Blackwell inducted into the UM Law Alumni Hall of Fame
Leonard A. Blackwell, II was recently inducted into the University of Mississippi Law Alumni Hall of Fame. To read the full story on Len Blackwell, please click here.
Read More125 YEARS AS MISSISSIPPI’S GO-TO FIRM
Brunini has been helping clients succeed since the 1890’s. No one in Mississippi has more experience.
No one in Mississippi works harder. For 125 years, we’ve been Mississippi’s go-to local law firm.
We still are today.
Chambers List Brunini Attorneys
The 2019 edition of Chambers USA, which lists leading law firms and individual lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas, jointly awarded high rankings to nine Brunini attorneys and six of the firm’s practice areas. Chambers USA ranked six of Brunini’s practices, with the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources practice receiving the highest ranking […]
Read MoreBREAKING: Take 2 – U.S. Department of Labor Unveils Updated Attempt to Expand Employee Overtime Eligibility
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (the DOL) released its newest Proposed Rule that, if implemented, would broaden federal overtime pay regulations to cover millions of additional workers who are currently exempt from overtime eligibility. Under the Proposed Rule, the DOL seeks to update the regulations governing which executive, administrative, […]
Read MoreMATT ALLEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF MISSISSIPPI’S LEADING ATTORNEYS BY THE MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL
Matt Allen was recently recognized as one of Mississippi’s leading attorneys by the Mississippi Business Journal at the Leadership in Law Awards Ceremony. The men and women who have been chosen for this honor are recognized by their outstanding contributions that have increased the well-being of the community. The ceremony took place at the Old […]
Read MoreBRUNINI’S LEONARD A. BLACKWELL, II INDUCTED INTO THE 2019 LAW ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Leonard A. Blackwell, II a partner at Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, will be inducted into The Law Alumni Chapter of the Alumni Association of the University of Mississippi 2019 Law Alumni Hall of Fame at an Alumni Banquet held on March 30, 2019. Leonard A. Blackwell, II, a graduate of the University of […]
Read MoreBRUNINI RECOGNIZED ON THE SHORTLIST IN THE 2019 EDITION OF BENCHMARK LITIGATION
Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC has made the shortlist of Litigation Law Firm of the Year for Mississippi in the 2019 edition of Benchmark Litigation. Brunini is one of only four firms in Mississippi to achieve this honor, with the following attorneys ranked as “Mississippi Local Litigation Stars” in their respective practice areas: • […]
Read MoreE-Verify Website/Service Unavailable During Federal Government Shutdown
“E-Verify”—the U.S. Government’s federal electronic employment eligibility verification service—has “expired” due to a lapse in funding. As a result, the e-Verify site and its services are not functioning and will not be available to participating U.S. employers during the partial shutdown of the federal government that began December 22, 2018. The U.S. Department of Homeland […]
Read MoreMississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on October 9, 2018, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting. The Board approved minutes from the August meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the […]
Read MoreSix attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” honored by Best Lawyers® 2019
Six attorneys with Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Brunini lawyers were recognized in the following categories: The following attorneys were chosen as the Lawyer of the Year: J. Gordon Flowers: Best Lawyers® 2019, Tupelo, Miss., Product […]
Read MoreMississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
Summary of Meeting Held June 11, 2019 The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on June 11, 2019, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting. The Board approved minutes from the May meeting and the non-controversial actions/ […]
Read MoreMississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on April 9, 2019, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting. The Board approved minutes from the April meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the […]
Read MoreMississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
Summary of Meeting Held March 12, 2019 The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on February 12, 2019, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting. The Board approved minutes from the February meeting and the non-controversial actions/ […]
Read MoreBREAKING: Take 2 – U.S. Department of Labor Unveils Updated Attempt to Expand Employee Overtime Eligibility
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (the DOL) released its newest Proposed Rule that, if implemented, would broaden federal overtime pay regulations to cover millions of additional workers who are currently exempt from overtime eligibility. Under the Proposed Rule, the DOL seeks to update the regulations governing which executive, administrative, […]
Read MoreMississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
Summary of Meeting Held January 8, 2019 The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on December 11, 2018, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting. The Board approved minutes from the August meeting and the non-controversial actions/ […]
