John Howell was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2007 and the Tennessee Bar in 2011.  His areas of practice include commercial litigation, labor and employment, tort and general litigation, medical malpractice and healthcare litigation, and appellate advocacy.  During law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Mississippi College Law Review. Before joining Watkins & Eager, John served as a law clerk to the Honorable David C. Bramlette, III, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (2007-08), and the Honorable Daniel A. Manion, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2008-10).

Publications And Honors:

• Mississippi College Law Review, Editor-in-Chief (2006-07)
• 13 American Jurisprudence Awards
• Hearin-Hess Scholar
• Remand and Appellate Review When a District Court Declines to Exercise Supplemental Jurisdiction Under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c), 81 TEMPLE L. REV. 1067 (2009) (with Deborah J. Challener).
• Remand and Appellate Review Issues Facing the Supreme Court in Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc., 103 NW. U. L. REV. COLLOQUY 481 (2009), (with Deborah J. Challener).

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: History and Christian Studies/Philosophy, Mississippi College, summa cum laude, 2000
• Master’s Degree: Counseling Psychology, Mississippi College, summa cum laude, 2003
• Juris Doctor: Mississippi College School of Law, summa cum laude, 2007

Professional And Community Involvement:

• American Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Jackson Young Lawyers
• First Presbyterian Church of Jackson