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La'Verne Edney elected as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation
La'Verne Edney was recently elected as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. She was inducted into membership at the Foundation’s recent Annual Meeting and Fellows Induction Ceremony held at the Old Capitol Inn in Jackson in April.
Ms. Edney joined the Brunini Firm in 1998, where she is a member of the General Litigation Department. La'Verne's practice areas include mass tort litigation, product liability, employment discrimination, medical malpractice, and personal injury. Presently, La'Verne serves on the Mississippi Bar Association's Committee on Professional Responsibility. She has served as Chairperson of the Ethics Committee of the Mississippi Bar Association, Chairperson of the Personnel Committee of the Board of Trustees of Mississippi College, and Chairperson of the Education Foundation Trust Advisory Committee. La'Verne was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour to serve on the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee. She was also appointed by the Supreme Court to serve on the Task Force for Gender Fairness and the Commission on Bar Admissions Review.
The Bar Foundation was organized in 1963 to improve the administration of justice. It presently administers the Interest On Lawyers Trust Accounts Program, which has awarded over seven million dollars to public interest, law-related programs.
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