Contact:

 

Area of Expertise:

  • Externships

Meta Copeland

 

Director, Legal Extern Program

 

Education:

  • Juris Doctor, Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS, magna cum laude, May 1998
  • Bachelor of Arts, History, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA, magna cum laude, May 1995

 

Professional Experience:

  • Director, Legal Extern Program, Mississippi College School of Law, 2008 - present
  • Director, Professional Development, Mississippi College School of Law, 2007 - 2008
  • Associate, Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A., Jackson, MS, 2001 - 2007
  • Associate, Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes, PLLC, Jackson, MS, 1998 - 2001

 

Bar Admissions:

  • Mississippi State Courts
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Souther Districts of Mississippi
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District

 

Professional Memberships:

  • Mississippi Bar Association, Election Committee
  • American Bar Association
  • Hinds County Bar Association
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, Director
  • Federal Bar Association

 

Law School Service:

  • Coach, Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, 1998
  • Coach, August A. Rendings, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition, 1999
  • MC Law Appellate Advocacy Advisory Board, 2005
  • Coach, George Washington National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition, 2007
  • Coach, ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, 2007, 2008
  • Coach, Mississippi Moot Court Competition, 2007, 2008
  • Academic Programs Committee, 2008
  • Alumni/External Communications Committee, 2008
  • Graduation Committee, 2008