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JacobO.Malatesta-ATTORNEY

jmalatesta@hatlawfirm.com 4735 Old Canton Road, Suite 111 Jackson, MS 39211 601.608.6300 main 601.608.6271 direct 662.313.0128 mobile 601.362.3642 fax

AREAS OF PRACTICE Medical Malpractice Professional Liability Civil Rights and Governmental Liability Labor and Employment Premises Liability and Dram Shop

EDUCATION J.D., cum laude, University of Mississippi School of Law, 2008 B.A., English and Spanish, University of Mississippi, 2005

Jacob O. Malatesta is an attorney and shareholder with the firm and practices from the Jackson and Greenville, Mississippi, offices. Jacob is a native of the Mississippi Delta where he began his legal career practicing in Clarksdale, then Greenville, and settling with his family in Jackson.

Jacob has successfully litigated medical malpractice claims against both hospitals and individual physicians, civil rights claims against governmental entities and their contractors, general liability claims (including property damage claims and premises liability), and extra-contractual liability claims directly against insurers. Jacob’s appellate practice includes numerous victories based on both procedural and substantive law.

Jacob has also handled cases involving agricultural law, crop insurance, and employment discrimination. Jacob has experience litigating cases in both state and federal courts in Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama, at both the trial and appellate levels and holds the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethical standards and legal ability. Jacob has also twice been named a Rising Star by the SuperLawyers publication, making him only one of three Rising Star SuperLawyers in medical malpractice litigation in Mississippi.

After obtaining an undergraduate degree in Spanish and English at the University of Mississippi, Jacob graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi Law School. While in law school, Jacob was a member of Phi Delta Phi, an honorary legal fraternity. He was selected by his peers as a member of the Moot Court Board and later elected as a member of the Executive Board where he served as Appellate Advocacy Chairman. Jacob was also selected by his professors to participate in the Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. He was later named Moot Court Member of the Year by the Moot Court Executive Board and inducted into the Order of Barristers.

Jacob lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with his wife, Christy, their sons, Peter and Andrew, and their dog, Yazoo. Jacob is a member of St. Richard's Catholic Church. In his free time, Jacob enjoys hunting, fishing and serving as a beleaguered Ole Miss fan by spending warm fall Saturdays in The Grove.

Service. Excellence. Value. Always.

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Service. Excellence. Value. Always.

JacobO.Malatesta-ATTORNEY

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS Alabama State Courts Arkansas State and Federal Courts Georgia State Courts Mississippi State and Federal Courts North Carolina State and Federal Courts Oklahoma Western District Federal Court Tennessee State and Federal Courts U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

HONORS AND AWARDS Midsouth SuperLawyers, Rising Star; Medical Malpractice Litigation, 2016 - 2018 Martindale Hubbell, AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, 2012 - 2018

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS Arkansas Bar Association Capitol Area Bar Association Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Defense Research Institute - Steering Committee 2019 Medical Liability Seminar Litigation Counsel of America Mississippi Bar Association Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association - Board of Directors PUBLISHED DECISIONS Patton v. J&K Logging, LLC, 691 F. App’x 189 (5th Cir. 2017) Davis v. Blaylock, 212 So. 3c 755 (Miss. 2017) The Univ. of Mississippi Med. Ctr. V. Littleton, 213 So. 3d 525, 530 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016) Taylor v. Delta Reg’l Med. Ctr., 186 So. 3d 384, 387 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016)

UPUBLISHED DECISIONS AND RESULTS Anderson v. South Sunflower County Hospital, Southern District of Miss. (July 2018) Dismissal – Failure to Properly Serve Pre-Suit Notice Sanders v. Rafique, Leflore County Circuit Court (February 2018) Dismissal – Failure to Serve Process Iler v. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Simpson County Circuit Court (November 2017) Summary Judgment – Dram Shop Liability of All Entities, National and Local Angle v. Wade, Grenade County Circuit Court (August 2017) Jury Trial – Defense Verdict in Favor of ER Physician Jackson v. Transcare Ambulance, Grenada County Circuit Court (March 2017) Dismissal – Failure to Serve Process Patton v. J&K Logging, LLC, Southern District of Mississippi (November 2016) Summary Judgment – Timber Trespass and Ordinary Negligence Claims

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Nickerson v. The Univ. of Mississippi Med. Ctr., Hinds County Circuit Court (August 2016) Bench Trial – Defense Verdict in Favor of Hospital Physicians and Nurses Coach v. Doolittle, Washington County Circuit Court (February 2016) Summary Judgment – Failure to Serve Process Easley v. Portner, Washington County Circuit Court (November 2015) Summary Judgment – Dismissal of Physician Due to Lack of Expert Proof Taylor v. The Univ. of Mississippi Med. Ctr., Hinds County Circuit Court (August 2015) Bench Trial – Defense Verdictin Favor of Hospital Physicians and Nurses Stoker v. Miss. State Tax Comm’n, Southern District of Mississippi (September 2014) Dismissal – Failure to State a Claim, Limitations Period Lapsed Kingsbury v. Westlake Management Co., 2014 WL 3778908 (W.D. Okla. July 31, 2014) Dismissal of Purchasing Nursing Home Company from Alter Ego Claims Hanback v. GGNSC Southaven, LLC, 2014 WL 3530613 (N.D. Miss. July 15, 2014) Dismisal of Parent of Parent Companies for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Smith v. Cepino, County Court of Hinds County Jury Trial – Defense Verdict in Favor of Driver Who Rear-Ended Plaintiff PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS "Wait, Who Do I Represent? - An Update on Hartford and Moeller" Presenter, Joint Seminar of Mississippi Claims Association and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Jackson, Mississippi, October 16, 2014

Legal Trends in Arbitration, Speaker, Litigation Risk and Defense Strategies for Long Term Care & Assisted Living Providers, Insurers, Brokers Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2017

Using the Facebook Archive in Long-Term Care Litigation, Presenter, LTC Risk Legal Forum, Las Vegas, March 2018

Obtaining and Using Social Media Evidence, CLE Presenter, National Business Institute, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Email, and Smartphone Evidence: the Ultimate Guide, Jackson, Mississippi, June 2018