Trey Jones joined the Brunini firm in 1999 after serving as law clerk to then Chief Judge Tom S. Lee, United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. He practices general civil litigation and focuses primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, mass torts, environmental litigation and products liability. Trey is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Commercial Litigation.

Trey received his J.D., summa cum laude, from the Mississippi College School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor of the Mississippi College Law Review and graduated second in his class. His professional and civic activities include membership in numerous state and federal bar associations, and he is also a past board member of the Downtown Jackson Exchange Club and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the MS Arthritis Foundation.

Representative Matters

• Defended multiple companies in toxic tort environmental litigation involving claims by thousands of plaintiffs alleging exposure to various wood treating chemicals.
• Recently obtained a judgment on the pleadings in a suit filed against a major lending institution. In this case, the Plaintiff alleged that his property had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and that he had suffered damages as a result of an erroneous flood zone determination and the failure to obtain flood insurance in connection with the mortgage closing.  In a case of first impression for Mississippi state courts, the Brunini attorneys successfully obtained a ruling that lenders are immune from such suits, and all claims were dismissed. 
  
• Recently succeeded in obtaining a summary judgment in an ERISA case filed in federal court by numerous plaintiffs as a putative class action against a major lending institution.  The case involved allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation and other statutory violations.  After substantial briefing, the court determined that all of the plaintiffs' claims should be dismissed before trial.
  
• Recently obtained a summary judgment and dismissal of all claims in a suit brought in state court against a major lending institution and one of its loan officers.  The plaintiffs in the case alleged claims of breach of contract, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation and negligent hiring, supervision and retention.
• Obtained a defense verdict in Hinds County Circuit Court in a suit brought against a lender. The plaintiff alleged that the lender failed to compensate him appropriately for his work assisting in bringing several large custodial accounts to the bank. The jury found for the lender and awarded plaintiff no damages. Judge Winston Kidd presided over the trial. 
• Obtained a summary judgment and dismissal of all claims in a suit in federal court against a lender. The plaintiff alleged various tort claims and violation of banking regulations.

Speeches & Publications

• "Maverick or Trendsetter?: Fifth Circuit Addresses Slippery Questions in Employment Discrimination", 20 Miss. C.L. Rev. 277 (2000)

Community & Professional Activities

• Hinds County Bar Association
• Rankin County Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
• Mississippi Bar Association (Executive Committee Member, Litigation and General Practice Section)
• American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Environmental Law and Litigation)
• Federal Bar Association
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Jackson Young Lawyers Association
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Federalist Society
• American Inns of Court
• Christian Legal Society
• Mississippi College School of Law Fund-Raising Committee
• Rankin County Chamber of Commerce