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Victor W. Carmody, Jr.
781 Liberty Rd.
Flowood, MS 39232
Phone: 601-948-4444
Website: mississippi-lawyers.com





About Victor W. Carmody, Jr.
BOARD CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DUI DEFENSE-1999 Diversity Committee, Public Defender Education Victor Carmody is Mississippis top gun on DUI defense. During his thirty-one years of practice he has served as the DUI Chairperson for the University of Mississippi DUI seminars and also as the DUI hotline attorney for the Mississippi Attorneys for Constitutional Justice. He is a past Dean of the National College for DUI Defense. He is AV rated and AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0 rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He was also recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as one of the Top 50 Leaders in Law.
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