Almost every bride and groom who walks down the aisle and proclaims “till death do us part” believes that the marriage they are about to enter will stand the test of time. The sad reality is that almost half of those newlyweds will be wrong and will wind up divorcing. In fact, Mississippi’s divorce rate is higher than most states, with the sixth highest divorce rate for women...

As business lawyers, there are few things more rewarding than working with Gulf Coast entrepreneurs and others who are pouring their heart and soul into building and growing a business. The hope, of course, is that all of that hard work and investment will be rewarded with success. The nightmare is that you expose your personal finances to significant risk and tax liability that can bring your dreams crashing...

Attorney William Lee Guice III, the third generation of his family to practice law at Rushing & Guice and now its senior partner, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^© in the practice areas of: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance and Real Estate Law.

Every day, individuals and companies across the Gulf Coast provide valuable services or goods to vessels and their owners. These folks rightfully expected to get paid for their work, but sometimes a vessel’s owner will either fail to meet their obligations or otherwise try to nickel and dime a vendor, laborer, or service provider into accepting less that they are entitled to. Fortunately, maritime law provides powerful tools that...