Daryl A. Dryden is a lifelong resident of Jackson County, Mississippi. He was raised in Moss Point and has lived in Ocean Springs since 1976. Mr. Dryden obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi in 1973.

After graduating from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1976, he was in private practice until 1992. During this period, he served as Ocean Springs Municipal Prosecutor for eight years, Ocean Springs Municipal Judge for six years, and was a Jackson County Youth Court Judge pro tem. In 1992, Mr. Dryden became an assistant district attorney in the 19th Circuit Court Judicial District (Jackson, George and Green counties) and prosecuted for eight years under two different district attorneys.

Mr. Dryden is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, past president of the Jackson County Bar Association and a member of the Mississippi Prosecutor’s Association. He is admitted to practice before all Mississippi State Courts, the U.S. Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

He joined the firm as an associate in 2000. His practice is general civil litigation with an emphasis in insurance defense, real estate transfers and litigation, estate work and criminal law.