James M. "Matt" Tyrone was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 2006. He was also admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Mississippi, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  His experience spans from products liability litigation and white-collar criminal defense to tort and general litigation. Matt has obtained an acquittal in a multi-week Federal criminal trial and numerous acquittals in Mississippi state courts. Prior to joining Watkins & Eager, Matt served as a law clerk to the Honorable David C. Bramlette, III, of the United States District for the Southern District of Mississippi (2006-2007).

 Publications And Honors

• Co-author, “DRI’s Product Liability Case Law Update 2011 – Fifth Circuit,” presented at the 2011 DRI Products Liability Conference
  
• Circuit Court Venue in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Actions, 31 Mississippi Defense Quarterly 11 (Spring 2007)
  
• Co-author, "The 'Home Grown' Presidency: Empirical Evidence on Localism in Presidential Elections 1972-2000," 36 Applied Economics 1745 (2004)
  
• Co-author, "Politics and the Adoption of Legislative Television: An analysis of the U.S. House Vote on C-Span," 16 European Journal of Law and Economics 345 (2003)
  
• Performed study and report with recommendations on jury selections plans of the various district courts within the Fifth Circuit; presented to the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council in May 2007 by the Honorable David C. Bramlette III, United States District Judge
  
• Mississippi Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor
  
• Hinds County Special Prosecutor Pro Tempore

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Banking and Finance, University of Southern Mississippi, Highest Honors, 2003
  
• Juris Doctor: University of Mississippi School of Law, summa cum laude, 2006

Professional And Community Involvement

• Jackson Young Lawyers
  
• Capital Area Bar Association
  
• Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi