Catherine Pettis

Contact

clpettis@go.olemiss.edu,

catherinepettis2@gmail.com

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Education

J.D., The University of Mississippi School of Law – May 2020

B.A., Communication Studies, Baylor University – May 2016

Legal Experience

Summer Associate, Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC – May 2019 – June 2019

Summer Associate, Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP – June 2019 – July 2019

Summer Associate, Carroll Warren & Parker – July 2019 – August 2019

Legal Intern, Office of General Counsel at Telapex, Inc. –Ridgeland, MS – June 2018 – August 2018

Summer Associate, Mitchell McNutt & Sams – Tupelo, MS – May 2018 – June 2018

Areas of Interest

General and Commercial Litigation

Corporate Law

Transactional Law

Professional Associations & Memberships

Staff Editor, Mississippi Law Journal – Volume 88

President, Student Bar Association – 3L

Treasurer,  Christian Legal Society ­– 2L

Member, Dean’s Leadership Council ­– 2L

Member, Phi Delta Phi Honor Society

Member, Bessie Young Council

Publications 

Adoption Isn’t An Option: The Need for Embryo Transfer Laws in Mississippi, Mississippi Law Journal (forthcoming 2020)