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Phone: (662) 842-7324

Address: 332 N Spring St, Tupelo, MS 38804

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Criminal Defense
Waide & Associates, P.A.’s criminal defense work encompasses almost all criminal charges, ranging from misdemeanors to capital crimes. It includes appeals of cases for individuals who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit.
Wrongful Death
Sex Crimes
On October 10, 2012, a jury in Lincoln County Circuit Court in Brookhaven, Mississippi, returned a verdict in favor of Teresa Beasley against Robert Lang and Beverly Lang. The jury awarded Ms. Beasley $103,000.00 for her sexual assault and battery claim against Robert Lang; $35,000.00 for her conversion claim against Robert Lang and Beverly Lang; $200,000.00 in punitive damages against Robert Lang; and $45,000.00 in punitive damages against Beverly Lang. Teresa Beasley had been a nail technician for over twenty (20) years. In the spring of 2006, Ms. Beasley moved her business, “Nails by Teresa,” into a business owned by Robert Lang and Beverly Lang. A few months later, Robert Lang went to Ms. Beasley’s apartment and sexually assaulted and battered her. Ms. Beasley closed her nail salon and tried to retrieve her personal items that were stored in the Langs’ storage facility, as well as her business items that remained at her nail salon. The Langs would not allow Ms. Beasley to retrieve her personal or business items. Ms. Beasley sued Robert Lang for sexual assault and battery, and sued Robert Lang and Beverly Lang for conversion. The attorney for Plaintiff was Ron L. Woodruff of Waide & Associates, P.A. in Tupelo, Mississippi. Attorneys for Defendants were Eduardo A. Flechas and Ronald E. Stutzman, Jr. of Flechas & Associates, P.A. in Jackson, Mississippi.
Burglary
On April 25, 2013, a jury in the Circuit Court of Monroe County, Mississippi, awarded Linda Lochridge of Aberdeen, Mississippi, $350,000 in damages against Pioneer Health Services of Monroe County, Inc., the management company that runs the Aberdeen-Monroe County Hospital. Mrs. Lochridge was employed by Pioneer as director of the Garden Suites Assisted Living Center in Aberdeen. In 2007, Pioneer laid Mrs. Lochridge off in what Pioneer described as a purely financial decision. For a long period of time, Mrs. Lochridge had used her own money to purchase items that were used at the facility. After she was laid off, she returned to the facility to retrieve some of those items. Pioneer had her indicted for burglary, despite the fact that Mrs. Lochridge had receipts for all the items she retrieved. In response to those false criminal charges, which were ultimately dismissed in their entirety, Mrs. Lochridge filed suit for malicious prosecution. Attorneys for Plaintiff were Jim Waide and Rachel Pierce Waide of Waide & Associates, P.A. in Tupelo, Mississippi. Attorney for Defendant was J. Tucker Mitchell of Mitchell Day Law Firm, PLLC, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Judge Jim S. Pounds presided over the three-day trial, which was held in Aberdeen.
Misdemeanors
ABERDEEN – “Vindicated” was former Tupelo Police Capt. Cliff Hardy’s immediate reaction to winning a jury verdict Friday against the city of Tupelo. “I’m so glad it’s over,” said his wife, Gail, shaking with emotion. “I’m so proud they did it.” She was speaking about the jury of four men and four women who agreed that TPD Chief Harold Chaffin and others pushed Hardy out after 19 years on the force because he spoke out at an Oct. 12, 2006, public forum telling the 120 or so people there that he believed race-related problems within the department were behind the “persecution” of his friend and colleague, then-Deputy Chief Robert Hall. Hardy is white and Hall is black. Hall was caught up in a professional disaster after he got involved with a hit-and-run investigation and released the suspect, who was the son of church friends. Ultimately, Hall was suspended, demoted, indicted and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges to avoid possible prison time. Then he resigned his job. Hardy’s speech came during a state criminal investigation of Hall just a few weeks before he was indicted. “I feel vindicated and I’m happy the truth finally got to come out, “Hardy said after the late-morning verdict in which he received $300,000. His case against the city began Monday in federal court. Hall, who testified twice during the trial, praised Hardy after the verdict as a “big brother,” saying his friend “was there for me.” He put his career, his family, everything on the line for me,” Hall said. “We have been waiting for this day for a long time.” Hall heads security at Toyota’s Blue Springs plant. City attorney John S. Hill voiced his disappointment at the verdict for Hardy and the damages awarded for lost wages and emotional distress. “While we respect the verdict, we also believe the chief made a decision that he believed was in the best interests of Tupelo Police Department,” Hill added, saying an appeal seems likely. He said defense counsel has “a number of issues” to consider, but he thought immediately after the verdict wasn’t an appropriate time to talk about it. Hardy’s attorney, Jim Waide of Tupelo, said any appeal will be only about legal issues, not that the jury agreed Hardy had been driven from his job. Shane McLaughlin assisted Waide and made a powerful closing argument for Hardy’s side late Thursday. “If the Police Department could silence the only people who know what’s going on,” McLaughlin said, “the First Amendment couldn’t mean a thing.” Waide termed the verdict “a good thing for the city of Tupelo.” “I believe the new mayor wants to make changes,” Waide speculated, saying this verdict will put some wind at the back of the city’s leaders who want change within police and other departments. Compensation The jury, with one black member, decided Hardy deserved $100,000 for lost wages and $200,000 for mental anguish. In his suit, Hardy had requested back wages and
Assault
Hit and Run

