Benje Bailey joined the Brunini Firm in 2000 and is a member of one of the Firm's litigation departments. He received his Accounting degree from Mississippi State University in 1997 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi in 2000, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Mississippi Law Journal. Since coming to the Firm, Benje has worked on lawsuits involving complex commercial transactions, products liability, nursing homes, and premises liability.  He has been named a Mid-South© Rising Star in Business Litigation.

Benje and his wife, Mimi, have four children.  The Baileys are members of Pinelake Church where they serve in a variety of capacities.  

Representative Matters

• Wills v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. C2009-2941 (Super. Ct. Pima County, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2011) (dismissal)
• Collins v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 1:03-cv-17260 (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Sep. 24, 2010) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Acevedo v. Nichols Wire, Case No. 1:03-cv-17164 (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Aug. 18, 2010) (dismissal)
• DiMartino v. Hobart Bros. Co., Case No. 1:05-cv-17343, (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Aug. 12, 2010) (dismissal)
• Barron v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 1:04-cv-18913 (MDL No. 1535) (N.D. Ohio Aug. 12, 2010) (dismissal)
• Barr v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 03-C-3221 (Cir. Ct. Kanawha County, W. Va. June 14, 2010) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Belcher v. Airco, Inc., Case No. 06-C-103N (Cir. Ct. Mason County, W. Va. Aug. 5, 2009) (defense verdict)
• Baldwin v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. 03-C-3220 (Cir. Ct. Kanawha County, W. Va. Jan. 9, 2009) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Smith v. BOC Group, Inc., Case No. 251-05-1082 (Cir. Ct. Hinds County, Miss. Jan. 11, 2008) (dismissal with prejudice)
• Calloway v. Lincoln Elec. Co., Case No. CV04-0473-6 (Cir. Ct. Union County, Ark. Sep. 2006) (defense verdict)
• Lincoln Electric Co. v. McLemore, 54 So.3d 833 (Miss. 2010) (reversing plaintiff's verdict and rendering judgment for defendants)

Community & Professional Activities

• Capital Area Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Jackson Young Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Jackson Preparatory School Alumni Council 2008-10