A Complaint Tribunal disbarred Jackson attorney Martin Perkins for his shenanigans that took place while he was suspended from the practice of law.
The Mississippi Supreme Court suspended Perkins for six months in 2021.
The Court said a client retained the attorney and paid a $5,000 fee. Mr. Perkins did not respond to the client nor perform much work on the case. The lawyer did not properly respond to the Bar complaint but said he had "depression" issues. The Bar issued a private reprimand to Mr. Perkins in 2014 and suspended him for 30 days in 2019.Perkins did not seek reinstatement after the 2021 suspension. While suspended, a client paid Perkins $3,500 in May and June 2025 for representation in a child custody case. Perkins "told the client that he was being restated to the practice of law and created the assumption that he had taken a break from practicing due to health issues.
Upon discovery of the suspension, the client asked Perkins to refund the client's money. Perkins asked for another thirty days so he could "complete his reinstatement." Perkins never sought reinstatement and kept the client's money.
The Bar issued a public reprimand against Perkins in 2025 but Perkins blew off the required reading of the public reprimand in Hinds County Circuit Court.
Fed up, the Bar filed a complaint against Perkins in July 2026 and served it upon Perkins on July 27. The disgraced attorney did not respond to the complaint. The Bar asked the Tribunal to issue a default judgment and disbar Perkins.
The Tribunal readily agreed and disbarred Perkins from the practice of law on August 31.
Perkins was interim Hinds County Prosecuting Attorney in 2017.


4 comments:
Slowly but surely weeding out the nutjobs and incompetents.
That's too bad, always liked him on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
Good. It’s ridiculous what some of these jerks have gotten away with in the past. Is it possible that The Mississippi Bar is starting to actually go after some of them? It sure seems that way.
New lawyer took over prosecuting attorneys beginning of last year. Suddenly you saw bar action against the Clown, Abby, and others.
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