Carr Allison (Southern Mississippi)

1319 26th Avenue
Gulfport, MS 39501
United States

Phone: (228) 864-1060
Fax: (228) 864-9160

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Primary Contact
Nicole M. Harlan
  • Office: (228) 864-1060

About this Firm

Carr Allison is one of the fastest growing firms in the Southeast. Why? Our clients tell us the fact that we have lawyers with a lifetime of ties in the seven cities in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi where our offices are located is the primary reason they come to us for legal problems in those areas. In Mississippi, we provide litigation services to national clients in the southern part of Mississippi from our office in Gulfport.

When clients face litigation exposure in Mississippi they often hear the horror stories involving the imposition of punitive damages. We like to think we “wrote the book” on the subject of punitive damages in Mississippi.

Senior partner Doug Bagwell has been very active in the bench and bar community of the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and has tried more than 100 cases to a conclusion.

With the resources of more than 150 lawyers in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi behind it, the Carr Allison office in Gulfport, Mississippi stands ready to serve the national and international client faced with legal exposure in southern Mississippi.

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Antitrust
  • Appellate Law
  • Auto Liability
  • Business Litigation and Class Actions
  • Civil Rights
  • Construction Law
  • Environmental & Toxic/Mass Tort
  • Government Relations
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor and Employment
  • Life, Health and Disability
  • Maritime Law/Admiralty
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home/Assisted Living
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Retail and Hospitality Law
  • SIU/Fraud/Arson
  • School Law
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Trust and Estates
  • Workers' Compensation

Representative Clients

  • AAA Cooper Transportation
  • ACE USA
  • Advance Auto Parts
  • AIG
  • Applied Underwriters
  • ARCH
  • AT&T
  • Autozone
  • Bed, Bath & Beyond
  • Belk
  • Berkley Southeast Insurance Group
  • Canal Insurance
  • Cardinal Logistics
  • Chubb
  • Circle K
  • CNA ESIS, Inc.
  • Continental Indemnity
  • Cox Enterprises
  • CVS
  • DaVita
  • Family Dollar Stores
  • Family Dollar/Dollar Tree
  • Fresenius
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • Gateway Insurance Co.
  • Georgia Pacific
  • Hanover Insurance
  • Harco National Insurance Co.
  • JC Penney
  • Landstar
  • National Interstate Insurance Company
  • OfficeDepot
  • Protective Insurance Company
  • Sagamore Insurance
  • Sedgwick CMS
  • Travelers Insurance
  • U.S. Xpress, Inc.
  • Vanliner Insurance Co.
  • Zurich

Additional Offices

100 Vestavia Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35216
United States

200 Grove Park Lane
Suite 210
Dothan, AL 36305
United States

212 South Cedar Street
Florence, AL 35630
United States

6251 Monroe Street
Suite 200
Daphne, AL 36526
United States

The Greenleaf and Crosby Building
208 North Laura Street, Suite 1100
Jacksonville, FL 32202
United States

305 South Gadsden Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
United States

Primary USLAW Practice Group Contacts

Future USLAW Leaders

Nicole M. Harlan

Carr Allison (Southern Mississippi)
Gulfport, MS
United States
Medical Law

Mary W. Van Slyke

Carr Allison (Southern Mississippi)
Gulfport, MS
United States
Professional Liability

Edward C. Taylor

Carr Allison (Southern Mississippi)
Gulfport, MS
United States
Transportation and Logistics

Nicole M. Harlan

Carr Allison (Southern Mississippi)
Gulfport, MS
United States

Resources & Articles

Legal Alert | Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Legal Alert | Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Posted March 18, 2024

ABOUT THIS ALERT Tune in to Melisa Zwilling of Carr Allison, who provides an overview of the new DOL Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which became effective on March 11, 2024. FEATURING Melisa C. Zwilling of Carr Allison (Birmingham, AL) VIEW OTHER RECENT… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK adds USLAW co-founder Charles Carr’s name to major USLAW annual award

USLAW NETWORK adds USLAW co-founder Charles Carr’s name to major USLAW annual award

Posted January 19, 2024

USLAW NETWORK has added USLAW co-founder Charles F. Carr’s name to one of USLAW’s major annual awards, now named the O’Hagan-Carr Award. The award was originally named after Jim O’Hagan, a co-founding member of USLAW, and is given annually by the USLAW Chair to a USLAW member(s) who demonstrates outstanding… Continue Reading

Legal Alert: A Recap of Florida’s Top Legal News of 2023

Legal Alert: A Recap of Florida’s Top Legal News of 2023

Posted January 8, 2024

ABOUT THIS ALERT Tune in as Kyle Weaver from Carr Allison in Tallahassee, Florida, shares a recap of the top legal news stories in Florida in 2023. FEATURING Kyle Weaver of Carr Allison (Northwest Florida) | kweaver@carrallison.com | (850) 222-2107 USLAW serves the state of Florida with the member firms of Carr Allison (North Florida), Wicker… Continue Reading

USLAW NETWORK Foundation announces Foundation Partners program

USLAW NETWORK Foundation announces Foundation Partners program

Posted December 20, 2023

The USLAW NETWORK Foundation, the philanthropic division of USLAW NETWORK, is excited to announce its first group of Foundation Partners, marking a significant milestone in the foundation's efforts to empower deserving individuals to pursue legal education and foster a more equitable legal profession. The USLAW NETWORK Foundation takes great pride… Continue Reading

Legal Alert: Litigation Update from Florida in the Post-Tort Reform Era

Legal Alert: Litigation Update from Florida in the Post-Tort Reform Era

Posted July 18, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT On Friday, March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed sweeping tort reform measures into law. Just before that deadline, more than 80,000 cases were filed to “beat the statute.” Kyle Weaver from Carr Allison in Tallahassee, Florida, shares an update about how procedural and substantive changes… Continue Reading

Legal Alert – Tort Reform in Alabama: Dram Shop Liability

Legal Alert – Tort Reform in Alabama: Dram Shop Liability

Posted April 17, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT Alabama has long had a strict liability scheme for dram shop cases. In the last two weeks, the legislature turned that scheme on its head, making it more difficult to prosecute dram shop cases and easing access to liquor liability insurance. FEATURING Pamela S. Hallford of Carr… Continue Reading

Legal Alert | Florida Politics Update: Tort Reform

Legal Alert | Florida Politics Update: Tort Reform

Posted March 28, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT On Friday, March 24, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a comprehensive tort reform bill into law with important changes which should level the playing field for civil defendants in Florida. FEATURING Kyle Weaver of Carr Allison (Northwest Florida) | kweaver@carrallison.com | (850) 222-2107 Continue Reading

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