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Trace D. McRaney

Trace D. McRaney

Partner
Location:
Gulfport, Mississippi
Phone:
228-284-0290
888-542-2034
Fax:
228-863-2886
E-mail:

Trace D. McRaney was born in Lucedale, Mississippi on January 7, 1968. He graduated from Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in 1986, with honors. Trace attended Pearl River Community College, where he lettered in varsity football and was listed in the Who's Who Among Junior College Students. He then completed his undergraduate studies at Millsaps College, graduating cum laude in 1990, with a B.A. in History. Trace lettered in varsity football and played varsity baseball while at Millsaps College. He as also a member of Phi Alpha Theta, a history honorary, while at Millsaps. Trace attended the University of Mississippi School of Law and was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal from 1992-1994. In 1994, he obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Trace joined Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A. in 1998 as an associate. In 2002, he became a shareholder in the firm.

Trace's practice is focused upon the following areas:

  • Insurance Defense
  • Mississippi Tort Claims Act Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Defense of Workers' Compensation
  • General Civil Practice
  • Civil Rights Defense
    • Title VII (sexual harassment) Claims
    • Section 1983 Claims

In addition to his insurance company clients, Trace is also a member of the Mississippi Tort Claims Board Attorney Register, and he is approved counsel for the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association.

In addition to his trial court experience, Trace has handled numerous appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court and presented appellate arguments to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Trace is married to the former Wendy Shaw, and they have one daughter, Emma.

Areas of Practice

  • Insurance Defense
  • Mississippi Tort Claims Act Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Defense of Workers' Compensation
  • General Civil Practice
  • Civil Rights Defense - Title VII (sexual harassment) Claims, Section 1983 Claims

Litigation Percentage

  • 99% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1994
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1994
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1994

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
    • J.D. - 1994
    • Law Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, 1992 - 1994
  • Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
    • B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1990
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Honors: Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary
    • Major: History

Representative Clients

  • Progressive Insurance Company
  • Safeway Insurance Company
  • United Auto Insurance Company
  • Aspen Insurance UK, Limited
  • Summit Risk Services
  • Mississippi Tort Claims Board
  • Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association
  • Molokai Condominiums, Diamondhead, Mississippi
  • Vela Insurance Services, Inc.

Classes/Seminars

  • Coach-Trial Academy for Young Lawyers, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, 2009

Honors and Awards

  • Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Rated B-V

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Defense Research Institute (DRI), Committee Member, Government Liability Committee
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA), Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association, Member
  • Harrison County Bar Association, Member
Office Location

Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A.

2909 13th Street, 6th Floor
Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone: 228-284-0290
Toll Free: 888-542-2034
Fax: 228-863-2886
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Mailing Address

Post Office Drawer W
Gulfport, Mississippi 39502

Additional Office Location

100 Dudley W. Conner Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone: 601-583-0999
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