Ben Bowden
Attorney at law
representing the injured
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Biography
You’ve been injured, harassed, and your complaints have been ignored by a negligent employer. As a result, you can no longer work–or are struggling to find a new job. Monetary compensation can’t reverse the hardship that brings you to an attorney, but it allows you to support yourself and your family through adverse physical and emotional circumstances. You don’t have to suffer alone.
The law is complex; Mr. Bowden communicates in plain language. As a former insurance defense trial attorney, he knows the strengths–and weaknesses–of the companies and employers he faces. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Bowden is a highly qualified personal injury lawyer who knows how to help accident victims receive the full financial compensation they deserve. His team is focused, dedicated, and sensitive to each client’s needs.
Mr. Bowden has been practicing law since 1988 in a wide range of litigation fields. His specialized practice includes Mississippi Workers’ Compensation litigation, automobile accident litigation, 18-wheeler accident litigation, Longshoreman and Harbor Workers’ Compensation litigation, Jones Act/Admiralty/General Maritime law litigation, employment law litigation (EEOC, FMLA, FLSA, Rehabilitation Act, FECA), Social Security Disability, civil service litigation, insurance – bad faith litigation, Section 1983 Civil Rights litigation, premises liability and product liability. He also has experience with False Claims Act (Qui Tam) claims and federal whistleblower prohibited personnel practice claims.
B.A., Political Science & History, Belhaven University
International Politics, Yale University
J.D., University of Mississippi
AV Preeminent Attorney, 2010-2021
AV Preeminent Judicial Edition, 2013 – 2021
Best Law Firms: Metro Tier 1 Rankings by State, 2020
America’s Most Honored Lawyers Top 1%, 2020
America’s Most Honored Professionals, 2016-2021
America’s Most Honored Professionals Top 1%, 2016-2021
Holds an AV (preeminent) peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of America’s Top 100 Attorneys (Mississippi).
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All Mississippi Courts
United Stated District Courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Various other courts pro hac vice
- Jones v. Neema, Inc., et al, 2007 WL 2159327
- Jackson County School District v. South Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Funds, 727 So. 2d 727 (Miss. App. 1998)
- Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Holliman, 765 So. 2d 564 (Miss. App. 2000)
- Sellers v. Tindell Concrete Products, Inc., 878 So. 2d 1096 (Miss. App. 2004)
- Di Grazia v. Park Place Entertainment, 914 So. 2d 1232 (Miss. App. 2005)
- American Commercial Claim v. Necaise, 687 So. 2d 805 (Miss. App. 1998)
Ben Bowden, PC featured in South Mississippi Living’s May 2021 Issue: Top Attorneys. South Mississippi Living Magazine provides readers with a comprehensive look at the first-rate law community of South Mississippi.
2021: Ben Bowden, PC
2010-2020: Vaughn & Bowden, PA
2006-2010: Vaughn, Bowden, & Wooten, PA
1993-2006: Allen, Vaughn, Cobb, & Hood
1992-1993: Vaughn and Bowden, PA
1991: Vaughn & Associates
1988-1991: Hopkins, Vaughn, & Anderson
Professor of Business Ethics, University of Southern Mississippi
Prior Associations:
Defense Research Institute
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Mississippi Manufacturers Association
Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
Mississippi Bar Southern Region
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Practice & Procedures with John Foxworth
Instructor, Mississippi Insurance Adjuster Continuing Education