Stephen W. Mullins
Steve W. Mullins began the practice of law in 1986 and has continuously
practiced with a focus in personal injury, complex product liability and toxic
torts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Steve has continued his practice in
these areas with extensive involvement in Construction Defect and Toxic
Mold litigation in the States of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, and is
involved in cases in Wyoming, Montana, Nevada and Florida.
Steve’s first involvement in Construction Defect and Mold Litigation came
approximately seven (7) years ago when he represented several local
builders and contractors in EIFS cases. From that time his emphasis has
been almost exclusively representing small builders and individual claimants
and now represents, almost 1,000 clients throughout the States of Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana for mold related cases including insurance bad
faith, construction defect and product liability.
Memberships and Affiliations: American Bar Association, American
Association for Justice, current President of Mississippi Association for Justice,
Current Officer and Chair of the Environmental Law Section, Past President
and current member of the Jackson County Bar Association, State Bar of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, Professional Member of the Policy Holders
of America, Indoor Environment Standards Association, Past State President,
CCA of Mississippi, American Trial Lawyers Association Toxic Mold Litigation
Group (officer)and the Construction Defect Litigation Group, as well as the
State Conservation Associations.
Publications and Presentations:
Author: "Prosecuting Mold Claims", Sterling Education Services, LLC, Water Intrusion & Mold Claims Seminar, Biloxi, Mississippi, February 24, 2004.
Author: "Anatomy of A Toxic Mold Case", Changes in the Legal Profession Seminar, Casino Magic Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi, August 22, 2003.
Author: "Moldy Issues - Screening, Analyzing and Reviewing Potential Mold Cases, ATLA Litigating Toxic Mold Cases, Phoenix, Arizona, October 10-11, 2003.
Author: "Mold: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going", ATLA Teleseminar on Toxic Mold, What You Need to Know to Handle a Mold Case, April 15, 2003.
Author: "Analysis of a Personal Injury Toxic Mold Case", ATLA 2003 Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, and ATLA’s Litigating Toxic Mold Cases, The Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Arizona October 10-11, 2003.
Contributor: American Association for Justice Chinese Drywall Litigation Packet, May, 2009.
Additional Presentations:
Speaker: "Testing Protocols and Techniques from a Litigation Perspective", Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Introductory Mold Seminar, Grand Casino, Gulfport, April 25, 2003
Speaker: "The Hot Legal Issues in Toxic Mold Litigation", Screening, Reviewing, and Evaluating Potential Mold Cases, ATLA Litigating Toxic Mold Seminar, Hilton, Chicago, June 6-7, 2003.
Moderator: Beyond the Basics, Construction Defects Litigation, ATLA Annual Convention, July 3-7, 2003, Boston.
Panelist: MC Consultants 2009 East Region Construction Defect and Construction Law Conference, May 27-29, 2009, Boca Raton, FL
Panelist: HarrisMartin’s Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, June 4-5, 2009, Orlando, FL
Speaker: Barristers Inc. Seminar, July 24, 2009, Gulfport, MS
