Charles is a shareholder whose practice centers on litigation and appeals in Mississippi state and federal courts.  He regularly represents clients in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and insurance industries.  In addition to his business and commercial litigation practice, Charles defends government entities and employers in civil rights and constitutional litigation.  Beyond his versatility in handling all types of litigation, Charles also represents clients in administrative matters before state and federal administrative agencies, including protests of government procurements and state and federal regulatory investigations. Charles regularly first chairs appeals in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and Mississippi appellate courts.

Throughout his twelve-year career, Charles has litigated high stakes public policy matters on behalf of governmental clients, extending to state and federal redistricting, ballot initiatives, and major constitutional cases.

Charles is a proud graduate of the University of Mississippi and a law clerk alumnus of the Honorable E. Grady Jolly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  In his free time, Charles enjoys golf, fishing, hunting, and traveling.  Charles lives in Madison, Mississippi with his wife Kristin and their young daughter Rosemary.

• The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2013
• The University of Mississippi, B.A., magna cum laude, 2010

• Law Clerk for E. Grady Jolly, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2013-2014

• Mississippi

• The Federalist Society, President, Mississippi Lawyers Chapter
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
• Federal Bar Association

• Ranked in Chambers and Partners USA - Litigation: General Commercial, 2024-2025
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice, 2021-2025
• Listed in Super Lawyers®: Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2020-2025

• Appointed by Governor Tate Reeves to the Board of Mississippi Public Broadcasting/The Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, 2024-2027
• Appointed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to the Mississippi Advisory Committee, 2022-2026

• Author, Creationism’s Public and Private Fronts: The Protection and Restriction of Religious Freedom, 82 Miss L.J. 223 (2013).
• Author, Constitutional Law-Arrest and Detention Under the Material Witness Statute-Objectively Reasonable Arrest Did Not Violate Fourth Amendment, 81 Miss. L.J. 621, (2011).

• Jones v. Governor Tate Reees, 121 F.4th 531 (5th Cir. 2024) (vacating order requiring six state legislator clients to provide privilege log identifying documents and materials subject to legislative privilege because JMAA plaintiffs lacked standing to bring their claims)
• Renfroe v. Parker, 374 So.3d 1234 (Miss. Ct. App. 2023) (affirming entry of summary judgment in favor of Madison County Sheriff and Deputy in wrongful death case rising out of officer-involved shooting)
• SEL Business Services, LLC v. Lord, 367 So.3d 146 (Miss. 2023) (affirming entry of summary judgment in favor of community hospital and county clients in dispute over hospital's purchase of commercial property)
• United Healthcare, Inc. v. Mississippi's Community Mental Health Commissions, 335 So.3d 1055 (Miss. 2022) (affirming entry of permanent injunction in favor of community mental health center clients against managed care company and denial of company's motion to compel arbitration arising out of company's cutting of Medicaid reimbursement rates)
• Sims v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., et al., 2021 WL 6774575 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 30, 2021) (granting summary judgment in favor of railroad clients Amtrak and Norfolk Southern Railroad subsidiary company in wrongful death case)
• Hale v. Harrison County Board of Supervisors, et al., 8 F.4th 399 (5th Cir. 2021) (affirming dismissal of federal claims against correctional medical provider clients)
• Hoggatt v. Allstate Insurance, et al., 849 Fed. App’x 74 (5th Cir. 2021) (affirming dismissal of federal RICO and state law fraud claims against insurance company client)
• Thomas v. Tate Reeves, et al., 961 F.3d 800 (5th Cir. 2020) (en banc) (vacating as moot district court order finding that State of Mississippi violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the apportionment of State Senate District 22)
• Butler v. PHC-Cleveland, Inc., 282 So. 3d 441 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019) (affirming dismissal of medical malpractice and wrongful death claims against hospital client)
• J.P. Milam v. Ann Kelly and Jim Kelly, 282 So. 3d 682 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019) (affirming entry of summary judgment in favor of homeowner clients in dispute over residential flooding)
• Harkins v. Jackson Municipal Airport Authority 936 F.3d 224 (5th Cir. 2019) (reversing district court order compelling production of legislative materials by state legislator clients in litigation over control of Jackson, Mississippi airport)
• Inland Family Practice Ctr. v. Amerson, 256 So. 3d 586 (Miss. 2018) (reversing and rendering judgment in favor of healthcare provider clients in defamation lawsuit brought by former patient)
• Keyes v. Gunn, 890 F.3d 232 (5th Cir. 2018) (reversed and rendered judgment in favor of state legislator clients in civil rights lawsuit over alleged unequal treatment in voting procedures)
• Legislature of State v. Shipman, 170 So. 3d 1211 (Miss. 2015) (reversing and rendering judgment in favor of client, Mississippi Legislature, in appeal over ballot title in statewide education initiative)
• Gunn v. Hughes, 210 So. 3d 969 (Miss. 2017) (remanding with instructions to dismiss claim against client, Mississippi’s Speaker of the House, in dispute in successful over application of the rules of the Mississippi Legislature)
• Kenneth Palmer v. Canadian National Railway, Administrative Review Board Case No. 16-035 (Sep. 30, 2016) (deciding the proper burden of proof for cases brought under the Federal Railway Safety Act in favor of railroad client)