Bringing in more than 30 years of public finance law experience, C. Stokes McConnell, Jr. joins Adams and Reese in 2011 as Special Counsel in the firm's Baton Rouge office.
Stokes, a former public finance practice team leader at a reputable Baton Rouge law firm, is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and the District of Columbia.
He represents numerous state and municipal issuers with an emphasis on transactions benefiting nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and public and private higher educational institutions. These include hospital and related healthcare organizations, educational institutions and civic and cultural organizations. His practice has also involved serving as bond and underwriter's counsel for single family and multi-family housing issues. He has extensive experience as underwriters' counsel for both national and regional investment banking firms.
Stokes' representative clients and matters include:
· Served as bond counsel for the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Office Facilities Corporation, Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority, the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority as well as numerous local public agencies, public trust authorities, housing authorities and industrial development boards.
· Served as bond counsel on behalf of a variety of private commercial companies in connection with industrial development financings and go-zone transactions.
· Represented numerous investment banking firms on municipal and financial transactions throughout the United States.
Stokes regularly serves as a panelist at the annual National Association of Bond Lawyers Workshop, and he is a frequent speaker on healthcare finance and on continuing disclosure responsibilities in public finance.
Stokes received his J.D. at Louisiana State University in 1972 and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, also at LSU in 1969.
In his spare time, Stokes' hobbies include golf and hunting.
Professional Memberships / Affiliations
Baton Rouge Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association - Government and Public Law Section
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Louisiana Society for Hospital Attorneys
Other Distinctions
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Announcements
McConnell, Pucheu Join Adams and Reese Baton Rouge Office; Strengthen Firm's Public Finance Practice, 3/9/2011