Mississippi Lawyers
Mississippi has about 2.94 million residents and 6,699 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 439 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Mississippi and working near your city; we track 307 cities and towns across the state's 82 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in Mississippi
Largest cities first, by city population as compiled in the SimpleMaps dataset (v1.93), which can lag the newest Census estimates. City pages are in preparation and will be linked here the day they open.
Jackson
Gulfport
Southaven
Biloxi
Hattiesburg
Olive Branch
Tupelo
Meridian
Practice areas in Mississippi
The eight practice areas the first Mississippi listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in Mississippi
Family law lawyers in Mississippi
Criminal defense lawyers in Mississippi
Immigration lawyers in Mississippi
Estate planning lawyers in Mississippi
Bankruptcy lawyers in Mississippi
Employment lawyers in Mississippi
Real estate lawyers in Mississippi
Courts in Mississippi
Most civil and criminal matters in Mississippi start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for Mississippi are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for Jackson and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.
Official resources in Mississippi
Two official sources sit behind every Mississippi listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- The Mississippi Bar is where Mississippi attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- Mississippi Judiciary publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Mississippi cases.
Lawyers in states near Mississippi
Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.
Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.