Our Labor and Employment team has extensive experience helping our clients resolve disputes both in and out of the courtroom. We are proud to work with a large and diverse group of local, regional, and national clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, mining, media, transportation, restaurant and food services, education, temporary and permanent staffing, and many others.
Practice Expertise
- Insurance
Areas of Practice
- Insurance
- Complex Business Litigation
- Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Lending
- Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Litigation
- Life, Health and Disability Litigation
- Litigation
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability Litigation View More
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- Employment and Labor Group - Member
- WSG Coronavirus Task Force Group - Member
Profile
Will Manuel focuses his practice primarily on courtroom work, both through motion practice and trials. He works on many diverse types of matters: products liability, employment litigation and commercial disputes. He has handled various legal problems for both international corporations and small businesses in Mississippi and other jurisdictions. Will currently serves on the national trial team for a Fortune 500 company for products cases and is helping other manufacturers handle actions across the country.
His clients include both large manufacturers and commercial interests, as well as smaller concerns and family businesses. Will has worked to defend these clients nationwide through discovery and trial. He has tried numerous personal injury and employment cases in both state and federal courts. Will also has experience in advising businesses on issues involving age discrimination, sexual harassment and wage/overtime disputes.
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1994
- Arkansas, 2015
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1994
- Mississippi State University, B.A., 1990, magna cum laude; Harry S. Truman Scholar
Areas of Practice
- Insurance
- Complex Business Litigation
- Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Lending
- Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Litigation
- Life, Health and Disability Litigation
- Litigation
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability Litigation
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