Douglas “Monte” Tynes is a second-generation trial lawyer from Pascagoula, Mississippi.  Monte, who serves as the co-chair of the damages section of the Edge Trial College, has an insatiable desire to continue learning and getting better at the craft of trying cases.  In his career, Monte has tried numerous jury trials in civil rights, employment, personal injury, and medical malpractice cases.  He tries cases in Mississippi, in some of the most conservative and difficult plaintiff’s venues in the Country.  Monte shares his recent experience achieving a verdict of almost $ 1 million in a low speed, no damage, rear-end car accident trial in a conversative Mississippi venue.  Monte talks about his “speed trial” technique and how he presented his difficult damages case.  Monte talks about other lessons learned from this and several other recent trials, and what he is continuing to do each day to hone is skills at the craft of trying cases.

About Monte Tynes

Douglas L. Tynes, Jr., who prefers to go by the much more informal ‘Monte’ Tynes, is a second-generation attorney, who began practicing law with his father, Douglas L. Tynes, in 2006. After the latter’s retirement in May 2013, Mr Tynes continued practicing in the same historic building where his father had worked for more than 30 years.

Mr. Tynes is a devoted practitioner of the law. He goes the extra mile to become better acquainted with his client by making house calls, so he may know them in their surroundings. Mr. Tynes makes sure that his team at Tynes Law Firm share his work ethic and is equally understanding of the needs of his clients.

Areas of Specialization:

Mr. Tynes’ practice includes:

Automobile accidents

18-wheeler accidents

Medical malpractice

Criminal law

Family law cases such as divorce, custody, and child support

Mr. Tynes is admitted to practice in all state courts in Mississippi, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Education:

Mississippi College School of Law, 2002-2005

Active in the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association student chapter

Earned a Juris Doctorate in May of 2005

University of Mississippi School of Law, 2004-2005

Finished final year of law school as a visiting student

Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998-2002

Earned Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Sigma Phi Epsilon

Wrote for The Technique, the school’s weekly newspaper

While attending school full time, also worked at Pond & Co., Architects and Engineers

Ocean Springs High School

Graduated with High Honors

Lettered in football and soccer

Part of civic organizations such as Phi Kappa

Representative Clients:

Mr. Tynes has an impressive success rate when fighting complex and challenging cases. He has also obtained favorable results in several other kinds of cases, such as a recent $260,000.00 verdict in a sexual harassment case against former Sheriff Mike Byrd.

In one of his most rewarding cases, Mr. Tynes, along with his co-counsel, obtained a rare acquittal in a capital murder case in ‘State of Mississippi v Tevin James Benjamin’.

Personal Life:

A longtime resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Monte is passionate about his family, fishing, and anything to do with Georgia Tech.

He is married to Leilani Tynes, and they have four beautiful children.