Attorney Profile

Angela S. Brooks

Angela S. Brooks

Angela S. Brooks

Angela S. Brooks has extensive experience in personal injury cases, as well as in other civil and criminal litigation. Mrs. Brooks also has a broad knowledge of family law matters. She is the person who will fight for your rights and understands the trauma that families face when going through a crisis. She has a deep sense of commitment to help alleviate the pain involved in high-conflict divorces and child custody. Whether you are facing a criminal matter, a personal injury, or issues of family law, Mrs. Brooks takes the responsibility of your case extremely seriously and never forgets how much is at stake in every single case.

Education

Graduated with Honors, Magna Cum Laude, from The Mississippi University for Women with a Bachelor of Science Degree, 2000.

Graduated from The University of Mississippi School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree, 2003.

Professional Accomplishments

Professional Accomplishments:

  • Obtained a personal injury judgment of $2.5 million, one of the largest handed down in state court in North Mississippi.

Honors:

  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – Admitted December 1999.
  • The International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi - Honor Legal Society – Admitted April 2002.
  • Member of Moot Court Board, The University of Mississippi School of Law - 2002.

Employment:

  • First Circuit Court District State of Mississippi - Office of the District Attorney, Honorable John R. Young – Assistant District Attorney - Prosecutorial Externship 2002 through December 2003.
  • First Circuit Court District State of Mississippi – Judicial Legal Intern – Under the direction of Senior Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Gardner, III – 2002.
  • First Chancery Court District State of Mississippi – Judicial Legal Intern - Under the direction of Chancery Judge Rodney E. Shands (Ret.) - 2002.
  • The Law Firm of Nickels & Weddle, PLLC, Tupelo, Mississippi – August 2004 to December 2011.
  • Principal of The Law Office of Angela S. Brooks, PLLC, Tupelo, Mississippi - January 2012 to present.

Member:

  • The Mississippi Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association
  • Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project

Admitted to Practice:

  • All state and federal courts in the State of Mississippi
  • United States District Court - Northern District of Mississippi
  • United States District Court - Southern District of Mississippi
  • Supreme Court of Mississippi
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Areas of Practice:

  • Criminal Defense
  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury