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Merkel & Cocke is proud to announce that partner John H. Cocke was named to the 2017 Super Lawyers list for the Memphis area, for his work in the area of Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. This is Mr. Cocke’s 11th consecutive year being recognized for his work by Super Lawyers. Memphis Magazine listed…

Merkel & Cocke recently had the pleasure of helping a family gain some small amount of justice for the injuries they suffered due to a propane explosion at their home. The path to justice was not an easy one, and we salute the family for persevering through a very difficult and lengthy process. It has…

Merkel & Cocke is currently involved in a wrongful death case, representing the family of Mr. Irwin, a construction worker who was killed while working as an employee of a sub-contractor on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction project. While performing work in the “clearing and grubbing” phase of the project, Mr. Irwin was…

Local attorney John Cocke with Merkel & Cocke was recently named this year’s “Lawyer of the Year” for personal injury litigation-plaintiffs in the Memphis area. (Copyright 2015 by The Clarksdale Press Register). Read the article Merkel & Cocke, P.A.Since 1982, Merkel & Cocke, P.A. has offered thorough, aggressive legal representation on behalf of clients throughout…

The law firm of Merkel & Cocke is proud to announce that Charles M. Merkel, Jr., has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Association for Justice. Charles M. (Charlie) Merkel, Jr. has been a trial lawyer since 1966 when he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law.…

John Cocke, a founding member of Merkel & Cocke, received the ‘Beyond The Call Of Duty’ award from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP). The MVLP is a joint venture of The Mississippi Bar Association and Mississippi Legal Services Programs. More than 1,600 Mississippi attorneys volunteer their time and expertise to participate in the Project,…

Charles M. Merkel, Jr., John Hartwell Cocke, William B. Raiford, III, and Charles M. Merkel, III, lawyers of Merkel & Cocke, P.A., were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become regarded as a…

Cocke Honored as Lawyer of the Year Merkel & Cocke, P.A. is pleased to announce that John Cocke has received Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” award for 2013. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. Read More…

Edward “Ted” P. Connell, Jr., Esq., of Merkel & Cocke, P.A., in Clarksdale, Mississippi, was recently inducted into the “Leadership in Law Class of 2012″ as selected by the Mississippi Business Journal. This honor recognizes the State of Mississippi’s leading legal professionals based on their professional and community achievements. The criteria for selection were across…

Charles M. Merkel, Jr., Esq. of Merkel & Cocke, P.A. in Clarksdale, MS was recently inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) at their Mid Year Meeting held July 25-29, 2012 in Vail, Colorado. Read More Merkel & Cocke, P.A.Since 1982, Merkel & Cocke, P.A. has offered thorough, aggressive legal representation on behalf…