Shunda Pounders joined the Brunini firm in September 2004 as a member of the General Litigation Department. She has a broad litigation practice, which includes mass tort litigation, product liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, insurance bad faith, and commercial litigation representing national and local corporations. Shunda also assists creditors by collecting unpaid accounts in accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

While at Mississippi College School of Law, Shunda served as a member of the Law Review Staff, the Clerk for the Moot Court Board, and the President of the Black Law Students Association. Shunda’s scholastic accomplishments include Quarter Finalist in the 17^th Annual Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush Moot Court Competition, Betty B. Tucker Award, and she was named an R. Jess Brown Scholar.

Shunda is also active in civic and non-profit organizations. She is a charter member of the Minority Advisory Board for Mississippi College School of Law, Chair of the Magnolia Bar Foundation's Annual High School Mock Trial Competition, and Co-chair of the Hinds County Bar Association’s Diversity Committee.

A native of Batesville, Mississippi, Shunda Pounders is a graduate of South Panola High School (1995), Jackson State University (1999), and Mississippi College School of Law (2004).

Representative Matters

• Achieved dismissals on behalf of products liability client in State Courts in Mississippi
• Achieved dismissal of Parent Corporation in a general liability case pending in State Court in Mississippi
• Achieved dismissal in separate cases involving prosecution deficiencies
• Handles administrative matters for municipality

Community & Professional Activities

• Mississippi Bar Association
• Hinds County Bar Association
• Jackson Young Lawyers Association
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• National Bar Association