Distinctions · AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell · The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking Law, Financial Services and Regulation Law · Chambers: USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Banking and Finance · Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation · Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Banking · Mississippi and Tennessee Editor, HouseLaw Associations · American Bar Association - Business Law Section -- Consumer Financial Services Committee -- Banking Law Committee · Mississippi Bar Association - Business Law Section · Mississippi Bankers Association - Bank Attorneys Committee · Capital Area Bar Association Legal Experience · Former General Counsel for a regional bank and bank holding company. Papers, Presentations & Publications · "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act," Mississippi Bankers Association CEO/Executive Management Conference, August 2010. · "Mississippi Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements," High Points, September 2007. · CarLaw and HouseLaw, Co-Editor for Mississippi and Tennessee. · Contributor, Compliance Officers Management Manual, Real Estate Lending Compliance Manual, and Regulatory Compliance Certification Manual, Sheshunoff Information Services. · "Sureties, Guarantors and Accommodations Parties," Mississippi Law Institute, 1987. · Contributor, "A Guide to Womens Legal Rights in Mississippi," Mississippi Bar, 1993. |