Mississippi residents facing domestic violence issues have access to attorneys who specialize in protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. The legal framework in Mississippi differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern domestic violence cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Mississippi is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Mississippi's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Mississippi Bar sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Mississippi bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence attorney in Mississippi means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Mississippi for an in-depth look at Mississippi's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Vic Carmody Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Mississippi College School of Law (1977)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Steven N Eckert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eckert Law Office PLLC
 178 Main Street Suite Biloxi MS 39530
(228) 284-5915
Loyola University New Orleans (2000)
English
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Devin Whitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of M. Devin Whitt, PLLC
 774 Avery Blvd N #A Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 607-5055
Mississippi College School of Law (1999)
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Anna K. Robbins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Anna K. Robbins, LLC
 P.O. Box 84 113 E. Bankhead st. New Albany MS 38652
(662) 845-4477
University of Mississippi (2012)
English
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Timothy James Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 606 Adeline Street, Suite 1A P.O. Box 18710 Hattiesburg MS 39404
(601) 255-5085
Mississippi College School of Law (1999)
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Hiten H. Patel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
HP Lawyers, PLLC
 6814 Crumpler Boulevard Suite 201A Olive Branch MS 38654
(662) 305-9034
Mississippi College School of Law
English, Gujarati
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Kevin Stewart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Mississippi College School of Law (2002)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jon Powell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1084 Flynt Drive Suite D Flowood MS 39232
(601) 706-2915
University of Mississippi (1991)
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Francis Springer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Springer Law Office PLLC
 PO Box 1280 Madison MS 39130-1280
(601) 605-5004
Mississippi College School of Law (2008)
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
James Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kelly Law Office, P.C.
 CRIMINAL DEFENSE / PERSONAL INJURY 202 E. Government St. Brandon MS 39042
(601) 825-6455
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
J. Edward Rainer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rainer Law Office, PLLC
 2006 Courtside Drive Brandon MS 39042
(601) 825-0212
Jackson School of Law (1973)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Tom Shaw - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
  Flowood
Mississippi College School of Law (2019)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Stanley Keith Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stanley Keith Smith Attorney at Law, PLLC
 1818 20th Avenue Gulfport MS 39501
(228) 265-8808
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jeffrey Douglas Odom - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2375 Memphis St., Ste., 200 Hernando MS 38632
(901) 634-6093
University of Arkansas - Little Rock (2003)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Amanda Glover Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Evans Law Office, PLLC
 179 Lameuse Street Biloxi MS 39530
(228) 697-9921
University of Mississippi (2002)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Consumer Law Criminal Law Divorce
Joseph Seymour - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
 781 Liberty Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 948-4444
Mississippi College School of Law (2023)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kerry M Bryson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bryson Law Office, PLLC
 125 Robins Street Tupelo MS 38804
(662) 205-0008
University of Mississippi (2000)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Gregory Alston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gregory J. Alston Attorney at Law
 606 Adeline Street Suite 1B Hattiesburg MS 39401
(601) 543-9821
University of Mississippi
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Keri Haralson Carroll - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Connie Smith & Associates, PLLC
 1569 Old Fannin Road Flowood MS 39232
(601) 824-9768
Mississippi College School of Law (2001)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Amy Kathryn Pietrowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pietrowski Law Practice
 230 Goodman Road East Building 2, Suite 100 Southaven MS 38671
(662) 372-1622
Mississippi College School of Law (2010)
English
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Philip A. Stroud - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stroud Law Office
 5779 Getwell Rd Building C1 Southaven MS 38672
(662) 536-5656
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1997)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Delilah Alford Shandy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shandy Law Firm
 2009 Shawnee Dr McComb MS 39648
(601) 684-7030
Mississippi College School of Law (1997)
English
Bar #99236
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jad Jamal Khalaf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khalaf & Nguyen, PLLC
 500 N. State Street Jackson MS 39201
(601) 688-8888
Mississippi College
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Cameron McCormick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCormick Law Office
 908 Manila St Lucedale MS 39452
(228) 762-2373
Mississippi College School of Law (2013)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert E. Hayes Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hayes Law Office
 5740 Getwell Road Building 12, Suite C Southaven MS 38672
(662) 503-8409
Mississippi State University (1992)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Ed Edwards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 305 Reese St. Bay St. Louis MS 39520
(228) 342-8128
University of Mississippi (2005)
English
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jeffrey B. McGuire - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hancock Law Office, PLLC
 855 S Pear Orchard Rd Ridgeland MS 39157
(601) 853-2223
Mississippi College School of Law
English
Mississippi State Courts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Family Law
William F Schneller Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jones & Schneller
 126 N Spring St Holly Springs MS 38635
(662) 252-3224
University of Mississippi (1982)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Business Law Domestic Violence Family Law
Dianne Herman Ellis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ellis Law Office
 1145 Robinson Avenue Ocean Springs MS 39564
(228) 215-0037
Mississippi College School of Law (2004)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Brandon Lyle Flechas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stroud Law Office
 5779 Getwell Road, Building C1 Southaven MS 38672
(662) 536-5656
University of Mississippi (2006)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Cole Vickers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hayes Law Office, PLLC
 5740 Getwell Road Southaven MS 38672
(662) 890-6909
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Bay Lawrence - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCormick Law Office
 908 Manila St Lucedale MS 39452
(228) 762-2373
University of Mississippi School of Law (2017)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Tangi Carter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Firm of Tangi Carter & Associates P.A.
 301 W Pine St Hattiesburg MS 39401
(601) 544-1313
Mississippi College School of Law (2010)
Bar #10846
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Sean Buckley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices Of Sean Buckley
 912 Convent Avenue Pascagoula MS 39567
(228) 933-4411
The University of Texas School of Law (1999)
Spanish
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jim Lloyd Davis III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jim Davis
 1904 24th Ave Gulfport MS 39501
(228) 864-1588
Mississippi College School of Law (1984)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Lindsey B. Abdalla - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Boutique General Practice Law Office
 701 S Laurel Street Post Office Box 662 Summit MS 39666
(601) 276-3131
Mississippi College School of Law (2006)
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
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