Experienced, Respected
Civil Litigation Attorneys

David

W.

Baria

David W. Baria

Location: Bay St. Louis Office

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Education

University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- Juris Doctor - 1990
Cambridge University Faculty Board of Law The Old Schools, Cambridge
- Honors: Ole Miss Summer Program
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 1987
- Major: Criminal Justice
USM Summer Program- University of London, London

Bar Admissions

Mississippi, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
U.S. Federal Courts, 1990

Professional Associations

American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, 07/2006 to Present
Mississippi Association for Justice, Past President
Mississippi Bar Association, Member, 08/1990 to Present
Hancock County Bar Association

Published Works

Taking Wrongful Termination Cases Is Not Just Tilting at Windmills Anymore. Voir Dire Magazine, Summer 1998

Honors

“Best Lawyers” and “Super Lawyers,” Since 2012
Mississippi Association for Justice Lifetime Achievement Award
MAJ Stanford Young Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014
Minority Leader, Mississippi House of Representatives, 2016 - 2019
Mississippi Association for Justice (“MAJ”) Legislative Award, 2008

Classes & Seminars

Addressing Caps on Damages. Mississippi Association for Justice Annual Convention, June 8, 2023
Life After Learmonth. Mississippi Bar Summer School for Lawyers, July 2014
Legislative updates provided to various groups (2008-2018)
Effective Voir Dire. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Seminar, October 22, 2004
Nursing Home Litigation - It’s All Right There in the Record. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Seminar, March 15, 2000
Litigating the Nursing Home Case: Plaintiff’s Perspective. Professional Educational Services, Inc., June 18 and 19, 2004
Litigating the Nursing Home Case: Plaintiff’s Perspective. Professional Educational Services, Inc., April 18 and April 19, 2002
Bad Faith. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Seminar, February 21, 2001
Jury Selection (Panel Discussion). Mississippi Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, Annual Seminar, February 18, 1999
Nursing Home Litigation: Are These Cases Better/Worse than You Think? Mississippi Lawyer, July 1999
Nursing Home Litigation. Mississippi Bar, Summer School for Lawyers, July 1999
Circumventing Workers Compensation. ATLA National College of Advocacy Jazz Fest Seminar, May 1, 1999
Wrongful Termination. Mississippi Municipal Attorneys Association, Annual Seminar, January 28, 1999
Nursing Home Litigation. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Holiday Seminar, December 4, 1998
Nursing Home Practice in Mississippi. National Business Institute Seminar, September 9, 1998
Employment Law. Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Interesting Issues Seminar, October 1996

Pro-Bono Activities

Mississippi Center for Justice, Board of Directors
United Policyholders, Board of Directors
Chairman, Hancock County Youth Court Task Force
Chairman, Southern Legislative Conference, Gulf Coast and Atlantic States Task Force
University of Southern Mississippi Autism Advisory Board
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
Mississippi House of Representatives, District 122, 2012 to 2019
House Minority Leader, 2016 to 2019
Democratic Nominee, United States Senate (MS), 2018