Best Lawyers Near You in Clarksdale, Mississippi

After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School in 1975, Mr. Cocke moved to Clarksdale, MS to begin practicing in a general litigation firm. In 1982, Mr. Cocke and Mr. Merkel left that firm and established Merkel & Cocke, P.A., and since that time the emphasis of Mr. Cocke's practice has progressed more and more toward medical malpractice. At the present time his practice is exclusively devoted to handling medical negligence cases for the plaintiff, either as a result of direc...

http://www.merkel-cocke.com/attorneys/charles-m-merkel-iii/ Areas of Practice : Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability. Bar Admissions : Mississippi, 1998; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude 1998); Taylor Medal Award Winner: English; Chancellor’s Scholar; Moot Court Board Member; Moot Court: “Best Written Brief Awar...