William M. Vines

William M. (Matt) Vines is an accomplished trial lawyer with extensive litigation experience representing clients in a wide spectrum of civil matters, including motor vehicle accident claims, premises liability claims, products liability claims, construction defect claims, and professional liability claims. He also has substantial experience in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.

With extensive trial experience in the state and federal courts of Mississippi, Matt has represented numerous clients before the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Mississippi Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has more than 40 published decisions.

Matt has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law (teaching civil litigation courses) and Belhaven University (teaching business law and business ethics courses). He has authored scholarly works published by the Journal of Mississippi History and the Society for American Baseball Research.

Highly regarded among his peers, Matt has received the highest possible peer-review rating (AV Preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell in both legal ability and ethical standards, reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. He also has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed guides to the legal profession in the United States.