Stephanie M. Rippee is admitted to the Mississippi and Tennessee Bars. For more than 20 years she has sought to creatively and efficiently resolve legal matters for clients. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation and product liability litigation. She is a recognized public speaker and author and has been selected by Mid-South Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Mississippi.
Lawyer Profile

Stephanie M. Rippee
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Recognized Since:2011
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Recognized in:Commercial LitigationLitigation - Trusts and Estates...
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Law School:Vanderbilt University
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Location:The Emporium Building400 East Capitol StreetP.O. Box 650Jackson, MS 39205-0650
Stephanie M. Rippee is admitted to the Mississippi and Tennessee Bars. For more than 20 years she has sought to creatively and efficiently resolve legal matters for clients. Her practice focuses on commercial litigation and product liability litigation. She is a recognized public speaker and author and has been selected by Mid-South Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Mississippi.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Vanderbilt University , J.D., graduated 1991
- University of Mississippi , BA, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions:
- Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
Affiliations:
- ABA -
- DRI -
- IADC -
- Litigation Counsel of America -
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Jackson, MS (2021)
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Jackson, MS (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
- Taylor Medalist in Accounting (1987)
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Mississippi Business Journal's 50 Leading Business Women (2008)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers® (2011-14, Personal Injury Defense: Products; 2011-14 Top 50 Lawyers in Mississippi; 2011-14 Top 50 Female Lawyers in Mid-South)
- Who's Who Legal: Product Liability Defence 2014
- Guide to the World's Leading Litigation and Product Liability Lawyers (2012-present)
- Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law (2012-present)
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
Additional Information:
Representative Matters
- Obtained summary judgment for private financing company on multimillion dollar guaranty executed by corporate debtor's individual alter ego principal
- Trial counsel for bank seeking discharge as co-executor of disputed estate
- Counsel for bank in overdraft protection class action
- Trial counsel for German gun manufacturer in product liability action
- National counsel team for manufacturer of birth control pill
- Lead counsel for multiple pharmaceutical manufacturers in Average Wholesale Price litigation in both Mississippi and Louisiana
- Lead counsel for boiler repair contractor in multi-million dollar commercial dispute with customer
- Co-lead counsel for pharmaceutical company in all Mississippi diet drug litigation in state court, federal court and MDL proceeding
- National counsel for pharmaceutical contract manufacturer in isotretinoin litigation
- Trial counsel in multiple bad faith insurance cases for various life, health and disability insurers
- Mississippi counsel team for manufacturer of implantable birth control device
Firm Details
Watkins & Eager PLLC
https://www.watkinseager.com
Headquarters
The Emporium Building
400 East Capitol Street
P.O. Box 650
Jackson, MS 39205-0650
(601) 965.1900
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