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Biographical Data
Place of Birth: Greenville, MS Lifelong Resident of Mississippi
Education
Undergraduate
University of Mississippi – B.B.A. (1975-1979)
Major: Marketing
Law School
Mississippi College School of Law (1984-1987)
Admitted to Practice in 1987
Honors and Awards
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
- Dean’s List
- Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice
- Recipient of the Robert Gillespie Award for Best Appellate Argument
Trial and Appellate Experience
- Attorney Rozier tried cases to verdict in the following counties in Mississippi: Adams, Bolivar, Claiborne, Copiah, Desoto, Forrest, George, First Judicial District of Harrison, First and Second Judicial District of Hinds, Humphreys, Kemper, Lafayette, Leake, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Pike, Rankin, Sharkey, Simpson, Sunflower, Tunica, Washington, Warren, Winston, and Yazoo.
- He also tried cases to verdict in the following counties in Tennessee: Carroll County, Shelby County, and Wayne County, TN.
- He tried cases in all divisions of the Federal Court in the Southern District of Mississippi and the Northern District of Mississippi.
- He argued before the Mississippi Supreme Court.
- Served as Municipal Court Judge in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1996 to 2007.
Published Decisions
- Partridge v. Harvey, 805 So.2d 668 (Miss. 2002)
- Little v. Little, 878 So. 2d 1086 (Miss. 2004)
- International Paper Company v. Townsend, 961 So.2d 741 (Miss. 2007)
- Jones v. Greene County Bd. Of Educ., — So.2d —, 2007 WL 968839 (Miss.2007)
- Hinds County School Dist. Bd. Of Trustees v. R.B. ex rel. D.L.B. — So.2d —,2007 WL2702819 (Miss. 2007)
- The College Network v. Miss. Dept. Emp. Sec., 2011-CC- 01115-COA (Miss. Ct. App. 2013)
- Short v. Short, 2011-CT-01096-SCT
Court Admissions
- All Mississippi and Tennessee State Courts
- United States District Court for all Districts in Mississippi
- United States District Court for Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- Supreme Court of the United States
Representative Matters
- Counsel in the largest multi-plaintiff case against a municipality for discriminatory employment practices.
- Lead counsel for the defense in appellate court reversal of largest at the time jury award for the plaintiff in that particular circuit for premises liability.
- Lead counsel on the largest private enterprise acquisition of the county-owned medical facility.
Certified Mediator
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Over 20 Years of Experience with the United States Postal Service—REDRESS EEO Dispute Resolution Program
Areas of Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Bankruptcy
- Business Formation/Development
- Civil Litigation
- Eminent Domain
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Insurance Defense
- Appellate Practice
- Wills and Estates
- Worker’s Compensation
Activities and Affiliations
- Member, Mississippi State Bar Association; Lafayette County Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association
- Municipal Court Judge, City of Jackson, MS (1996-2007)
- Past President, Mississippi Municipal Judges Association
- Member, Rotary Club of Oxford, MS
- Member, Oxford-University United Methodist Church, Administrative Council
- Member Chairman, Safe Sanctuaries Compliance Committee (2008-2011)
- Past Adjunct Professor, University of Mississippi Law School
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association