Dukes, Dukes, Keating and Faneca, P.A. was formed by William F. Dukes, managing

partner for Daniel, Coker, Horton and Dukes at Gulfport, Mississippi, from 1968 until 1980,

when Mr. Dukes, a retired FBI agent and graduate of the University of Mississippi School of

Law, withdrew and formed the firm that bears his name, joined by his son, Walter Dukes. In

1982, partner Hugh D. Keating joined the firm, followed by Cy Faneca in 1988. Phillip W.

Jarrell became a partner in 1995, followed by W. Edward Hatten, Jr. in 2000.

The firm currently consists of thirteen attorneys and has developed a widely diversified

practice, which includes Insurance Defense Litigation, Defense of Workers' Compensation

Claims (Federal and State), Commercial Transactions and Litigation, Real Estate Transactions

and Litigation, Corporations, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Automobile Liability, Federal

Motor Carrier Litigation, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Construction Liability, Law

Enforcement Agencies and Civil Rights Claims, Municipal and Governmental Agency Law,

Airports and Aviation, Nursing Home and Related Healthcare Issues, Environmental and Toxic

Tort Litigation (Asbestos), Administrative Agencies, Ambulance Services, and General Civil

Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts in Mississippi.