Position: Shareholder

TEL: 228-762-8021

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Website: www.hscbpa.com

Admitted: Mississippi, 1977

Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., 1977

College: University of South Mississippi, J.D., 1975

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Practice Areas: Legislative Practice, State Government Law, Insurance Defense, Appellate Practice, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Environmental Law, Products Liability

Additional Information: Jimmy Heidelberg is a lifelong resident of Pascagoula, Mississippi. He graduated from Pascagoula High School in 1971, and the University of Southern Mississippi in 1975 receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and Finance. He received a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Mississippi in December 1977, and has practiced law in Pascagoula since his admission to the Bar in January 1978. After an internship in the Jackson County Public Defender’s Office he practiced as a sole practitioner until he joined the firm in 1982.

Mr. Heidelberg is a member of the Mississippi Bar, the Mississippi Bar Foundation, the Jackson County Bar Association, the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Mississippi Claims Association, The Defense Research Institute, American Inns of Court, and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He has served on numerous committees of the state and local bar associations, including service as a Trustee-at-Large of the Mississippi Bar Foundation, and three years as the Insurance Committee Chairman of the Mississippi Bar.

His practice primarily involves trial and appellate litigation in the fields of personal injury, governmental law and professional liability. Mr. Heidelberg has briefed or argued over eighty cases to the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Heidelberg holds the distinction of being the first legal intern to conduct oral argument before the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1977, which resulted in the reversal of a capital murder conviction.

Mr. Heidelberg represents several Mississippi governmental agencies and political subdivisions, and is an approved attorney for the Mississippi Tort Claims Board. He is an approved arbitrator for both the Mississippi Bar's Court Annexed Mediation Project and the National Association of Security Dealers (NASD). He is also a founding member of the University of Southern Mississippi Law Society. He is a member of the Permanent Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. In 2008, then-Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant appointed him to serve as a member of the Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board, and was reappointed to that position by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. He also serves on Governor Phil Bryant's Judicial Nominating Committee.

Mr. Heidelberg served as Special Counsel to the Mississippi Senate in 2002 and 2003. During those two legislative sessions, Mississippi enacted significant tort reform legislation and changes to Mississippi laws regarding sovereign immunity. Mr. Heidelberg regularly makes presentations to the Bar and other continuing education forums on topics of tort reform, the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, and appellate advocacy.

Mr. Heidelberg has held an “AV” rating in Martindale-Hubbell since 1994, and has been listed in “The Best Lawyers in America”, since 1999. In 2003, he received the Mississippi State Bar Distinguished Service Award. Jimmy is listed annually in the publication “SuperLawyers - Mid-South Edition." He is also included in "Best Lawyers in America" in seven fields of practice, such as Appellate Practice, Environmental Law, Legal Malpractice (Defense), Medical Malpractice (Defense), Personal Injury (Defense). In 2013, he was selected as "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Medical Malpractice.

Mr. Heidelberg maintains an active mediation/arbitration practice and provides governmental and policy consultation to state and national clients, as well as advice to governmental entities and public officials.