Practice Areas

Litigation Attorneys with extensive experience handling complex, multi-party civil litigation. Hands on experience with cases involving constitutional questions and employment matters, including age, sex and race discrimination claims. Lead counsel on numerous cases involving allegations of negligence resulting in wrongful death and/or serious bodily injuries based on personal liability, product liability and/or premises liability claims, bad faith allegations against insurance companies and insurance policy construction, and real estate construction issues. Experience includes both general and commercial litigation. Highly adaptable to situations with widely varied scenarios. Viewed as solver of complex problems involving multiple disciplines. Trained in mediation with extensive proven negotiation skills.

* This list is general and not intended to be comprehensive. Every area of the practice of law encompasses as many issues and variables as there are clients, each with their own unique set of facts and circumstances. Therefore, it is not realistic to attempt to describe each Practice Area in detail. Tatum & Portie, PLLC, is available to provide you with an initial consultation regarding your situation and how we may be of service to you.

Areas Outside of Concierge Practice (Hourly Billing)

Civil Litigation:

  • Personal Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Defects
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Investment Securities
  • Family Law

Areas of Concierge Practice:

  • Business entity formation
  • Contracts & Breach of Contract
  • Employee and Independent Contractor Agreements
  • Consulting Agreements
  • Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
  • Lease Review and/or Negotiation
  • Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney & Health Directives

The offices of Tatum & Portie, PLLC, are located in Brandon, Mississippi.  As a result, we are centrally located to Madison County Courthouses, in addition to both Rankin and Hinds Counties State Courthouses, as well as the United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi in Jackson.  We are licensed in and available to handle matters in both Mississippi and Texas.

Evelyn Tatum Portie is the attorney responsible for the content of this website and is located in the Brandon Mississippi office of Tatum & Portie, PLLC.