Kelly D Simpkins

Insurance Attorney | Serving Ridgeland, MS

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Kelly D Simpkins

Insurance Attorney | Serving Ridgeland, MS

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Insurance, Contracts and Agreements, Defective and Dangerous Products, Employment and Labor, Litigation & Intellectual Property

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Biography

Kelly Simpkins is a senior litigator with substantial experience in life, health, and disability insurance defense; bad faith litigation; commercial and business litigation; and products liability. He has represented insurers in bad faith actions, regulatory matters, FINRA, and sales practices/agent fraud claims both in Mississippi and numerous other states. His cases range from single claimant cases to the defense of complex mass tort actions. He has litigated and tried cases involving sales practices, bad faith claims, oil and gas contracts, commercial paper, property disputes, and securities matters, among many others.

Kelly is a member of the Defense Research Institute, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, The Mississippi Bar, Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association and International Claim Association. He is a former member of the Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Kelly was selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and was selected a Mississippi "Top 50" Mid-South Super Lawyer in 2013. Kelly was also named a Best Lawyer in America in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Representative Matters:

Hurricane Cases

Represented carriers in claims and lawsuits arising out of Hurricanes Katrina, Ivan and Ike in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, successfully managing large inventory of cases in a cost efficient manner.
Assisted clients in avoiding litigation through advice, counsel, coverage opinions, and alternative dispute resolution.
Over 85% of the cases were disposed of summarily or compelled to arbitration.
Advised on wind, water, flood and lender placed coverage issues.
You may also listen to Kelly discuss "Coverage Issues Arising Out of Hurricane Katrina" Best Insurance Law Podcast, 2007, by clicking here.

Complex Cases

Successfully defended putative class action case in Texas arising out of Hurricane Ivan by positioning case so that representative of class abandoned class claims.
Obtained dismissal of putative class action case in South Carolina involving debt cancellation products.
Successful resolution of class action filed in California involving debt protection products.
Obtained 3.5 million dollar verdict against Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association on behalf of carrier.
Commercial paper cases-as a result of suits filed in obtained favorable settlements on behalf of carriers against lending institutions who paid over false and fraudulent indorsements

Individual Cases

Obtained summary judgment on bad faith claims involving property insurance, health insurance, life insurance, workers compensation
Defense verdicts in cases involving alleged bad faith, oil and gas contracts, products liability, commercial paper, property disputes, and collection cases.

Representative Matters:

Hurricane Cases

Represented carriers in claims and lawsuits arising out of Hurricanes Katrina, Ivan and Ike in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, successfully managing large inventory of cases in a cost efficient manner.
Assisted clients in avoiding litigation through advice, counsel, coverage opinions, and alternative dispute resolution.
Over 85% of the cases were disposed of summarily or compelled to arbitration.
Advised on wind, water, flood and lender placed coverage issues.
You may also listen to Kelly discuss "Coverage Issues Arising Out of Hurricane Katrina" Best Insurance Law Podcast, 2007, by clicking here.

Represented carriers in claims and lawsuits arising out of Hurricanes Katrina, Ivan and Ike in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, successfully managing large inventory of cases in a cost efficient manner.

Assisted clients in avoiding litigation through advice, counsel, coverage opinions, and alternative dispute resolution.

Over 85% of the cases were disposed of summarily or compelled to arbitration.

Advised on wind, water, flood and lender placed coverage issues.

You may also listen to Kelly discuss "Coverage Issues Arising Out of Hurricane Katrina" Best Insurance Law Podcast, 2007, by clicking here.

Complex Cases

Successfully defended putative class action case in Texas arising out of Hurricane Ivan by positioning case so that representative of class abandoned class claims.
Obtained dismissal of putative class action case in South Carolina involving debt cancellation products.
Successful resolution of class action filed in California involving debt protection products.
Obtained 3.5 million dollar verdict against Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association on behalf of carrier.
Commercial paper cases-as a result of suits filed in obtained favorable settlements on behalf of carriers against lending institutions who paid over false and fraudulent indorsements

Successfully defended putative class action case in Texas arising out of Hurricane Ivan by positioning case so that representative of class abandoned class claims.

Obtained dismissal of putative class action case in South Carolina involving debt cancellation products.

Successful resolution of class action filed in California involving debt protection products.

Obtained 3.5 million dollar verdict against Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association on behalf of carrier.

Commercial paper cases-as a result of suits filed in obtained favorable settlements on behalf of carriers against lending institutions who paid over false and fraudulent indorsements

Individual Cases

Obtained summary judgment on bad faith claims involving property insurance, health insurance, life insurance, workers compensation
Defense verdicts in cases involving alleged bad faith, oil and gas contracts, products liability, commercial paper, property disputes, and collection cases.

Obtained summary judgment on bad faith claims involving property insurance, health insurance, life insurance, workers compensation

Defense verdicts in cases involving alleged bad faith, oil and gas contracts, products liability, commercial paper, property disputes, and collection cases.