Court. As explained to you, Rankin County in general and Pearl in particular is no place to be charged with a crime, particularly one against children. When you hired me, it was my understanding that you had been at a Mississippi Braves game by yourself when you decided to take “2 pictures of a little girl rows in front of [you] to show to [your] [allegedly sick] wife. … the little girl was at the game several rows (at least 10 or 15) rows in front of [you].” Based upon this understanding, I did in fact tell you that if those were indeed the facts, that you would be found innocent at trial. I further advised you that there was nothing illegal per se about taking photos at a baseball game open to the public. As is my usual practice learned in thirty-two (32) years of criminal defense, I told you that I could not make a final determination on your case until I had seen the State’s evidence via our request for discovery. Contrary to your allegation, we did in fact request and obtain discovery, receiving said discovery on October 24, 2022. As happens all too frequently in criminal matters, the discovery file told a very different story than the one told by you. The General Affidavit of Officer Reynaldo Olivo charged that you “did knowingly, willfully, maliciously and unlawfully stalk C.C.F. (a minor) by (B) harassing by taking photographs, said conduct serving no legitimate purpose and which in fact caused serious alarm, annoyance, harassment and substantial emotional distress to C.C.F., who is 4 years of age.” (General Affidavit of Officer Reyaldo Olivo). In support of this Affidavit were the little girl’s parents and two unrelated witnesses. The dad testified that he had been told by a witness that an older man was taking pictures of his little daughter and that when confronted the man was “rude and aggressive.” The man was identified by Pearl Police as you, Mr. Randy F, a 71-year-old man, from Ridgeland, MS. Per the dad, you told the officer that “yes, I always take pictures of pretty little girls.” (Statement of T.F., the dad). The mom confirmed her husband’s statement and that you said, “Oh I take pictures of pretty little girls all the time to show my wife” and that her daughter was “very upset … and wanted to leave.” (Statement of M.F., the mom). One witness stated that he saw you “pull your cell phone out flip camera around to zoom in on little girl in seats below us. Then four minutes later he proceeded to take another picture as they walked up stairs.” (, Statement of J.S., a witness). The other witness stated that “I noticed a gentleman wearing a white t-shirt – red bill hat take 2 separate photos of a young girl with her mother. I looked at the party that was with me and they saw the same thing. The gentleman actually “zoomed in” on the little girl as she was walking up the steps with her mother.” (Statement of T. E,, a witness). The witness statements and contents of your phone obviously told a very different story than the one told by you. At the pretrial conference, the prosecutor offered to allow you to plead guilty to disorderly conduct and pay a fine. The alternative was a trial. The prosecutor emphasized that were you to be found guilty--and with the witnesses aligned against you and the disturbing contents of your phone, you most assuredly would have been found guilty—he would seek the maximum six-month sentence allowed by law. Mr. Cole called me and informed me of the position of the prosecutor. I then told him to explain this to you. You wisely and voluntarily accepted the offer and paid a fine. In closing, Randy F, you were very fortunate to avoid a 6-month jail sentence for taking pictures of a four-year-old little girl. It was the hard work of Hearn Law Firm that kept you out of jail.

Posted by Bobby | August 11, 2022 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Top Notch Lawyer

Had a problem with a title company on the sale of my property. They wanted an affidavit of heirship from the original owner & it became a nightmare. I tried everything & was at the end of my rope. Called Philip & 2 days later the money from the sale was in my account!! Top notch lawyer & a person who... truly cares about helping you!!!!

Posted by Avante | August 2, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great Attorney/ Highly Recommend

Philip Hearns did an unbelievable job on my case. He did exactly what he said he would do which was get both of my charges dropped. If I ever need legal help in Mississippi he would be my first call hands down.

Posted by Colin | October 8, 2021 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Great Attorney

Really great experience with this firm. They were prompt in returning my calls, very knowledgable, and helped me sort out some complex employment legal matters. I found the whole experience informative and pleasurable. I would recommend this group to anyone!

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2008 - Present

President, Hearn Law Firm

2000 - 2007

Partner, Hearn & Thomas, PLLC

1997 - 2000

Senior Associate, Young, Williams & Fuselier

1994 - 1997

Associate, Maxey, Wann & Bagley

1993 - 1994

Associate, Langston, Frazer & Sweet

1992 - 1993

Law Clerk, Dan M. Lee, Supreme Court of Mississippi

Associations

2017 - Present

Mississippi Association for Justice

Chairman

2017 - Present

Mississippi Association for Justice

Board of Governors

2016 - Present

Capitol Area Bar Association

Committee Member

2016 - Present

Choctaw Tribal Bar

2014 - Present

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

Member

2014 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

1994 - Present

Mississippi Bar, Litigation Section

Member

1994 - Present

Mississippi Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section

Member

1993 - Present

Capitol Area Bar Association

Member

1992 - Present

Mississippi Association for Justice

Member

2015 - 2016

Capitol Area Bar Association

Committee Member

1996 - 2002

Mississippi Bar, Legal Lines

Former Chair

1993 - 2003

American Bar Association

Member

1992 - 2002

Mississippi Bar, Young Lawyers Division

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Nickson v. Systems Automotive, Inc.

confidential settlement

Dobbins et al v. Emergystat, Inc. et al

confidential settlement

Owens v. City of Flowood, Mississippi et al

pending

USPCI OF MISSISSIPPI, INC., et al. v. State of Mississippi, et al.

reversed and rendered

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Education

1992

University of Mississippi School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

Millsaps College

BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration

Speaking Engagements

2015

Capitol Area Bar Association

Expungement Workshop

2014

Capitol Area Bar Association

Expungement Workshop

2013

Capitol Area Bar Association

Expungement Workshop

2003

Mississippi Bar

Mississippi College School of Law- Nursing Home Litigation

2002

Mississippi Bar

Mississippi College School of Law- Nursing Home Litigation

Languages

English

Activity

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