G. Todd "Todd" Butler

G. Todd "Todd" Butler

Flowood, MS recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020
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201 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Todd Butler represents clients in matters involving employment, civil rights and appellate issues. He is general counsel to the Mississippi Municipal Liability Plan, the Mississippi Municipal Workers’ Compensation Group, and the Mississippi Municipal Service Company. Todd has successfully represented municipalities, law enforcement officers and companies, serving as counsel in nearly 100 reported decisions and having presented oral arguments in both federal and state courts throughout the United States. In many instances, he has been retained as amicus counsel to represent the interests of non-parties.
Phelps Dunbar LLP

201 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Mississippi State University, J.D., graduated 2008
  • Mississippi State University, B.S., graduated 2005

  • Mississippi, Mississippi

  • Federalist Society - Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Jackson Young Lawyers Association - Member
  • Mississippi College School of Law - Adjunct Professor
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association - Past Editor-in-Chief of the Quarterly
  • The Mississippi Bar, Appellate Practice Section - Immediate Past Chairman

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Mississippi, Mississippi
  • Federalist Society - Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Jackson Young Lawyers Association - Member
  • Mississippi College School of Law - Adjunct Professor
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association - Past Editor-in-Chief of the Quarterly
  • The Mississippi Bar, Appellate Practice Section - Immediate Past Chairman
  • Mississippi State University, J.D., graduated 2008
  • Mississippi State University, B.S., graduated 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Fellow Award, Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers (2007)
  • Top 50 under 40 - Top 10 Honoree (2017), Leadership in Law (2013), Mississippi Business Journal
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (2014-2018)
  • Employment - Management (2020), Litigation - Labor and Employment (2020), The Best Lawyers in America
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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