THE MAY LAW FIRM, PLLC FIRM PROFILE June 22, 2012 The May Law Firm, PLLC 728 North Congress Street Post Office Box 23121 (39225) Jackson, Mississippi 39202
THE MAY LAW FIRM, PLLC 728 North Congress Street Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Telephone: (601) 944-1888 The May Law Firm, PLLC (MLF) is a Mississippi law firm based in Jackson, Mississippi specializing in insurance matters and public finance. Having earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a law degree from Duke University, Attorney John Richard May, Jr. has served as a business consultant for several small to mid-size companies, as well as for individual clients. His areas of practice include bad-faith insurance, general litigation, and public finance. Specifically, MLF provides bond and disclosure counsel services to state agencies, local governments, and public school districts. MLF also provides underwriter counsel services to regional and national investment banking firms. MLF s experience in these tax-exempt bond transactions includes work on issuances of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and private placement bonds. MLF has: Served as bond and underwriter s counsel for municipal and school district bond issuances; and Acted as issuer s counsel for privatized student housing bond issuances. The May Law Firm s legal experience in the insurance arena includes working for one of the nation s top insurance companies primarily involving automobile, homeowners, and commercial insurance claims. For the last five (5) years, Mr. May has focused his insurance practice on representing policyholders in insurance coverage and liability disputes. Attorney May has created a firm that meets the business, as well as legal, needs of MLF s clients. MLF attorneys have represented both the private and public sector and have prosecuted and defended complex insurance claims. Client-focused and results-orientated, MLF combines big firm experience with small firm attention. We have a well-earned reputation for integrity, efficiency and thoroughness.
John Richard May, Jr., Esq. 728 North Congress Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202 Telephone: (601) 944-1888 Email: johnmay@bellsouth.net Education 1990-1992 HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL BOSTON, MA OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Awarded Master of Business Administration degree. General Management Curriculum with emphasis in business development, corporate strategy, and marketing. 1983 1987 DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW DURHAM, NC Awarded Juris Doctorate degree. Recipient of Latty Scholarship, Earl Warren Legal Scholarship, and Council on Legal Education Opportunity Scholarship. Quarter-finalist in Moot Court Competition. Research Assistant to Professor John C. Weistart, expert in Contracts, Commercial, and Entertainment law. DUKE INSTITUTE OF POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC AFFAIRS DURHAM, NC Awarded Master of Arts degree in Public Policy. Recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Scholarship in Public Policy Studies. 1979 1983 MILLSAPS COLLEGE JACKSON, MS Experience Awarded Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude in Political Science. Honors included Omicron Delta Kappa for leadership, Eta Sigma for scholarship, Sigma Lambda for leadership and service, and Phi Eta Sigma for leadership and scholarship as a freshman. Recipient of four-year Naval Home Scholarship and Eric Gunn Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement as a freshman. 2003 Present THE MAY LAW FIRM, PLLC JACKSON, MS Managing Partner Firm primarily engages in practice of law in the areas of commercial transactions, commercial litigation, bad faith insurance claims, and public finance. 2000 2003 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY JACKSON, MS (Legal and Business) Claims Legal Counsel Provided legal support and advice to two (2) claims managers in Mississippi and two (2) claims managers in Arkansas, as well as the claims representatives they supervised; Monitored all claims filed in Mississippi and all property and material damages claims filed in Arkansas; Managed and adjusted all extra-contractual lawsuits against Nationwide or its agents (primarily bad-faith lawsuits) in Mississippi;
Provided legal training for all Mississippi field personnel and all Arkansas property and material damages personnel as appropriate; Answered coverage questions concerning personal and commercial lines of insurance and provided valuation of claims; Assisted in the development, implementation and monitoring of litigation plans, including settlement strategies as appropriate; and Performed legal research on insurance issues and drafted legal memoranda providing analyses and legal conclusions. 1999 2000 MID-DELTA HOME HEALTH, INC. BELZONI, MS (Legal and Business) Vice-President of Legal Affairs (General Counsel) Served as chief legal and business adviser to the CEO; Reviewed, advised, negotiated, and drafted contracts for this home health company; Organized team members, analyzed financial components and comprised final drafts of winning, revenue-producing corporate home health proposals; Provided compliance training (avoidance and reporting of waste, fraud and abuse) for all new employees during employee orientation; Investigated patient mishaps involving company employees, recommended corrective actions and assured corrective actions were implemented; and Provided Risk Management, including performing trend analyses on reported accidents and designing action plans to eliminate future problems. 1998 1999 BRUNINI GRANTHAM GROWER & HEWES, PLLC JACKSON, MS (Legal) Associate Attorney (Commercial Litigation) Primary responsibilities included performing legal research and analyses, drafting legal documents (primarily memoranda and briefs), and advising clients; and Attended hearings and argued motions before state judges. 1996 1998 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY JACKSON, MS (Legal and Business) Deputy City Attorney Consulted and participated in litigation affecting the City of Jackson; Represented the City before administrative and quasi-judicial bodies, e.g., the City of Jackson s Planning Board, Site Plan Review Committee, and Transportation Permits and Review Board; Conducted legal research and rendered legal opinions to the Jackson City Council on a myriad of issues (primarily contractual and land use planning matters); Drafted and reviewed professional services contracts, real estate agreements, deeds of trust, and promissory notes; Drafted legal briefs, ordinances, and Planning Board and City Council resolutions; and Participated on a variety of committees and task forces. 1994 1996 DEPOSIT GUARANTY NATIONAL BANK JACKSON, MS Management Associate (Small Business Development) Analyzed financial statements of small to medium-sized corporate borrowers to evaluate their financial positions and to determine credit-worthiness; Performed industry analyses to provide relevant comparisons to potential corporate borrowers; and Made loan recommendations.
1993 1994 PEACE CORPS OF AMERICA SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA Small Enterprise Development Technical Advisor Assisted small Senegalese businesses with planning, management and marketing issues; and Conducted feasibility studies and prepared business plans. ACTION CONSULTING ASSOCIATION Assistant to the President (Business Consultant) SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA Advised the President of the Action Consulting Association (ACA) on a myriad of business and political issues; Reviewed and revised accounting training materials; Assisted ACA program directors with training of small business entrepreneurs in basic accounting systems; and Drafted successful, revenue-generating ACA proposals for a Ford Foundation salary survey and a two-year USAID financial, marketing, and management training project. 1992 1993 MAVERICK CONSULTING OAKLAND, CA Business Consultant Advised several small businesses concerning all aspects of business management; Designed marketing and business plans; and Created a marketing strategy for Spit Shine Country Collectibles, a small Oakland, CA retailer of antiques. 1987-1990 PHELPS, DUNBAR LAW FIRM JACKSON, MS (Legal) Associate Attorney (Commercial Section) Advised clients of duties and obligations under Purchase and Sale of Assets Agreements, as well as their responsibilities regarding implied and expressed warranties; Participated in residential and commercial real estate closings and drafted related documents; and Litigated defamation, banker s blanket bond, and products liability cases. Professional Associations Special Skills Mississippi Bar Association, Magnolia Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Proficient in Word Perfect and Microsoft Word; familiar with Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint; conversational in French.