The purpose of the Veterans and Military Law Section of The Mississippi Bar is to promote the interests of Veterans and Military Law practitioners; to educate members of the Bar on Veterans and Military Law matters; provide pro bono legal assistance to Veterans and military personnel; to plan, publish, participate in, and conduct, as appropriate, services, programs, publications and activities of interest to those Section practitioners; to promote and monitor the development of Veterans and Military Law; to improve the application of justice in these fields of law; to promote high standards of professionalism, competence and ethical conduct in this area of practice; to improve relationships among the Veteran, Military and civilian legal communities; to cultivate social and professional relationships among the Section’s members; and to recognize attorneys who have contributed to Section goals.
Veterans and Military Law Section
2022-2023 Executive Committee
Chair
Ben J. Piazza, Jr., Jackson
Keyes Bryson & Piazza
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(601) 956-2345
Vice Chair
M. Mark Majors, Madison
Mississippi National Guard JAG
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(601) 313-6361
Secretary
Robert W. Mayhue, Jr., Jackson
Mississippi National Guard JAG
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(601) 672-6309
Member at Large (8/2022-7/2023)
Jennifer Riley-Collins, Clinton
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(601) 316-2193
Member at Large (8/2022-7/2024)
Robert H. Pederson, Jackson
Watkins & Eager
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(601) 965-1926
Member at Large (8/2022-7/2025)
Judge Virginia C. Carlton, Columbia
Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge
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(601) 576-4678