Attorney Profiles
Biloxi Mississippi Lawyer
"She's Sea Biscuit in a match with War Admiral"
Judy Guice more than holds her own against big business and law firms. Proving good things come in small packages, Judy has succeeded as a sole practitioner against the most powerful law firms and companies in the country. What started as a solo practice will soon become a duo. At the end of the summer of 2010, Judy will be joined in her practice by her daughter, Sarah Reese. Mother and daughter will team up to continue to bring superior representation to clients.
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Judy Guice
Email: judy@judyguice.com | Phone: 888.417.1576
Judy Guice brings decades of experience to the table in representation of her clients. After graduating from Millsaps College in 1975 and receiving her J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1980, Judy served as law clerk to Judge William C. Keady, Northern District of Mississippi from 1980–1983. She is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Mississippi, in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the United States Supreme Court.
With a practice focusing on civil litigation from the plaintiff's perspective, primarily in the areas of personal injury and insurance bad faith, Judy has a proven record as a tough, yet compassionate advocate for her clients. In 2009, Judy presented oral argument before the En Banc Mississippi Supreme Court in the landmark Hurricane Katrina case of Corban v. USAA, 20 So.3d 601(Miss. 2009). She has been selected by her peers as the 2010 Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year.
A lifetime member of the Mississippi Association of Justice (formerly Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association), Judy served in many capacities of that organization, including president. She is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice and has served on various committees including the Scientific and Medical Integrity Committee, the President's Council, Co-Chair of the State Legislative Advisory Committee, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Coordination Committee, and Co-Chair of the State Legislative Outreach Committee. Also active in the Mississippi Bar Association, Judy has served on the Summer School for Lawyers Committee, Women in the Profession Committee, and the Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program Committee. She was appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court to serve on the Complaints Tribunal from 1995 to 2001. She is also a member of the Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, the Public Justice Foundation and the Pound Civil Justice Institute. She speaks frequently at continuing legal education events.
Judy has recently been elected as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation, an honor reserved for only ten percent of the lawyers in Mississippi as recognition for their professionalism, competence, leadership, and dedication to service. She has achieved the highest rating (AV® Preeminent™) by Martindale-Hubbell® and is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. She is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Community service is another of Judy’s passions. She recently raised over $8,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by participating in its fund-raising marathon in San Francisco in October 2009. She works closely with the Gulf Coast Women's Center against Domestic Violence and was named as Individual Volunteer of the Year in 2008.
Judy lives in Ocean Springs and is the mother of three children, Charles, Sarah, and Andrew Reese. Sarah graduates from Mississippi College School of Law in May and will join her mother in the practice of law.
Sarah Reese
Sarah Reese graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2006. She received her Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Mississippi College School of Law in 2010.
While in law school, Ms. Reese was a member of the Moot Court Board. Ms. Reese received the American Jurisprudence award for Constitutional Law, the Mississippi Center for Justice Award, the Robert E. Hauberg Scholarship and two Merit Scholarships. In addition, Ms. Reese externed for United States Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker in the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division during the summer of 2009.
Ms. Reese is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Mississippi, as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Practice areas include personal injury, insurance bad faith, oil spill litigation, medical malpractice, products liability, wrongful death, premises liability and economic loss liability.
She is a member of the Mississippi Association of Justice, the American Association for Justice, the Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Mississippi Bar, and the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar.
Sarah lives in Ocean Springs and away from the office she enjoys horseback riding, scuba diving, and yoga.
