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Ben H. Stone

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Education
  • University of Mississippi School of Law
    J.D., 1961
  • Tulane University
    B.B.A., 1957
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, 1961
About Ben
Ben is a star lawyer on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

- Chambers USA

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    Credentials

    Education
    • University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1961
    • Tulane University, B.B.A., 1957
    Courts
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1961
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1961
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1961
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1992
    Bar Admissions
    • Mississippi, 1961
    Professional Affiliations
    • General Counsel for the Mississippi Power Company
    • General Counsel for the State Port Authority at Gulfport
    • Chairman of the Mississippi Ethics Commission
    • Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal
    • Mississippi State Senate, 1968-1979
    • General Counsel of the Gulf Coast Business Council
    • American Bar Association
    • Energy Bar Association, Southern Chapter, Board Member
    • Mississippi Bar Association, Executive Committee, Natural Resources Section
    • Harrison County Bar Association, President 1967
    • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
    • Maritime Law Association (proctor in admiralty)
    • Federal Energy Bar Association
    • American Counsel Association
    • American Judicature Society
    • Mississippi Economic Council
    • Mississippi Industrial Development Council
    • Mississippi State Bar Complaints Tribunal, Former Judge
    • Southern Growth Policies Board, Former Executive Committee Member
    • Governing Board of the Council of State Governments, Former Member
    • Mississippi Marine Resources Council, Former Director
    • Litigation Counsel of America, Member
    Awards & Accolades
    • Energy Bar Association's State Regulatory Practitioner Award, Inaugural Recipient 2006
    • The Best Lawyers in America®Energy Law, Gaming Law
    • Mississippi Super Lawyers
    • Chambers USA, Energy & Natural Resources
    Community Involvement
    • American Cancer Society, past chairman
    • Chamber of Commerce, former board member
    • Mississippi Economic Council
    • Westminster Presbyterian Church
    • Mississippi Children's Home Services, Board Member
    • Former Federal Fund Coordinator for the City of Gulfport