MCKENZIE WILLIAMSON PRICE (mprice@jlpalaw.com)

Mckenzie Williamson Price first joined the firm in 2020 as a law clerk while completing her legal studies. After graduating law school and being admitted to the Mississippi Bar, Mckenzie formally joined the firm as an attorney in September 2022. She is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Mississippi.

Mckenzie is a native of Cleveland, Mississippi, and a 2016 graduate and Hall of Fame inductee of Bayou Academy. From there, she attended the University of Mississippi, where she served as a Team Leader for the Luckyday Scholars Program and as the Academic Excellence Chair of Phi Mu Fraternity. Mckenzie’s undergraduate achievements included selection for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, as well as the Howard Stone Political Science Award and Excellence in the Study of Latin Award.

In 2019, Mckenzie graduated summa cum laude with distinction from the University of Mississippi in just three years with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in English and Psychology. She then attended law school at the University of Mississippi. During her time in law school, Mckenzie served as the Attorney General for the Student Bar Association, the Chair of the Student Advocacy Corps, and as an Honor Council Representative. Mckenzie also was a member of the MacArthur Justice Clinic and the Negotiation Board and served as Co-Chair of the Dean’s Leadership Council’s Law School Events Committee and as the Editor In Chief of The Advocate. She also was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal, where she served as the Associate Online Editor for Vol. 91 and was recognized as Best Staff Editor of the Year for Vol. 90.

While in law school, Mckenzie received numerous awards and honors, including Outstanding Student Awards for having the highest grade in multiple classes. Mckenzie was honored as an awardee of Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for 2021-2022. In May 2022, Mckenzie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law, third in her class.