Cody C. Bailey joined Brunini in 2011, following a one-year clerkship for the Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Cody received his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi in 2010, graduating summa cum laude. While in law school, Cody was on the Executive Editorial Board of the Mississippi Law Journal and served as Mississippi Cases Editor. He received the Mississippi Law Journal Award. He also distinguished himself on the Moot Court Board, earning a membership in The Order of the Barristers and being named best oral advocate in several moot court competitions.

In 2006, Cody graduated summa cum laude from the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Cody practiced mechanical design engineering with Chevron at their Pascagoula, Mississippi refinery for one year before attending law school.

Cody’s practice focuses primarily on general commercial and business litigation and on the construction industry. Cody regularly litigates complex commercial and business disputes. Cody represents clients in general commercial disputes, business litigation, shareholder disputes, financial and banking litigation, securities litigation, property disputes, constitutional litigation, wrongful death cases, telecommunications litigation, and regulatory litigation.

Cody is also one of Mississippi’s true construction lawyers, handling a wide range of construction matters including construction-defect and design-defect cases, contract preparation and negotiation, bid protests, payment disputes, lien and collection matters,  general construction litigation, and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Cody represents owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers. Cody also regularly serves as outside general counsel to a number of businesses in the construction industry.

Education

• J.D., University of Mississippi, 2010 summa cum laude
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2006 summa cum laude

Admissions

• Mississippi (2010)
• United States District Courts of Mississippi (2010)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2010)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2012)
• United States District Court for Western District of Tennessee (2012)