Biography
Lindy Brown joined the University of Mississippi as Assistant General Counsel in January 2021. Her focus includes student affairs and assisting with litigation matters. Prior to joining the University, she was in private practice in Jackson, Mississippi for 15 years at two different law firms, Watkins & Eager PLLC and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, where she focused primarily on civil litigation. Brown is a member of the Mississippi Bar. She was included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
Brown is a native of Jackson. She earned her B.A. from Rhodes College in Memphis where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Brown earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi where she received an Eastland Scholarship and graduated first in her class. In law school, she served as Associate Articles Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal. After graduation, she served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. for the Southern District of Mississippi. She has long enjoyed community service including as a member of the Junior League of Jackson.
Education
J.D. Law, The University of Mississippi (2003)