Mississippi Legal Research Services for Attorneys
The National Legal Research Group was founded in 1969 to provide quality research and writing services to law firms of all shapes and sizes. More than 50 years, 50,000 clients, and 185,000 research projects later, we still have the same goal.
We have served over 650 attorneys in Mississippi on over 2,140 research projects. We list some of these attorneys below, along with what they have said about our services.
NLRG offers a broad range of work products, both objective and advocacy. Our objective products can help you evaluate a case or give you sources to cite in a work product of your own. Our most common advocacy product is a motion brief or trial brief. Earlier in the case, we can draft complaints, answers, and motions, including discovery motions. We also draft signature-ready appellate briefs to the Fifth Circuit, the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Here is a broader discussion of the types of products we prepare.
Many of our clients are solo practitioners and small firms. We take great pride in allowing these clients access to the same legal research firepower enjoyed by larger firms, at a more affordable price. We cannot work for non-attorneys.
We have over 25 research attorneys. Each attorney works on cases in one or more areas of law; we do not assign attorneys to specific states. In other words, we find it better to have a group of attorneys covering criminal law cases from all 50 states, rather than to have a group of attorneys covering all cases from one specific state, regardless of area of law. Many of our attorneys have years of experience working in their areas.
While all of our attorneys are fully capable of working on Mississippi cases within their areas of practice, we list below some of the attorneys who work on Mississippi cases most often. You can also view full biographies of our entire attorney staff. All of our research projects are assigned to human attorneys; we use AI only as one among many available research tools.
Our normal turnaround time is 2-3 weeks, but we can sometimes do quick email or telephone reports in as little as 1-2 days, though at a higher billing rate. Here is a full list of our billing rates.
Mississippi Legal Research Attorney Spotlight
Senior Attorney Anne Hemenway
B.A., Harvard University, 1979, Cum Laude. J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1985. Member, New Mexico Bar. Anne worked as a legislative assistant for former Senator Birch Bayh and former Senator Joe Tydings in Washington, D.C. Upon graduating from law school, she practiced commercial law for five years before joining NLRG. Read Full Bio.
Senior Attorney Jason Holder
B.A. (Philosophy), University of Virginia; J.D. University of Richmond School of Law. After law school Jason served as a magistrate in Virginia’s 15th Judicial District. As a magistrate, Jason would provide an independent review of complaints of criminal conduct brought by law enforcement and the general public. He would issue various types of processes including arrest warrants, bonds, and search warrants as well as conduct bail hearings for individuals arrested on warrants charging them with a criminal offense. Jason served as a magistrate primarily in the Stafford County and Fredericksburg City Magistrates’ Offices before joining NLRG in June 2016. In 2025, he became a member of NLRG's Management Committee. Read Full Bio
Senior Attorney Patricia (Trish) Sifka
B.S. Criminal Justice, Niagara University, Niagara, NY, 1984. J.D., California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1988. Member, California Bar. After practicing in San Diego in criminal defense and general civil litigation, Trish joined the Air Force as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (JAG). Since leaving the military, Trish started volunteering with the legislative team for the Central Virginia Chapter of the Military Officers Association (CVC/MOAA). In advocating for veterans, military members and their families, Trish has been honored to work with federal, state and local officials on various legislative matters of interest. Read Full Bio
Testimonials
"The research Brett [Turner] did was perfect and suited my purposes perfectly. He is an absolute delight to work with and I know that I'm working with the very best in the country."
—Mark Chinn, Jackson, MS
"I would like to thank NLRG for their superb and professional work... The information provided to me was extremely helpful in my case and was done promptly."
—Gaines S. Dyer, Greenville, MS
"Work was excellent. Brief is well prepared and timely."
—Wayne Ferrell, Jackson, MS
"Your memo measured up to your company's usual high standards."
—Virgil G. Gillespie, Gulfport, MS
"Quality research helps me as a sole practitioner."
—Stephen L. Henning, Batesville, MS
