Email: mcopelan@mc.edu PH: (601) 925-7192

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

area of expertise:

• Externships

professional experience:

• Director of Legal Extern Program, Mississippi College School of Law, 2008 – present
• Director of 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 Southern Districts of Mississippi
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition, 1999
• MCSOL 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