Cody Carol Bailey is a lawyer practicing alternative dispute resolution, appellate, banking and lender liability and 12 other areas of law. Cody received a B.S. degree from Mississippi State University in 2006, and has been licensed for 16 years. Cody practices at Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC in Jackson, MS.
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Leave a review about your experience with this lawyer.Cody helped us with setting up a Life Estate arrangement in our family. He was excellent and extremely knowledgeable. From Estate matters to the largest corporate matters, any client will be in good hands with Cody. He was responsive, interested in our situation, took our calls and communication was excellent. He watches out for his client’s best interests and will give attention to every detail. He provides friendly professional help. I give him my highest recommendation.
Services
Areas of Law
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Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
- Arbitration
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Contracts 1
- Breach of Contract
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Class Actions
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Commercial Litigation
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Government Contracts
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Securities 1
- Securities Fraud
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Business Law 1
- Business Litigation
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Other 7
- Appellate
- Banking and Lender Liability
- Business Torts
- Construction
- Insurance Litigation
- Personal Injury, Mass Torts, and Product Liability
- Securities Fraud & Shareholder Disputes
Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionMemberFirm NameBrunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Matters: Successfully defended contractor's claims in arbitration against owner for breach of contract related to construction of a multi-million dollar poultry processing facility (2018)
Compelled arbitration of minority shareholder's claims for breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, oppression
squeeze out, misappropriation of corporate funds, unjust enrichment, restitution
disgorgement,
fraud,
successfully litigated those claims in arbitration, where tens of millions of dollars in corporate assets, corporate funds,
compensatory
punitive damages were at stake (2017)
Successfully litigated claims for payment arising from the design
construction of a multi-million dollar industrial processing facility funded with state tax credits (2016)
Obtained approval for client's construction of cellular tower in Alabama municipality (Cellular South Real Estate, Inc. v. City of Mobile, 2016 WL 3746661 (S.D. Ala. 2016))
Obtained summary judgment in contract dispute related to design
construction of improvements to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (Rifenburg Constr., Inc. v. Hatch Mott McDonald, LLC, 2015 WL 2381136 (S.D. Miss. 2015))
Obtained relief for client pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, related to client's construction of cellular tower in Tennessee municipality (Cellular South Real Estate Inc., v. City of Germantown, 2015 WL 3852781 (W.D. Tenn. 2015))
Successfully rem
ed construction defect action from federal court to state court, obtaining an award of costs, expenses,
attorneys' fees for the client (Joe McGee Constr. Co. v. White-Spunner Constr., Inc., 2014 WL 12707141 (S.D. Miss. 2014))
Successfully appealed Department of Education's decision regarding claims of employee retaliation, where the Department denied employer client of its due-process rights (Business Commc'ns, Inc. v. United States Dept. of Educ., 739 F.3d 374 (8th Cir. 2013))
Obtained summary judgment in contract dispute related to electrical materials supplied by client for project (Stuart C. Irby Co. v. Bayview Elec. Co., 2013 WL 1984356 (N.D. Miss. 2013))
Currently serves as counsel for one of Mississippi's institutions of higher learning, representing the university in claims arising from construction of major athletic facilities on campus
Currently serves as counsel for a national bank, defending the bank in a class-action lawsuit
Currently serves as outside general counsel for multiple owners, contractors,
subcontractors in the construction industry
in general commercial matters.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2011, Mississippi
2010, United States District Courts of Mississippi
2010, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2012, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
2012, United States District Court for Western District of Tennessee
MembershipsCommunity & Professional Activities
•Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors, General Counsel, past-Chair of the Young Professionals Committee and member of the Board of Directors
•Phoenix Club of Jackson, past member of the Board of Directors
•Mississippi State Bar
•Jackson Young Lawyers
•Capital Area Bar Association
•Federal Bar Association
•American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practices Section, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
•Defense Research Institute
•Member of First Baptist Church of Jackson
•Soccer Coach at Jackson Futbol Club -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Mississippi
Class of 2010
J.D.
summa cum laude
Other EducationMississippi State University
Class of 2006
B.S.
Mechanical Engineering
Mississippi State University
Class of 2006
B.S.
summa cum laude
Cody Carol Bailey
190 East Capitol Street, Suite 100Jackson, MS 39201U.S.A.
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