Chad is a partner with Thompson Addison, pllc, emphasizing Family Law, including; Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Modification, Contempt and Appeals, handling cases in Chancery Courts throughout Mississippi and supervises the firm’s expanding Adoption practice.

Chad serves as a Parent Defense Training and Technical Assistance Resource Counsel for the Mississippi Office of State Public Defender providing training and technical assistance to trial-level parent defenders in Youth Courts and handles indigent appeals from Youth Courts. Since 2017, Chad has also served as a Parent Defense Attorney for Hinds County Youth Court.

Chad earned his Doctrine of Jurisprudence from Mississippi College School of Law in 2015, where he served as President of the Family Law Society and a Student Attorney in the Adoption Clinic. He also served as an Adjunct Professor in Paralegal Studies at Hinds Community College.

 

Membership of Professional Organizations:

• Mississippi Bar Association
• Family Law Section
• American Bar Association
• Family Law Section
• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Board Member, Former
• Parent Representation Task Force, Former
• Mississippi Community College Board, Former

 

Published Books/Articles:

• Common Misconceptions in Family Law, Mississippi Lawyer, Matthew Thompson and Chad King, Fall 2016

 

CLE Presentations:

• “18th Annual Guardian ad Litem Training and Child Advocacy” MC Law, 2016
• “Mediation CLE,” Mediating the Family Law Case, MC Law, 2016
• “19th Annual Guardian ad Litem Training and Child Advocacy” MC Law, 2017
• “New Lawyer Training,” Ethical Mediation Practice, MC Law, 2017
• “Parent Defender Training,” Overview of Child Welfare Proceedings OSPD, 2017
• “20th Annual Guardian ad Litem Training and Child Advocacy” MC Law, 2018
• “Engaging Families from Prevention to Permanencies,” OSPD, 2018
• “New Lawyer Training” Family Law 101, MC Law 2018
• “Adjudications Hearings – Law, Procedure & Advocacy” OSPD, Aug. 2018
• “Beyond Adjudication – What Happens Next?,” OSPD, Aug. 2018
• “Discussion of E.K v. MS Dept. of CPS,” OSPD, Aug. 2018
• “Adjudications Hearings – Law, Procedure & Advocacy” OSPD, Oct. 2018
• “Beyond Adjudication – What Happens Next?,” OSPD, Oct. 2018
• “Discussion of E.K v. MS Dept. of CPS,” OSPD, Oct. 2018
• “Client Issues and Conceptions in Youth Court” OSPD, 2019
• “Parent Defenders: What your Parent Rep Should Know,” Mississippi Youth Court Judges & Referees
• Seminar, 2019
• “The Trauma of Removal,” OSPD, 2019
• “Youth Court Law and Advocacy: From Shelter to Adjudications,” OSPD, 2019
• “22nd Annual Guardian ad Litem Training and Child Advocacy” MC Law, 2020
• “M.A.S. v. Lamar County,” OSPD, 2021
• “Trial Strategies for a Successful Appeal,” OSPD, 2021
• “23rd Annual Guardian ad Litem Training and Child Advocacy” MC Law, 2021
• “Foster Parent Training,” MDCPS, 2021
• “Reasonable Efforts and Removal,” OSPD, 2022
• “Youth Court Jeopardy,” OSPD, 2022
• “Medical Marijuana in Mississippi,” Court Administrator’s Conference, 2022
• “Intersection of Title and Medical Marijuana,” MS Title Conference, 2023
• “Cannabis in Court,” MC Law, 2023

 

Media Appearances:

• Marijuana and Mississippi Law, Vice News, Showtime, April 2022
• Host, Grow Your Know, WYAB 103.9
• Guest Host, One Call Law Show, SuperTalk Radio,
• Guest Host, Law Call, WLBT