Read MoreE-Verify Website/Service Unavailable During Federal Government Shutdown
“E-Verify”—the U.S. Government’s federal electronic employment eligibility verification service—has “expired” due to a lapse in funding. As a result, the e-Verify site and its services are not functioning and will not be available to participating U.S. employers during the partial shutdown of the federal government that began December 22, 2018. The U.S. Department of Homeland […]
Read MoreNew Overtime Rule Proposal from Department of Labor Slated for Spring 2019
Last week, the Trump Administration published its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. In it, the Trump Administration formally announced the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) intention to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in March 2019 “to determine the appropriate salary level for exemption of executive, administrative and professional employees.” […]
Read MoreMississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board (“Board”) convened its regular monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on September 11, 2018, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, in Jackson. James Hoffmann chaired the meeting. The Board approved minutes from the August meeting and the non-controversial actions/ certifications completed by the staff since the […]
Read MoreMississippi Commission on Environmental Quality
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality convened at 9:00 a.m., on July 26, 2018, at the offices of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson. The Commission approved minutes from the previous meeting held on July 26, 2018. Following a prepared agenda, items considered were as follows: Amendments to 11 Miss. Admin. Code Part […]
Read MoreOSHA Releases Final/Updated Workplace Injury Reporting Rule
On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finalized a newly updated Rule governing employer responsibilities in recordkeeping and reporting regarding workplace injuries and illnesses. Effective in January 2017, the new Rule requires employers to electronically submit information about covered workplace injuries and illnesses to OSHA, for posting on the agency’s […]
Read MoreFive Things I Learned at Disney World
Last week, during my kids’ spring break, we finally took our epic family trip to Disney World (yes, I am the tightwad father that refused to take them until they were old enough to remember it because I didn’t want to “waste” the trip). We did it right, too. Instead of fooling with airports and […]
Read MoreWill Peyton Manning Win Defamation Case?
The Al Jazeera report that Peyton Manning’s wife received shipments of Human Growth Hormone has been much discussed the past several days. Peyton has said that any implication that he used the drug is a “complete fabrication” and that he is so angry that he’ll probably sue Al Jazeera. My good friend Rick Cleveland has […]
Read MoreThe Things We Missed While Daydreaming in College Statistics
While I love numbers and “statistics” in the baseball sense of the word, I must admit that I never sat through a class in college that I considered more worthless than Statistics. I never considered a regression analysis too hard to regurgitate on a test, but the necessity of it escaped me. Possibly it was […]
Read MoreCommunity Banking: The Ultimate Moneyball
When I think about my childhood, the first and most vivid memory I have is of the summer before I turned 12. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, that summer was as close as I would ever come to realizing my dream of becoming a major league baseball player. That is because it […]
Read MoreLow Rent and Ramen Noodles?
Like all of us, the older I get, the more I understand the genetics lessons I learned in high school biology. As a kid, I would sit at the dinner table every night and listen to my father tell his same favorite stories over and over again, laughing harder each time he told them. I […]
Read More“This Business Ain’t Hard, Son, You Just Can’t Make Bad Loans”
In April, 2008, I personally needed a change of scenery. I was extremely lucky to be part of arguably the largest banking law practice in the state at that time, and I was equally fortunate to have arguably the state’s best known banking attorney as my mentor. However, the pressures and stresses of balancing the […]
Read MoreSmall Community Banks in Rural Areas Still Make Money?
“Wait a minute,” you say, “this can’t be right. Everything I have heard in banking for the past 20 years has told me my bank must get larger. We must abandon these old, rural markets for the greener pastures of America’s cities and suburbs, where loans and deposits flow like milk and honey.” Well, sit […]
Read MoreCommunity Banks to America: “The Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated.”
We all know the story and ultimate conclusion, right? Commercial banking is becoming more complex, regulations are multiplying exponentially each passing day, commercial activity and related loans are migrating more and more to metropolitan areas, so therefore small town, community banks are quickly becoming a thing of the past. They simply can’t keep up. Not […]
Read MoreMississippi's newest 125-year-old law firm
Brunini has been a leader in Mississippi for more than 125 years. But with new clients, new attorneys, and a whole new attitude, we’re re-taking the Mississippi legal community by storm.
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