Established 1895 Watkins & Eager
   
 

H. Rusty Comley was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2006. His experience spans from general product liability litigation, automotive and aviation litigation to tort and general litigation. Rusty has obtained dismissals with prejudice in a malicious prosecution action against an advertising company in state court and in a product liability action against a manufacturer of utility trucks in federal court. He secured a summary judgment in a product liability action against a major automotive manufacturer in state court. Rusty has also been a member of a trial team which won a defense verdict in the welding fume MDL litigation. He also represents health care providers in administrative proceedings and appeals. From 1996-2003, Rusty served our country as a Captain in the Aviation Branch of the United States Army. He holds a Commercial Pilot's License (Rotary-wing) with an Instrument Rating.

Publications And Honors

  • Mississippi College Law Review, Executive Editor
  • Mississippi College Moot Court Board

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree: Business Management, University of Mississippi, 1996, cum laude
  • Juris Doctor: Mississippi College, 2006, summa cum laude

Professional And Community Involvement

  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Fifth Circuit Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Bar Association

 

 
     
 

Phone: (601) 965-1941
Email: rcomley@watkinseager.com

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Practices:

  • Automotive, Heavy Equipment and Recreational
  • Health Care
  • General Product Liability
  • Mass Tort and Repetitive Exposure
  • Tort and General Litigation

 
     
     
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