Willard Benton Gregg
Willard Benton "Bo" Gregg practices with Wright Law Firm, P.A. in Jackson where he focuses exclusively on the family law area. His fifteen-year practice spans the state, as he has appeared in chancery districts in all corners of Mississippi. Bo is licensed to practice in Mississippi (1994) and Alabama (1996), and is active in various bar associations on a local and national level.
In 2009, Bo earned fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. AAML Fellows are generally recognized by judges and attorneys as preeminent family law practitioners with high level of knowledge, skill and integrity. The AAML was founded "to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the cause of matrimonial law, to the end that the welfare of the family and society be protected".
Bo is a past chair of the Family Law Section of the Mississippi Bar. He recently concluded a two-year term as a Director of the Hinds County Bar Association. Bo also serves on several committees within the Mississippi Bar, including as Regional Chair of the Board of Bar Admissions' Committee on Character and Fitness.
He is a 1994 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law where he served as chairman of the Moot Court Board. He remains active at Ole Miss, through the Lamar Order.
Bo and his wife, Kathy, live in Jackson, and have two children: Sarah (age 7) and Paul (age 5). They are active in their church, various local charities and their children's school.
In 2009, Bo earned fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. AAML Fellows are generally recognized by judges and attorneys as preeminent family law practitioners with high level of knowledge, skill and integrity. The AAML was founded "to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the cause of matrimonial law, to the end that the welfare of the family and society be protected".
Bo is a past chair of the Family Law Section of the Mississippi Bar. He recently concluded a two-year term as a Director of the Hinds County Bar Association. Bo also serves on several committees within the Mississippi Bar, including as Regional Chair of the Board of Bar Admissions' Committee on Character and Fitness.
He is a 1994 graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law where he served as chairman of the Moot Court Board. He remains active at Ole Miss, through the Lamar Order.
Bo and his wife, Kathy, live in Jackson, and have two children: Sarah (age 7) and Paul (age 5). They are active in their church, various local charities and their children's school.
Education
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1994
Honors: Chairman,Moot Court, University of Mississippi, 1993 -1994
B.S., Mississippi State University
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Honors: Xi Sigma Pi
Major: Forest Management
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1996Mississippi, 1994
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Society of American Forresters
Member Since: 1988
Hinds County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
The Mississippi Bar, Family Law Section
Member; Executive Committee, 2003-2006; Chair, 2004-2005
Alabama State Bar
Member
Jackson Young Lawyers Association
Member
Birth Information
May 30, 1967, Greenwood, Mississippi