AMANDA M. BEARD, (Associate) born Biloxi, Mississippi, October 2, 1977; admitted to bar, April, 2003, Mississippi; U. S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. EDUCATION: Millsaps College (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, May, 2000), University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., December, 2002). Phi Delta Phi., Moot Court Board. Recipient, Outstanding Student Award, Commercial Paper and Coastal and Ocean Law. MEMBER: American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association and Harrison County Bar Association, Harrison County Young Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate and Corporate Law.