Stephen W Burrow, Attorney at Law

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Born in New Orleans, but a life-long resident of Jackson County, Stephen obtained his Bachelors Degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 1988, where he received a Certificate in German Public and International Affairs with Distinction. In 1993, Stephen graduated from Tulane University's School of Law, acquiring both a Juris Doctor Degree and a Certificate in European Legal Practice. While at Tulane, he served as Tulane Law School President, an extern clerk for U.S. District Judge Martin L. C. Feldman of the Eastern District of Louisiana, as a senior member of the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law and in the Tulane Inns of Court. Rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell and a Mid-South SuperLawyer, Stephen is admitted to practice law in Mississippi and Alabama. He is a member of the Mississippi Bar (Member: Medical Liaison Committee, 2007-2008; Technology Committee, 2005-present); Alabama State Bar; Jackson County Bar Association; and American Inns of Court (Russell/Blass/Walker Chapter). From 2007-2016, he served as a judge pro tem for Pascagoula's Municipal Court. Stephen's practice is general, with an emphasis on Business Law, Business Development, Commercial Transactions, Business and Commercial Litigation, and Medical Malpractice Defense. He has given lectures and continuing education classes for professionals on such topics as, "Business Law for the Practicing Physician/Provider;" "Practitioner Responsibilities under HIPAA," and "Privacy of Peer Review Records.” Stephen has also given multiple seminars on the formation and operation of LLCs, and on Mississippi's 2010 Revised Limited Liability Company Act. Finally, Stephen has taught continuing education seminars on "Walking the Ethical Line in representing Business Organizations" and "2014 Legislative Update and Select Issues in Business Entity Operations." In his career, Stephen has participated in some of Mississippi's biggest cases at both the trial and appellate levels, including, Mississippi’s tobacco litigation, large products liability cases, etc. As lead counsel, Mr. Burrow has successfully defended physicians and other defendants before juries and the state’s highest courts, all of which sought millions of dollars in damages. Some of Mr. Burrow’s reported cases are: -Glaskox v. George County Hospital, 2016 US Dist. Lexis 100223 (S.D. Miss. 2016); -Gray v. Dimitriades, 2016 Miss. App. Lexis 369 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016); -Georgia Pacific Corp. v. Cook Timber Co. 194 So.3d 118 (Miss. 2016); -Greenwich Ins. Co. v. Miss. Windstorm Underwriting Ass'n, 803 F.3d 652 (5th Cir. 2015); -Marie v. North, 180 So.3d 624 (Miss.2015); -Rodwell v. Chrisman, 149 So.3d 566 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014); -Lemon Drop Properties, LLC. v. Pass Marianne, LLC 73 So. 3d 1131 (Miss. 2011); -Figueroa v. Orleans, 42 So.3d 49 (Miss. Ct. App. 2010); -Hood ex rel. State Tobacco Litigation v. Governor Haley Barbour, 958 So.2d 790 (Miss. 2007); -Morris v. Ford Motor Company & Texas Instruments, 936 So.2d 432 (Miss.Ct.App. 2006); -Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman & Dent, P.A. v. Merkel & Cocke, P.A., 910 So.2d 1093 (Miss. 2005). On the business/commercial side of his practice, Stephen has negotiated and closed multi-million dollar company/asset acquisitions. From 2008-2009, Stephen served as a member of the LLC/Partnership Committee, charged by Mississippi's Secretary of State with updating and substantially revising Mississippi’s statutory regime for limited liability companies and partnerships. Through their combined efforts, the Secretary and Committee were able to pass the first overhaul of Mississippi's LLC Act in almost 20 yea