Douglas J. Gunn was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1982 and to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He also has pro hac vice privileges in numerous states. His cases of note include In Re Extension of Boundaries of City of Jackson, 551 So. 2d 861 (Miss. 1989) and City of Jackson v. City of Madison, 650 So. 2d 490 (Miss. 1995). Throughout his career, Doug has successfully handled matters ranging from product liability actions to insurance bad faith cases to pharmaceutical liability and health care matters. He has served as co-national counsel for a pharmaceutical client, and is currently active as regional trial counsel for a client in a series of commercial litigation cases.

Publications And Honors

• Casenote, 51 Mississippi Law Journal 301 (1980)
  
• Comment, 51 Mississippi Law Journal 771 (1981)
• Article, "The Offensive Use of Collateral Estoppel in Mass Tort Cases," 52 Mississippi Law Journal 765  (1982)
• James O. Eastland Scholar (1979)
• Omicron Delta Kappa, President (1979-1980)
• University of Mississippi Hall of Fame (1981)
• Mississippi Law Journal, Editorial Board (1981-1982)
• IADC Satellite Trial Academy, Faculty (2007)
• The Best Lawyers in America® (2009-2012, Mass Tort Litigation, Product Liability Litigation)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Political Science, University of Mississippi, 1979, magna cum laude
  
• Juris Doctor: University of Mississippi, 1982, cum laude

Professional And Community Involvement

• International Association of Defense Counsel
  
• Defense Research Institute
  
• Mississippi Bar Association
  
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
  
• Capital Area Bar Association
  
• Mission First, Inc., President (2007)
  
• First Baptist Church Jackson, Chairman, Board of Deacons (2008)