Director
Dennis Miller is a Partner and Co-Leader of the Government Relations Practice Group at Jones Walker LLP, a regional law firm based in the Southeast with over 350 lawyers in 17 offices. Dennis began his career in 1980 working on the staff of Mississippi Senate for seven years, moving over to the Mississippi Public Service Commission as Commission Counsel for two years.
He entered the private sector with International Paper responsible for public affairs and government relations for five years. In 1993 he joined the law firm of Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis, focusing on a government relations practice. During his term as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, the firm’s lawyers joined Jones Walker, LLP.
His career has taken him through 46 Regular Sessions of the Mississippi Legislature, with 37 of those years on the government relations side. He credits any successes he has experienced to the quality of his client base. Those clients include Nissan and Amazon. He has taught “Legislation” at the Mississippi College School of Law and has authored the Mississippi Chapter of Lobbying, PACs and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook published annually by Thomson Reuters for 28 years.
Dennis is a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar. He has an AV Preeminent Peer Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. He is listed in Best Lawyers for Government Relations and Energy law. In 2024 was named in the Mississippi Top 50 Influential leaders in government, business, media and community dedicated to making a positive impact in the State of Mississippi. He serves locally on the Board of Directors of the Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC) and the Mississippi Forestry Association.
Outside the work environment, he has been a tennis player for 31 years and a tennis volunteer for 22 years. His service includes USTA Mississippi President, USTA Southern Section Treasurer, Southern Tennis Foundation Secretary/Treasurer, and a USTA National Committee member including Chairman of the Awards Committee. He is currently a Trustee of the Southern Tennis Foundation.
A resident of Madison for over 38 years, he and his wife, Cheryl, are members of Galloway United Methodist Church and have two married adult children, Montgomery and Madeleine, residing in Nashville and Atlanta.
