Family Law

• Divorce

Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI
  If you can show that the other driver’s behavior was not reasonable under the circumstances, then the insured may be liable. An insurance company may have defenses available to challenge an allegation of negligence or deny liability.
• Traffic Violations

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Business Disputes
• Business Transactions
  The specific laws and procedures that may apply depends upon the particular type of litigation that needs to be pursued.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Contact the workers compensation defense and insurance defense attorneys at Markow Walker P.A. located in Jackson, Ocean Springs, and Oxford, Mississippi, as well as Alabama for help today. We also provide services for those in Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Premises liability injury claims are a legal issue all property owners or businesses would rather not deal with. However, they occur more often than realized. Private property owners have liability concerns as well, and the number of scenarios is practically endless. Defending these injury claims can be a difficult and time-consuming process even when the claims are borderline at best, but established defenses could apply. There are specific requirements for potential plaintiffs when they want to file an injury claim, and the mere fact of location does not always automatically make the property owner or manager liable for the injuries. Many times, it is the claimant themselves who ultimately instigate the injury. How do you defend against this legal situation? The best place to begin is by calling a legal professional like Markow Walker premises liability attorneys to defend the case.
• Construction Litigation
  Peter J. Markow Jr. and Christopher J. Walker were founding members of a firm that traces its beginnings back to 1984. The firm has experienced remarkable growth over the past thirty years, expanding from three lawyers to a litigation team that presently consists of approximately twenty-five lawyers and thirty staff members while obtaining a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating. Originally the firm focused its practice in the areas of oil and gas law, mass tort litigation, and general personal injury defense work with an emphasis on medical malpractice cases. In 1986, the firm expanded its practice to include workers’ compensation litigation and since that time, the firm’s workers’ compensation litigation team has become one of the largest in the State of Mississippi. Lawyers at Markow Walker presently handle a wide range of cases that involve medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, automobile negligence, insurance litigation, mass tort litigation, construction disputes, workers compensation, employment law, nursing home litigation, bankruptcy litigation, corporate law, elder law, and environmental law.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Markow Walker civil litigation lawyers work in the following fields: personal injury, product liability, intellectual property disputes, real estate lawsuits, landlord-tenant dispute settlement, workers’ compensation claims, and divorce lawsuits. The commonality across these fields is pursuit of settlement.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Personal injury lawsuits come from a wide range of scenarios. Our firm has extensive experience handling and defending against all types of injury claims that include...
• Medical Malpractice
  When a medical professional fails to provide the appropriate standard of care and causes a person injuries, then the patient may have a medical malpractice claim. Medical malpractice cases are a very specialized area of law that can be complex. Markow Walker’s team of medical malpractice lawyers can provide legal representation and advice for insurance companies that insure medical providers against malpractice claims.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  People with considerable personal assets will always want an enforceable and protective estate plan that could include establishing either a revocable or irrevocable trust. One of the most desirable estate plan structures is one that avoids excessive taxation or an estate going to probate, which can often be accomplished with the right estate planning attorney who can optimize all personal wishes and asset protections. Surprises are common when estates go to court, and the state will always be evaluating the estate for tax attachment, not to mention creditors who may be pursuing any outstanding debts.
• Wills
  Everyone needs a directory of some type that can be enforced upon an untimely death or debilitating injury. While most people will only consider an estate plan as a necessity for the wealthy, this is actually not true. Parents with minor children need a legal instrument in place to govern certain aspects of their life if incapacitated. Disposition of children and assigning a designated individual to handle financial affairs until recovery or beyond can be very important. While it is not necessary to have an attorney prepare a will or set up an estate plan, it is always best to discuss personal options with estate plan attorneys like Markow Walker when there could be circumstances that need addressing.
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
  Wills can do much more than assign assets to certain individuals. A will can be a legal instrument that details what you would want in the event of being unable to handle your own personal decisions. Not only can your wishes be known concerning dependent children, but power of attorney designations can be included as well. Disposition of personal property can be included in a will for those who do not need a comprehensive estate plan.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law