James Anderson

Biography

Jim Anderson is a partner in the firm of Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC, a firm specializing in Medicare Secondary Payer issues. He retired from the law firm he founded, Anderson Crawley & Burke, PLLC, (www.acblaw.com), in Ridgeland, Mississippi, in 2023.

Jim received WorkCompCentral’s Magna Comp Laude® Award in 2021. After establishing Kids’ Chance of Mississippi, Inc., he served as its president in 2022 and 2023.  

Other accomplishments of note include:
Member of the Mississippi Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (DRI), American Bar Association, and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). He has served as Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Mississippi Bar and has been active in regulatory reform regarding workers’ compensation issues.  

He served as Chairman of DRI’s Workers’ Compensation Community, in 2021 and 2022.

Fellow in the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers and served on its Board of Governors for 9 years including service as Treasurer for the Board in 2021—2023.

Member of the Board of Directors of and Past-President of the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Educational Association, Inc. (MWCEA), and served as Chairman of the annual MWCEA Conference from 2008 through 2021.
Author of and senior editor of the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Claims Guide, now in its 5th Edition.

Co-chair of the National Workers' Compensation Review offering high level and cutting-edge programming designed to serve the intersection of industry, claims, medicine and law as a part of the Workers’ Compensation Institute, Orlando, FL.

Member, Board of Directors, Faith Based Claims Association.

2012 Lawyer of the Year, Mississippi College School of Law, for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in the Legal Community.

Cum laude graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi (BS, 1971) and honors graduate of the Mississippi College School of Law (JD, 1978).

He has carried Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating (AV) since 1990 and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995.

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: MS