Attorney John Giddens

John Giddens is the founding member of Giddens Law Firm, a personal injury law firm in Jackson, Mississippi. He established the firm in 1999, dedicated to those who cannot help themselves. Mr. Giddens is a victim’s rights advocate who chooses to represent the interests of individuals over corporations. His practice is devoted to helping Mississippians seek justice after an accident caused by negligence.

Mr. Giddens has extensive experience in several areas of legal practice, including leading counsel in multi-million dollar medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, and personal injury cases.

Before starting his law firm, Mr. Giddens was trial counsel at Diaz, Lewis, and Giddens from 1994 to 1999. He was also an Associate at Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes, handling legal research for the Oil and Gas Department.

Mr. Giddens was recently named a Best Lawyer in America by Best Lawyers and has been listed to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list. He was also named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America by the America Trial Lawyers Association, one of Mississippi’s 10 Best by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, and is a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. He was named a Fellow of the American Association for Justice’s National College of Advocacy in 2012. In 2014, Memphis Magazine recognized him as a Mid-South Top Lawyer for “excellence and achievements in the legal community.”

He is a member of the Mississippi Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Giddens received his J.D. at the University of Mississippi School of Law and his B.B.A. in Management at the University of Mississippi.

Hattiesburg personal injury lawyer John Giddens

John D. Giddens
Personal Injury Lawyer

Education:

  • University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1988
  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS, 1992

Admitted to Practice:

  • Mississippi, 1992
  • Admitted to Fifth Federal Circuit

Additional Legal Training:

  • National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Dallas, TX 1990, 1995
  • Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association for Justice

Professional Association and Committees:

  • Mississippi Association for Justice
  • American Association for Justice
  • American Academy of Trucking Lawyers
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
  • Mississippi Bar Association, Co-chair Membership Committee, 2004-2005
  • Capitol Area Bar Association, 1992-Present
  • Former Child Advocacy Committee Member
  • Former Mississippi Law Journal co-Author

Awards:

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2025
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2009-2010, 2014-2020
  • Fellow, American Association For Justice, National College of Advocacy
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, The American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
  • Mississippi’s 10 Best, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
  • Mid-South Top Lawyer, Memphis Magazine
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