Employment Discrimination
Waide’s law practice emphasizes employment discrimination and civil rights cases. He is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Mississippi, as well as the western district of Tennessee. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Employment Contract
The jury found that Pioneer breached its employment contract with Plaintiff, failed to pay her for paid time off she had accrued, and wrongfully terminated her because she reported abuse of an elderly patient in the hospital’s senior care unit.
Non-compete Agreement
Waide & Associates, PA is a law firm located in Tupelo, Mississippi. The firm focuses on jury trials, with an emphasis on civil rights and employment discrimination cases. The firm also handles medical malpractice claims, personal injury cases, products liability, criminal defense, suits over non-compete agreements, and anti-trust claims.
Sexual Harassment
On March 21, 2012, a jury in United States District Court in Aberdeen, Mississippi, returned a verdict in favor of Toni Dauzat Taylor against Collums Furniture Mfg., Inc. and Troy McAlister. The jury awarded Mrs. Taylor $25,000.00 for her sexual harassment claim, $50,000.00 for her assault and battery claim, and $25,000.00 in punitive damages. Mrs. Taylor had been employed at Collums Furniture Mfg., Inc. as a factory worker on the cutting table. Mrs. Taylor claimed that during her employment, Troy McAlister, a supervisor in the factory at Collums Furniture Mfg., Inc. had sexually harassed her. Mrs. Taylor testified about how Defendant McAlister touched her breasts, touched her rear, offered to give her money and/or drugs in exchange for sex, and bit her on the shoulder. Shortly after she reported the harassment, Mrs. Taylor was laid off from Collums Furniture Mfg., Inc. Collums Furniture Mfg., Inc. contended her lay-off was due to a slow down in the company’s business. Several days later, Collums Furniture Mfg., Inc. called Mrs. Taylor to return to work, but because of the abusive work environment, she could not return. Attorneys for Plaintiff were Jim Waide and Rachel M. Pierce of Waide & Associates, P.A. in Tupelo, Mississippi. Attorneys for Defendants were John P. Fox and Tina M. Scott of Fox Law Firm in Houston, Mississippi.

Premises Liability

Personal Injury
A native of Aberdeen, Mississippi, Rachel Pierce Waide is a shareholder in Waide & Associates, P.A., where she focuses her practice on civil litigation, including employment law, personal injury, and medical malpractice. During her law practice, Rachel has tried cases in state and federal court, and she has handled appeals to the Mississippi Court of Appeals and to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Rachel also successfully argued before the Court of Federal Claims and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. According to the
Medical Malpractice
Waide & Associates, P.A.’s scope of representation includes cases against physicians, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers for negligence in the treatment and care of patients.

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