Robin Roberts, a local attorney with the firm of Roberts and Associates, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of Mississippi Opera. Roberts, has been active in Hattiesburg as a performer, supporter of the arts and legal advisor to arts organizations. He has served as legal counsel for the Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Mississippi Music Teachers Association and the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Ro

In years past, it has been a common practice to include provisions in child custody agreements stating that each parent of a child must gain the other’s approval before moving a certain distance away from one another. At first glance, this may seem like a reasonable request. And if neither party has any desire to move away from a small, local set of friends or family, such an agreement is no hardship. However, our society has become increasingly mobile. Every day, millions o

You have received a reservation of rights letter from your insurance company. What does that mean in layman’s terms, and what should you do about it? A reservation of rights letter indicates that your insurance company might deny coverage for at least some part of a claim being made on your insurance. For this reason, when your insurance company is defending you under a reservation of rights, there is a fundamental conflict of interest between you and the insurance company.