About Susan
Susan Pinkston is an attorney based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, specializing in estate planning, probate, real estate law, arbitration and mediation, energy, oil and gas law, and insurance claims. She is the principal attorney at Susan G. Pinkston, PLLC, a firm she founded in 1996. The firm is located at 350 Arbor Drive, Suite D, Ridgeland, MS 39157. Ms. Pinkston earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi and her Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law. She has been practicing law for over four decades, with her firm handling a range of services including real estate closings, title insurance, probate, wills and estates, estate planning, mediation and arbitration services, incorporation assistance. Oil and gas law.
In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Pinkston has an extensive background in mediation and arbitration. She has completed over 160 hours of training in these areas and received her mediation certification from Harvard Law School in 1996. She has mediated more than seven hundred cases, including those related to Hurricane Katrina claims. Her mediation services are utilized by entities such as the United States Postal Service, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She also serves as a non-industry arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Ms. Pinkston has been actively involved in various professional organizations.
She served as President of the Mississippi College School of Law Alumni Association and has held positions in the Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association and the Madison County Bar Association. For the past two years, she has chaired the Fee Dispute Resolution Committee for the Mississippi Bar Association. She is also a member of the American Land Title Association and serves as a title insurance agent for Mississippi Valley Title Insurance/Old Republic National Title Insurance and First American Title Insurance. Additionally, she is a member of the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce. Throughout her career, Ms. Pinkston has been recognized for her professional excellence. She holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest achievable rating from this national lawyer rating service. Her services are frequently sought in complex real estate transactions and heirship situations, as well as for mediation by private individuals, companies, the Social Security Administration, and the EEOC.
She also serves as an arbitrator for FINRA, arbitrating claims for that association as a non-industry arbitrator. Ms. Pinkston's firm, Susan G. Pinkston, PLLC, is located at 350 Arbor Drive, Suite D, Ridgeland, MS 39157. The firm's office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with extended hours available by appointment. The firm can be contacted by phone at (601) 957-9460 or by fax at (601) 206-1612.
