D. Jason Childress
Jason Childress is a partner based in the firm’s Jackson, Mississippi office. Jason’s litigation practice focuses in the areas of insurance law and transportation law, providing service to his clients in the insurance, trucking, and railroad industry.
Jason is a co-author of Mississippi Insurance Law and Practice. He is also the author of two chapters in Jeffrey Jackson’s Mississippi Civil Procedure dealing with Jury Selection and Special Masters and the author of the “Railroad Litigation;” and “Insurance Law” sections of the Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law. Jason is an active member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and has presented topics to other railroad attorneys at numerous meetings.
In his free time, Jason enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, mountain biking, and playing tennis and is an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, where he plays bass on the praise team.
D. Jason Childress
Jason Childress is a partner based in the firm’s Jackson, Mississippi office. Jason’s litigation practice focuses in the areas of insurance law and transportation law, providing service to his clients in the insurance, trucking, and railroad industry.
Jason is a co-author of Mississippi Insurance Law and Practice. He is also the author of two chapters in Jeffrey Jackson’s Mississippi Civil Procedure dealing with Jury Selection and Special Masters and the author of the “Railroad Litigation;” and “Insurance Law” sections of the Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law. Jason is an active member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and has presented topics to other railroad attorneys at numerous meetings.
In his free time, Jason enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, mountain biking, and playing tennis and is an active member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi, where he plays bass on the praise team.
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi; Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, Mississippi College Law Review, Moot Court
- Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi; BSBA in Accounting, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- State of Mississippi
- State of Tennessee
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee
Memberships
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- DRI
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
Presentations
“State Law Preclusion of Warning Device Claims,” National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Special Litigation Conference, March 2022 and February 2016
“Can you tell me how to get to the STB? A case study of the Fifth Circuit’s recent affirmance and expansion of ICCTA preemption of blocking claims,” National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel Special Litigation Conference, March 2018
“Medical Records Law in Mississippi,” Lorman Education Services, February 2014