MAJ Leadership

Our leadership is made up of an esteemed group of attorneys from around the state who volunteer their time and money to make this organization better every day. Each year, at the annual convention, MAJ members select individuals to serve as the governing bodies of the association. 

2025 - 2026 MAJ Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of officers elected by the full membership. 

	President Philip Hearn Blue Mountain (601) 720-3541		President-elect Christopher Winter Clarksdale (662)302-2804
	Vice President Jonathan Franco Ocean Springs (228)872-8752		Treasurer Laurel Li Harris Jackson (601) 906-3178
	Secretary Zakia Chamberlain Ridgeland (601)846-5879		Parliamentarian Ann Chandler Jackson (601) 949-7186
	AAJ Board of Governor Mike Saltaformaggio Jackson (601) 300-3333		AAJ Board of Governor Chuck McRae Jackson (601) 944-1008
	AAJ Board of Governor Laurel Li Harris (601) 906-3178		AAJ State Delegate Merrida Coxwell Jackson (601) 948-1600
	AAJ State Delegate Rebecca Langston Jackson (601) 969-1356		AAJ Minority Caucus Delegate Letitia Johnson Ridgeland (601)846-5879
	Women's Caucus Chair Zakia Chamberlain Ridgeland (601) 846-5879		New Lawyers Division Chair Bud Sheppard Jackson (601) 688-4110
	Minority Caucus Chair Shani Anderson Ridgeland (601)846-5879		Immediate Past President Tripp Segars Madison (601)607-3456
	Second Past President Brandi Gatewood Forest (601) 564-7051		MAJ Board Representative Monte Tynes Pascagoula (228)769-7736

 2025 - 2026 Board of Governors Members

The Board of Governors is made up of no fewer than three members from each of the five former congressional districts to represent the membership in the decision-making processes. All Past Presidents of MAJ are also members of the Board.

District 1 - Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Desoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Monroe, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Yalobusha

Marc Boutwell

Jamie Franks

Brad Morris

District 2 - Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leflore, Madison, Montgomery, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Yazoo

Ann Chandler

Mark Fowler

Kimberly Courtney King

Walker Lacey

Kira Newson

Bud Sheppard

Chris Weldy

District 3 - Attala, Clarke, Clay, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Lowndes, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Rankin, Scott, Smith, Winston

Rance Ulmer

Austin Vollor

Garrison White

District 4 - Adams, Amite, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, Simpson, Walthall, Wilkinson

Lamar Pickard

Brady Kellems

David Sullivan

District 5 - Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, Wayne

Manion Anderson

Don Medley

Monte Tynes 

At-Large

Cass Cole

John Giddens

Bill Kellum 

TreMarcus Rosemon