Barbara J. Meeks • Associate
Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Personal Injury
Experience
Barbara Meeks joined Touchstone Bernays in 2022 and her practice focuses on insurance defense and personal injury matters. Prior to returning to private practice, Barbara served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas and in 2014 while practicing law in Mississippi she was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge for the Mississippi Department of Employment Security Commission.
Areas of Practice
Insurance Defense
Personal Injury
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
Education
Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS; J.D. 2001
Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS; BA 1995; Major: Political Science
Admitted
Texas, 2018
Mississippi, 2001
United States Supreme Court, 2018
Texas Supreme Court, 2017
United States District Court Northern District of Texas, 2018
United States District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2018
Mississippi Supreme Court, 2002
Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2005
Tribal Court of Mississippi, 2009
Chancery Court of Mississippi, 2003
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2002
Honors & Awards
Reuben V. Anderson Pre-Law Award
Legacy Community Service Award
Delta Light Community Service Award
Presentations
CLE Seminar and Presenter – “Know Where the Bodies are Buried” – Wills and Estate Planning
Personal Information
Born 1972, Egremont, Mississippi. Married to Tunde Alarape and has two daughters.
