Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  These matters involve divorce, child custody, child support, and property settlement agreements. Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett can help you navigate through this difficult time and provide you with a quick resolution.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  In addition to meeting all of your business and corporate needs the attorneys of Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett, PLLC are also able to meet your individual needs such as real estate closings, wills and estates, divorce and child custody, contract negotiations, and collections.
• Adoption

Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI
  Our attorneys have experience defending the rights of people arrested and accused of criminaloffenses. We can handle all types of criminal cases, from minor infractions and misdemeanors,such as traffic violations, minor in possession (M.I.P.), DUI, public drunkenness, to the most serious felony indictments. Whether you have been arrested, charged, indicted or threatened with criminal prosecution, contact us so that we can make sure your rights are protected.
• Traffic Violations
• Misdemeanors

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett, PLLC is honored to represent some of Mississippi’s largest and well known corporations such as Howard Industries, Inc., Howard Transportation, Inc., Howard Technology Solutions, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Essmueller Corporation, Howse Implement Company, Mississippi Power Company, Bush Construction Company, and the Laurel School District just to name a few. Our lawyers have the experience and knowledge to assist you and your business in a wide range of areas such as corporate law, state and federal litigation, product liability defense, employment law and workers’ compensation defense.
• Business Transactions
  Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett has an outstanding reputation in matters involving corporate governance, commercial transactions, financing, transactions, and securities for our corporate clients. Our firm is proud to represent some of Mississippi’s largest and most recognized businesses and corporations.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Lew is a native of Laurel and a 1994 graduate of Laurel High School. Currently, Lew is a partner with the law firm of Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett, PLLC, in Laurel, Mississippi. Lew’s primary areas of practice are state and federal civil litigation, corporate law, workers compensation defense, school law, employment law, products liability defense, and insurance defense. Lew is a member of the American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, Jones County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and the Mississippi School Board Association. Previously, Lew served as the President of the Tri-County Young Lawyers Association. From 2009 through 2014 Lew has been named to the Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list. “Rising Stars” comprise the top 2 1/2 percent of attorneys 40 years old or younger and practicing in the three-state region of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Practice Areas: Probate, Wills and Estates, Contracts, Collection Law, Real Estate Law, School Law, Business Defense Litigation, Workers’ Compensation Defense, Employment Law, Products Liability Law and Insurance Defense.
• Eminent Domain
  Eminent Domain is the power to take private property for public use by a state, county, municipality, school district, or private person or corporation authorized to exercise functions of public character, following the payment of just compensation to the owner of that property. Our attorneys can help you navigate every phase of the due process requirements contained in an eminent domain proceeding.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Our lawyers have defended numerous personal injury actions in state and federal court. The lawyers at Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett have represented businesses, manufacturers, trucking companies, and individuals who have been sued due to a personal injury. We're here to defend you in court if necessary.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Banking Law, School Law, Commercial Law, Business Litigation, Labor and Employment, State and Federal Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Products Liability Defense, Insurance Defense, Probate, Wills & Estates
• Wills
  Practice Areas: Probate, Wills and Estates, Collection Law, Real Estate Law, Banking Law, Corporate Law, School Law, Business Defense Litigation
• Power of Attorney
  Whether you need a will, power of attorney, health care directive, trust, or assistance in probating an estate, we're here to help you during this difficult time. Our attorneys are experienced and qualified, and we look forward to assisting you and your family.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  For many years our firm has represented numerous banks in the Laurel/Jones County area, from handling complicated loan closings to collections to foreclosures, Gilchrist Sumrall Yoder Yoder & Leggett can provide banks and lenders with the necessary advice and knowledge they need to operate a successful lending institution.
• Debt Collection
  Practice Areas: State and Federal Civil Litigation, Debt Collection, Landlord/Tenant Law, Oil and Gas Law, Wills and Estates, Probate, Real Estate, Business and Corporate Law, Foreclosure, Replevins, Adoptions, Guardians and Conservators