John Cocke
After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School in 1975, Mr. Cocke moved to Clarksdale, MS to begin practicing in a general litigation firm. In 1982, Mr. Cocke and Mr. Merkel left that firm and established Merkel & Cocke, P.A., and since that time the emphasis of Mr. Cocke’s practice has progressed more and more toward medical malpractice.
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A tragic single-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County claimed the life of a local woman on Friday, December 12, 2025. According...
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