About James
James K — Wetzel is a personal injury attorney based in Gulfport, Mississippi. He has been practicing law since 1979, focusing on personal injury, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and social security disability cases. He is a member of the Mississippi State Bar and has been recognized in the top 100 trial lawyers in Mississippi.
He has also been selected to Super Lawyers for 2015 and 2021-2025. He graduated from the Mississippi College School of Law in 1979. He is the managing partner at Wetzel Law Firm, which he founded to serve his community.
The firm handles various personal injury cases, including car accidents, construction accidents, and wrongful deaths. He has been involved in state and federal courts in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. He is also a fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation — He is married to his wife, and they have children.