Richard Coker

rcoker@markowwalker.com

Richard Coker devotes his practice primarily to insurance defense with an emphasis in workers' compensation and employment law. He is admitted to practice before all Mississippi courts. He is a member of the National Lawyers Association and The Mississippi Bar. As a member of The Mississippi Bar, he has served on various committees, including service on the Executive Committee of the Administrative Law and Workers' Compensation Section, having served as chair of that section in 1994-1995 and vice-chair in 1993-1994. He has served as a faculty member for various seminars on workers' compensation including those sponsored by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission, Home Builders Association of Mississippi, Home Builders Association of Jackson, Louisiana Claims Association, National Business Institute, Lorman, Inc., and CISI. Richard is a member of The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

Richard graduated from the University of Mississippi and received his JD degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981.

Richard resides in Jackson with his wife, Leslie, his sons, Matthew and Stephen, and his daughter Anna Katherine.