Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton, P.A. today announced it has officially changed the name of the firm to Wilkins Tipton, P.A. According to Wilkins Tipton's board of directors president William A. Patterson, the 32-year-old firm elected to change its corporate identity for greater clarity.
"Changing the name to Wilkins Tipton concisely identifies the founder of the firm, Joe Wilkins, along with the most-tenured partner, Senith Tipton," Patterson said.
"Joe Wilkins is a well-known, highly respected attorney whose name has always been associated with quality legal work. Many of our workers' compensation clients chose us to represent them due to Joe's excellent name in this field," Patterson continued. "The same can also be said of Senith Tipton who joined the firm shortly after it was established." Patterson noted Tipton has played a fundamental role in building the reputation of the firm, particularly in the area of medical malpractice defense.
"Both Joe and Senith are so well known throughout the region and so strongly associated with this firm, the board felt our corporate identity should unambiguously acknowledge that reality," Patterson concluded.
Reflecting on over three decades of growth and evolution, founder Wilkins said the firm can trace its beginning back to 1978 when an office was first opened in the Lamar Life Building in downtown Jackson, Miss. Tipton joined the firm three years later.
Wilkins Tipton established its Greenville, Miss. office in 2004 and its Nashville, Tenn. office in 2007.
The firm specializes in defense litigation and serves clients throughout the Southeast. Headquartered in Jackson, Miss., Wilkins Tipton also has offices in Greenville, Miss. and Nashville, Tenn. The firm's practice emphasis includes the defense of healthcare, insurance, premises liability, commercial, workers' compensation and automobile and trucking liability claims. Including its 27 attorneys, the firm has a total staff of 80.