Florence, MS

Robert F. Lingold, Jr.

Robert F. Lingold, Jr. leads the firm’s criminal justice and personal injury practice. He earned a B.S. in History from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1996 and a Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 1999. He is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, the Rankin County Bar Association, and the Mississippi Prosecutors Association. He previously represented insurance companies, served as Assistant County Attorney for Rankin County, and as Youth Court Prosecutor. His experience on both sides of the table provides valuable insight for his clients.

Amanda Lingold Spencer

Amanda Lingold Spencer's practice focuses on family law, including child custody, divorce, adoption, contempt, and modification actions. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2000 and her Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 2003. She is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and the Rankin County Bar Association. She previously represented a major Mississippi insurance company, assisted in mass tort defense, and served as the Youth Court Prosecutor in Rankin County for over seven years. She also serves as Guardian ad litem in the Chancery Court of Rankin County.

David Ringer was born in Jackson, MS, in 1952. He received his B.A. from Stetson University in 1974 and his Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 1978. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar Association in 1978 and is a member of the Mississippi Bar, and current or former member of the Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association, Mississippi Prosecutors Association, National District Attorneys Association, and the Mississippi Municipal League. He is also admitted to practice in the Choctaw Tribal Courts.

Cameron Benton

Cameron Benton graduated with honors from Mississippi College School of Law in 2003. She served as a law clerk for Judge Glen H. Davidson and later as a career law clerk for the United States District Court. She then worked as a criminal prosecutor for the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office for eight years before joining Ringer, Lingold and Spencer, where she handles chancery matters, civil litigation, and criminal defense cases.

Hadley received her B.A. in Political Science from Mississippi State University and graduated from Mississippi College School of Law in 2014. She is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and the Rankin County Bar Association. She participated in various clinics including Youth Court Clinic, Adoption Clinic and Mission First Legal Aid Clinic, and has represented adolescent clients in criminal and DHS matters, as well as families in adoption proceedings.

Brenton M. Carter was born in Dillon, South Carolina in 1984. He received a B.A. magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 2006 and a Juris Doctorate degree from Mississippi College School of Law in 2012. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar Association in 2012 and is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Mississippi and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.