Jefferson Davis Gilder

Jefferson D. Gilder was admitted to the Mississippi and Tennessee Bars in 1990. Mr. Gilder is admitted to practice in all courts in Mississippi and Tennessee including Federal Court, the Fifth and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Personal Injury, Criminal, Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights, and Product Liability are included in Mr. Gilder's areas of practice. Mr. Gilder spent his first ten years as an attorney practicing with his father, Robert G. Gilder, at Gilder Law Firm in Southaven, Mississippi before forming Gilder, Howell and Associates, P.A. with Jamie W. Howell, Jr. in June of 2000.

Association Memberships: Mr. Gilder is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Mississippi Association for Justice (MAJ), the Mississippi and Tennessee Bar Associations, the DeSoto County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2011, and The Million Dollar Advocates Forum which recognizes attorneys who have secured a recovery for their client of one million dollars or more.

Education History:  Mr. Gilder received his Juris Doctorate in 1990 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accountancy in 1987 from the University of Mississippi where he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He graduated from high school at Memphis Preparatory School in Memphis, Tennessee in 1984 as Salutatorian.

Personal Profile: Mr. Gilder was born on July 19, 1966 in Vardaman, Mississippi. He and his wife, Caroline Reese Gilder, have two daughters, Suzannah and Josephine. He attends The Orchard Felllowship. Golf, Ole Miss football, family, and church fill Mr. Gilder's time outside the office.