Distinctions
· The Best Lawyers in America,® Public Finance Law
· Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance
· Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Government/Cities/Municipalities
Legal Experience
· Regularly serves as Bond Counsel, Underwriter s Counsel, Trustee Counsel and other loan counsel concerning various issuances of debt by governmental entities and private companies, including with issuances benefiting 501(c)(3) entities, healthcare organizations, multi-family housing projects, public universities, private primary and secondary schools, correctional authorities and manufacturing and retail concerns.
· Bond Counsel for $36,900,000 of special assessment bonds issued by Public Improvement Districts in the State of Mississippi.
· Along with other Butler Snow attorneys, has handled the representation of twenty-three cities and counties in Mississippi during Internal Revenue Service audits of municipal bond issuances by said cities and counties.
· Bond Counsel for $104,755,000 of lease obligation bonds for Mississippi State University.
· Bond Counsel for $100,505,000 of lease obligation bonds for the University of Mississippi.
· Creator of the low-interest loan program resulting in over $79,000,000 of loans made through the Mississippi Development Bank for cities, counties and other public bodies in Mississippi requiring immediate financial assistance in the weeks following landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
· Served as Bond Counsel during 2006 for $31,040,000 of private conduit financings which qualify as Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds.
· Served as Bond Counsel during 2005 and 2006 for seven (7) issues representing over $380,000,000 of Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds for the Mississippi Home Corporation (over $133,500,000 of which qualified as Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds).
· Served as Bond Counsel during 2005 and 2006 for $246,000,000 of bonds through the Mississippi Development Bank for the Mississippi Department of Transportation.
Associations
· American Bar Association
· National Association of Bond Lawyers
· Mississippi Bar Association
· Capital Area Bar Association