Carl Hagwood

CARL HAGWOOD (Carl) was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1941. He received a B.A. from Millsaps College and his Doctor of Jurisprudence with distinction from the University of Mississippi in 1968. A member of Phi Alpha Delta and the Editorial Board of the Mississippi Law Journal, Mr. Hagwood served as a Law Clerk to Judge Claude F. Clayton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and also as the Bond Attorney for the State of Mississippi. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law. Mr. Hagwood is a member of the Washington County Bar Association (President, 1995), the American Bar Association, the Mississippi State Bar (Chair, Health Law Section, 1996-1997), American Society of Hospital Attorneys, Defense Research Institute, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, American Board of Trial Advocates and the Mississippi Bar Foundation. Mr. Hagwood handles primarily nursing home and long-term care, medical malpractice, health care law, professional malpractice and corporate law.

Current Employment Position(s):

  • Shareholder

Litigation Percentage:

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

  • Mississippi, 1968
  • Tennessee, 2007
  • Arkansas, 2010
  • Alabama, 2011
  • North Carolina, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Fifh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit

Education:

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1968
    • Juris Doctor
    • Honors: Member, Phi Alpha Delta
    • Law Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, Member, Editorial Board, 1967 - 1968
  • Millsaps College, 1965
    • B. A.

Honors and Awards:

  • Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers in America in Health Care Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Washington County, 1995
    • President
  • American Bar Association
  • Mississippi State Bar, Health Law Section, 1996 - 1997
    • Chair
  • American Society of Hospital Attorneys
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Mississippi Bar Foundation

Past Employment Positions:

  • Judge Claude F. Clayton, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1968
  • State of Mississippi, Bond Attorney, 1989 - 1992