William “Bill” T. May

Member

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Product Liability
• General Practice

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Northern District Mississippi, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Southern District Mississippi, 1982
• Tribal Court, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, 1989
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006

Education

• J.D., University of Mississippi, 1982
• B.A., University of Mississippi, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • President, 2015
• American Board of Trial Advocates, 2013 – Present
• University of Mississippi Alumni Association
  • President, 2011
• University of Mississippi Law Alumni Association
  • President, 2008
• Mississippi Association for Justice, Life Member
  • Secretary, 2007
• Lauderdale County Bar Association
• Newton County Bar Association

Civic Organizations

• Alluvial Collective (formerly the William Winter Institute), Board Member
• Montgomery Foundation, Board Member
• Medgar Evers Institute, Board Member
• East Central Community College, Adjunct Professor
• City of Newton, Mississippi, Alderman
• Chamber of Commerce, President
• Rotary Club, President

Honor and Awards

• AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbard

Prior Employment History

• Heidelburg, Woodliff & Franks-Jackson, Mississippi, 1982-1984
• Gerald & Brand, PA-Newton, Mississippi, 1984-1990
• Logan & May, PA-Newton, Mississippi, 1990-2008
• Barry, Thaggard, & May, PA-Meridian, Mississippi, 2008-2024

Bill May is a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oxford, Mississippi. He is married to Brett Thompson-May and loves spending time with their five children and seven grandchildren. Bill is a sports enthusiast and a lifelong supporter of Ole Miss.