Gina Bardwell Tompkins
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Gina Tompkins is a member of Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC. Her practice primarily consists of municipal law, state and federal workers' compensation, insurance defense, personal injury, employment law, and appellate practice.
Gina was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1964. She attended the University of Mississippi, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1986 and a Juris Doctor Degree in 1989. She was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1989 and is admitted to practice before all Mississippi State and Federal Courts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. While in law school, she served as a staff member and Research Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal and received the American Jurisprudence Award in Real Property and Federal Jurisdiction.
Gina is an approved Mississippi Workers' Compensation Mediator and has mediated a number of cases successfully for different local attorneys.
Gina lives in Biloxi, Mississippi with her husband Michael and their two children.
Admissions and Licenses
Mississippi Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
American Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Harrison County Bar Association
Jackson County Bar Association
Practice Areas
Commercial litigation
Municipal law
Drug litigation defense
Mass torts, toxic torts, and environmental law
Insurance defense and professional malpractice
Gaming law
Construction law
Products liability
Premises liability
Experience
Member, Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC, 2007 - Present
Associate, Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC, 2005 - 2007
Williams, Heidelberg, Steinberger & McElhaney, P.A., MS, 1994 - 2005
Page, Mannino & Peresich, PLLC, 1991 - 1994
Abraham & Rideout, 1989 - 1991
Education
University of Mississippi, Juris Doctor, 1989
University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts, 1986
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Harrison County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Harrison County Young Lawyers Association
- Past President and Past Vice-President
- Jackson County Bar Association
Representative Cases
- Weckesser vs. Chicago Bridge and Iron, 278 Fed.Appx. 295, 2008 WL 1976625 (C.A.5 (Miss.))
- Weckesser vs. Chicago Bridge and Iron, 2007 WL 3355632 (S.D.Miss.)
- Patterson v. City of Biloxi, 965 So. 2d 765 (Miss.App.,2007)
- Norma Howard vs. City of Biloxi, 943 So. 2d 751 (Miss.App., 2006)
- Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State, 950 So. 2d 966 (Miss. 2006)
- Ham Marine, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, 165 Fed.Appx. 301, 2006 WL 207511 (C.A.5)
- Stewart v. Singing River Hospital System, 928 So. 2d 176 (Miss.App.,2005)
- Lee v. Singing River Hospital, 908 So. 2d 159 (Miss.App.,2005)
- Kemper Nat. Ins. Co. v. Coleman, 812 So. 2d 1119 (Miss.App.,2002)
- Taylor v. Salvation Army-Pascagoula Corps., 744 So. 2d 825 (Miss.App.,1999)
- Mississippi Estate Com'n v. Hennessee, 672 So. 2d 1209 (Miss. 1996)
- Williams v. Federal Land Bank of Jackson, 954 F.2d 774, 293 U.S.App.D.C. 343 (1992)
- Journey v. Long, 585 So. 2d 1268 (Miss. 1991)
Outside of the office
When not in the office, Gina enjoys spending time with her family. Gina is a member of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi.
