Overview
Amorya M. Orr is a trial attorney in the Jackson office of Cosmich Simmons & Brown, PLLC. Amorya practices in a variety of areas of the law including, toxic tort, product and premises liability defense, insurance disputes, general contract dispute, and church litigation prevention. A member of the Firm’s national trial team, Amorya has years of experience handling sophisticated dispositive motions, and other trial related matters. Amorya has handled complex litigation matters in courtrooms across the country including New Jersey, Mississippi, Arizona, California and Ohio. Additionally, Amorya is a practicing mediator and was recently recognized as a Super Lawyers’ Rising Star.
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Juris Doctor
- Fisk University, Nashville Tennessee
- Bachelor of Arts in English
Admissions
- Mississippi, 2014
Experience
- Motion for summary judgment on behalf of client in products liability litigation based on lack of causation evidence attributable to client. (Indiana, March 2025)
- Secured multi-million-dollar Plaintiff’s verdict in insurance coverage dispute/bad faith commercial insurance claim. (Mississippi, October 2024)
- Motion for summary judgment on behalf of client in products liability litigation based on lack of causation evidence attributable to client and Daubert challenge of client’s causation expert. (Arizona, March 2025)
- Successfully defended church in appeal before the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi of trial court’s decision to overturn improper conveyance of church’s land by elected pastor. (Mississippi 2024)
- Successful obtained decision in bench trial overturning improper conveyance of church’s real property by elected pastor. (Mississippi, 2022)
- Successfully defended church institution on trial and appeal in action regarding challenge to pastoral termination. (Mississippi, 2019)
- Conducted several mediations resulting in resolution and settlement agreements
Publications & Presentations
- “The Nuts & Bolts of Mediation” Mississippi College School of Law (Jackson, MS), September 2024
- “Pathways to Power: Changing the Landscape of Leadership,” Mississippi Women Lawyers Association Day of Leadership (Jackson, MS), June 2024
- “Affirm, Reverse, Break Even: Rule 50 and Mediation While on Appeal,” Mediator Certification Training, Mississippi Bar (March 2024)\
- “Social Media and Mental Health” Mississippi Women Lawyers Association (Jackson, MS), August 2023
- “The Fundamentals of Mediation” (Jackson, MS), March 2023\
- “The Pathway to the Practice of Mediation in Mississippi” Mississippi Women Lawyers Association (Jackson, MS), February 2023
- “Generational Diversity: Preparing for the Next Generation,” Perrin Diversity and Inclusion Conference (Philadelphia, PA), November 2017
- “What Law Firms Want You to Know,” Mississippi College School of Law (Jackson, MS), October 2017
- “It’s More than Just Words: Why Diversity and Inclusion Takes Action,” Mississippi Paralegals Association (Jackson, MS), February 2017
- “Real Talk: College, Law School and the World Beyond,” Mississippi College School of Law, Pre Law Day (Jackson MS), March 2016
- “The Road to Success: Tips and Tools for Future Lawyers,” University of Mississippi School of Law (Oxford, MS), March 2016
Distinctions
Mississippi Bar Mediator List
Associations
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Diversity Committee Chair 2024–2025
- Appellate Mediation Coordinator
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Chair 2022–2023
- Magnolia Bar Association
- Executive Board, Parliamentarian 2023-present
- Fall CLE Co-chair
- Boys’ and Girls’ Law Camp Planning Committee
- Mississippi Women Lawyers Association
- Director of State Awards 2023–2024
- Jackson Young Lawyers
Civic Involvement
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Southern Regional Leadership Team
- Mississippi Risk Management Coordinator
- Certified Internal Development Facilitator
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Clinton (MS) Alumnae Chapter
- Risk Management Coordinator
- Nominating Committee, Member
- Junior League of Jackson
- Touch A Truck ®Jackson Chair, 2024–2025
- Operations Vice President 2022–2023
- Insurance Committee Member 2022–2023
- Touch A Truck® Jackson, Placement Chair 2021–2022
- Emerging Leaders, 2020–2021
- Social Development Management Team Member-at-Large, 2018–2019
- Leadership Greater Jackson, 2016-2017 (30th Class)
Outside the Office
Outside of work, Amorya can be found reading a book, scrapbooking or watching one of her favorite movies for the hundredth time. Amorya is committed to civic and community engagement and involvement and is an active member of her local church.