Gulfport, MS

Rogen K. Chhabra is a founding partner of Chhabra, Gibbs & Gustavis, P.A., leading the workers' compensation department. He has been admitted to practice in all Mississippi State and Federal courts, and has received multiple awards including the Law-Related Public Education Award and Lawyer of the Year. He also coaches mock trial teams.

John D. Giddens

John D. Giddens is the founding member of Giddens Law Firm, P.A., established in 1999. He is a personal injury lawyer and victim's rights advocate in Jackson, Mississippi, with over 30 years of experience. He has extensive experience in medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, and personal injury cases, having secured multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts. He is a member of the American Association for Justice’s Trucking Litigation Group and has received numerous awards including Best Lawyers in America, Mid-South Super Lawyers, and an AV-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

David A. Bowling

David A. Bowling attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and graduated cum laude in Philosophy in May 1980. Mr. Bowling graduated from Tulane University School of Law in May 1983 and was admitted to the Bar in October 1983. Mr. Bowling became a member of the Bar of the state of Mississippi in September 1998. For many years, Mr. Bowling has enjoyed Martindale-Hubbell’s highest A-V Preeminent rating. Mr. Bowling has been selected to the list of Louisiana Super Lawyers for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. He was also invited to join the American Board of Trial Advocates in recognition of his extensive jury trial experience. He was also recently inducted as a Fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization of trial lawyers limited to 1% of the lawyer population of any state of province. Mr. Bowling has considerable experience in all forms of wrongful death and personal injury litigation, having tried through verdict numerous automobile, trucking, premises liability, product liability, admiralty, toxic tort, and medical malpractice cases. He has tried cases in federal district courts, bankruptcy courts, state courts, and before state and federal administrative agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other states. Mr. Bowling’s efforts on behalf of his clients have yielded numerous seven-figure results, including recoveries of $6.4 million, $5.25 million, $4 million, $3.025 million, $2.02 million, $2.25 million, $1.83 million, $1.81 million, $1.8 million, $1.725 million, $1.25 million, $1.1 million, and $1 million. Mr. Bowling has extensive experience handling medical malpractice claims and complex catastrophic injury cases, including those involving birth asphyxia/hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Mr. Bowling also has considerable expertise in the field of maritime personal injury law. This includes trial and appellate experience litigating issues pertaining to maritime law. He has litigated throughout trial and appeal issues pertaining to the Jones Act, the doctrines of unseaworthiness and maintenance and cure, the application of the maritime collateral source rule to employee benefits, the effect of the violation of federal regulations on the comparative negligence of seamen, and other questions of admiralty law. Mr. Bowling is actively involved in continuing legal education not only for himself but for other lawyers as well. He is frequently invited to speak to other lawyers on a broad range of topics in personal injury law, medical malpractice, legal ethics, and jury trial presentation. Mr. Bowling is admitted to practice before all Federal courts in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Bowling is also admitted to practice before all state courts in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Clark Monroe

An experienced trial lawyer with a practice spanning truck accident casualty defense, transportation insurance coverage, employment status, cargo and freight claims, and transportation regulatory matters. In addition to the defense of bodily injuries specific to trucking, I routinely handle a wide variety of commercial litigation, construction liability, construction defect, premises liability and medical transport claims. Practice areas also include FLSA collective actions and employment law.

Benjamin U. Bowden

As a former insurance defense trial attorney, Ben Bowden knows the strengths - and weaknesses - of the companies and employers he faces. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Bowden is a highly qualified personal injury lawyer who knows how to help accident victims receive the full financial compensation they deserve. His team is focused, dedicated, and sensitive to each client’s needs. Mr. Bowden has been practicing law since 1988 in a wide range of litigation fields. His specialized practice includes Mississippi Workers’ Compensation litigation, automobile accident litigation, 18-wheeler accident litigation, Longshoreman and Harbor Workers’ Compensation litigation, Jones Act/Admiralty/General Maritime law litigation, employment law litigation (EEOC, FMLA, FLSA, Rehabilitation Act, FECA), Social Security Disability, civil service litigation, insurance - bad faith litigation, Section 1983 Civil Rights litigation, premises liability and product liability. He also has experience with False Claims Act (Qui Tam) claims and federal whistleblower prohibited personnel practice claims.

David C. Dunbar

David Dunbar's practice focuses on commercial trucking accidents, professional errors and omissions, insurance and products defense, and commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice in Mississippi and in Georgia. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Dunbar is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Dunbar received his B.A. in history in 1982 from Emory University where he was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa. He received his J.D. in 1985 from the University of Georgia where he served on the editorial staff of the Georgia Law Review. He is a member of the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, American College of Transportation Attorneys, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, the Transportation Lawyers Association, the Mississippi Trucking Association, and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Dunbar is certified in Truck Accident Law by National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Dunbar is an approved mediator for State and Federal trial courts and has successfully completed the Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop. He served as a commissioner for the State of Mississippi to the National Conference of Uniform State Law Commissioners (1996- 2000) and served on the Drafting Committee for the Uniform Mediation Act for the Uniform Law Commission. Mr. Dunbar has served as the firm's managing partner since its inception.

Tim Holleman

Tim Holleman is a managing partner specializing in severe personal injury litigation, including automobile accidents, defective products, medical malpractice, and other negligence claims. He also handles insurance coverage disputes and criminal cases in State and Federal Courts. He was admitted to practice in January 1981.