Overview
Zakia Butler-Chamberlain is an associate in the Southeastern region of Singleton Schreiber in the Civil Rights, Personal Injury & Environmental Litigation practice groups.
Ms. Chamberlain is a native of Pocahontas, MS and a lifelong resident of the state. At Singleton Schreiber, she works representing and pursuing justice on behalf of individuals harmed in personal injury, medical malpractice, civil rights and environmental cases.
Prior to joining Singleton Schreiber, Ms. Chamberlain began her legal career as junior staff attorney for a Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee. Ms. Chamberlain went on to serve as a law clerk for the Hon. Latrice Westbrooks on the Mississippi Court of Appeals. After her court experience, Ms. Chamberlain joined the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office as a Special Assistant Attorney General, where she represented the State of Mississippi in felony criminal appeals. Ms. Chamberlain most recently served as a Staff Attorney at the Office of the State Public Defender in Jackson, MS, where she represented indigent clients on direct appeals from felony criminal convictions.
Ms. Chamberlain graduated from the Mississippi College School of Law, after attaining a bachelor's degree in biology from Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS. She is an active member of the Mississippi Bar Association, Magnolia Bar Association, Mississippi Public Defenders Association, Mississippi Association for Justice and the Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court.
Ms. Chamberlain is barred and licensed to practice in the State of Mississippi.