Jackson, MS 一 Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Chuck McRae is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Achiever for his contributions to the field of Law.
Mr. McRae earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marietta College and his Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1970. Mr. McRae grew up in Pascagoula, MS, and was orphaned by age 15 after his parents passed away within several years of each other. With his friend’s and community’s support, he worked his way through high school and college as an emancipated adult.
According to Mr. McRae, he has been fighting for the rights of his clients for more than 50 years at his business, The McRae Law Firm, and has focused on personal injury cases and complex litigation. He is the President and Founder of the firm, located at 416 East Amite St. in Jackson, MS.
Mr. McCrae asserts that he is known for a landmark decision that made it easier for people to sue tobacco companies in the 1990s. As a Justice on the Mississippi State Supreme Court for eight years, Mr. McRae led the charge as he made it easier for tort reform laws to be passed, allowing more lawsuits against the tobacco industry. While Mr. McRae has often angered big business, he has worked tirelessly on tort reform law to enable clients to fight for justice unencumbered.
The attorney is a member of the Board of Governors American Association for Justice, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, and the Nationals Trial Lawyers Association. He is also the Past President of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. McRae was recognized with the Mississippi’s Magnolia Bar Foundation Neal Green Service Award in 2003 and the Western Trial Lawyers Association Lifetime Achievement Award (presented to him by Mr. McRae’s daughter, Rebecca.) The same year, he was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine, and The Sun Herald profiled Mr. McRae in 2017.
In his personal time, Mr. McRae enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle cross-country.
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