James A. McCullough II
Member

Practice Areas
AntitrustBankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
Breach of Contract
Business Torts
Commercial Litigation
Energy Litigation
ERISA, Employee Benefits, and Executive Compensation
Healthcare
Insurance Litigation
Natural Gas Storage and Transportation
Oil, Gas, and Coal Exploration and Production
Premises Liability
Technology and Software
Utility Easements and Rights of Way
James A. McCullough II
Member
Biography
James McCullough joined Brunini in 1995, and has tailored his law practice to representing clients in complex commercial disputes. Over the years James has developed niches in several commercial litigation and workout sub-specialties including, among others, insurance claim and coverage litigation, commercial bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, healthcare litigation, privacy and information security, and energy litigation. In these areas James has represented the state’s largest health insurance company, one of the state’s largest hospital systems, the nation’s largest privately owned wireless communications company, one of the largest food production and processing companies in the United States, and one of the largest mortgage information service providers in the world. In the area of commercial bankruptcy, James has represented Chapter 11 Debtors (including the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in the State of Mississippi at the time), unsecured creditors’ committees, county governments, and numerous secured and unsecured creditors. He regularly advises companies on matters involving contract and land disputes, commercial debt workouts, asset recovery and foreclosure, consumer and healthcare privacy and data security issues, and state and federal consumer protection laws and regulations.
James chairs the Firm’s Regulatory Department, and heads the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights Practice Group. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in America in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bankruptcy, Creditors and Debtors Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law.
James is very involved in professional and civic activities. Over the years, James has served as a board member and trustee of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Advisory Board to the Madison County Business League & Foundation, president, board member and program chair of the Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, and member and president of the diocesan school advisory council of the Catholic Diocese of Jackson. An Eagle Scout, James is an active volunteer and supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, and has served in numerous roles including Cub Master, Scoutmaster, Venture Crew Advisor, Order of the Arrow Lodge Committee Advisor, District Chairman, and Executive Vice President and legal counsel to the Andrew Jackson Council, BSA. For his service to the youth of central Mississippi, James is the recipient of the Silver Beaver award, the highest recognition bestowed by the Andrew Jackson Council for volunteer service.
Education
- J.D., University of Mississippi, 1995 magna cum laude (Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, Executive Editor of Legislation, Mississippi Law Journal)
- B.A., University of Mississippi, 1992
Admissions
- Mississippi (1995)
- United States District Courts of Mississippi (1995)
- United States Bankruptcy Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi(1995)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1995)
- United States Supreme Court (2002)
Community & Professional Activities
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
- Capital Area Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference (President, 2014; Board Member 2015-16; Program Chair 2008-09)
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- ABA Privacy & Data Security Committee
- DRI Data Management and Security Committee (Subcommittee Community Chair, 2016)
- Local Rules Committee, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi (2009)
- Executive Vice President, Andrew Jackson Council, BSA (2019-present)
- Executive Board and Legal Counsel, Andrew Jackson Council, BSA (2012-2019)
- District Committee Chairperson, Andrew Jackson Council, BSA (2007-2011)
- Richard Catholic School Advisory Council (2002-2006)
- Diocesan School Advisory Council, Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi (2010-2016)
- Leadership Madison County, Trustee (2010-present)
- Cub Master, Scoutmaster and Venture Crew Advisor, Pack/Troop/Crew 30, St. Richard Catholic Church (2005-2018)
Representative Matters
- Nabers v. Mississippi State Tax Commission, 665 F.Supp.2d 692 (S.D. Miss. 2009)
- Fouche’ v. Shapiro & Massey L.L.P., 575 F.Supp.2d 776 (S.D. Miss 2008)
- Robley v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, 935 So.2d 990 ( Miss. 2006)(defense verdict on remand)
- Robley v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi, 935 So.2d 1021 (Miss.Ct.App. 2005)
- Southeast Supply Header, LLC v. 40 Acres in Forrest County, Miss., 2007 WL 4459092 (December 14, 2007)
- In re B.C. Rogers Poultry, Inc. and B.C. Rogers Processors, Inc.; United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Jointly Administered); Ch. 11 Case No. 3-01-06516– Co-Counsel for Debtors in Possession
- In re Lochwood Investors I, LTD, Lochwood Place Apartments North, LTD, and Lochwood Place Apartments Phase III, LTD (Jointly Administered); Ch. 11 Case No. 05-07357 – Lead Counsel for Debtors in Possession.
Honors & Awards
- Martindale Hubbell: “AV Preeminent”
- Best Lawyers in America©: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Bankruptcy and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- District Award of Merit -Eastern District, Andrew Jackson Council of Boy Scouts
News
- BRUNINI ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© 2023 EDITION
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers
- 17 Brunini Attorneys Named to 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- CARES Act Expands Eligibility for Small Business Bankruptcy Relief
- Brunini Recognized by Super Lawyers
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
- Brunini Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers
- Twenty- seven honored by Best Lawyers® 2017, Four attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year”