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| Practice Areas | Bankruptcy Law; Creditors; Consumer Credit Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Lender Liability; Mediation; Arbitration | | | Education | Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1981, Millsaps College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1978 | | | Admitted | 1981, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; Choctaw Tribal Court; U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Born | Jackson, Mississippi, June 13, 1956 | | | Biography | Patrick Wilson Scholar in Law, Vanderbilt University. Recipient, Millsaps College Founder's Medal. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1979-1981. Selected for inclusion in Woodward White's "Best Lawyers in America". Adjunct Professor: Business Law and Business Ethics, Belhaven College; Secured Transactions and Debtor-Creditor Law, Mississippi College School of Law. Selected for inclusion in Woodward White's Best Lawyers in America. Panelist: "14th Annual Mid-South Conference on Bankruptcy Law" (Tunica, MS 2008); "Asset Protection Strategies Affected by BAPCA," 11th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop (Amelia Island, FL 2006); "Mississippi Class Action Symposium," Mississippi Supreme Court, Mississippi Court of Appeals and Mississippi College School of Law (2004); "The Future of Consumer Financial Services Law," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (Maui, Hawaii 2004); "Using Arbitration to Minimize Class Action Litigation" and "Keeping Classes Out of Bankruptcy Court: Tips and Traps When Dealing With Bankrupt Debtors," American Conference Institute (New York, NY and San Francisco, CA 2002). Lecturer and Author: "Small Business Provisions/Single Asset Real Estate Chapter 11 Cases Under BAPCPA," Annual Mid-South Conference on Bankruptcy Law (2007); "Asset Protection Strategies Affected By BAPCPA," Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc. (2007); "Update on Bankruptcy Developments," The Credit Law Institute (Santa Monica, CA 2005); "Litigating Consumer Class Actions in Bankruptcy Court," American Conference Institute (Chicago, IL 2005); "Consumer Bankruptcy," American Conference Institute (New York City, NY 2004); "Bad Faith Case Filings, Case Dismissals and Conversions Under Chapters 7, 11 & 13," 18th Annual Memphis Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Seminar (Memphis, TN 2004); "Hot and Developing Consumer Topics," 18th Annual Memphis Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Seminar (Memphis, TN 2004); "Private Rights of Action and Class Actions in Bankruptcy Court," 10th Annual Mid-South Conference on Bankruptcy Law (2004); "Mississippi State and Federal Legislative Update," FNBB-MNBB-ABB Annual Summer Conference (Destin, FL 2004); "Class Actions in Bankruptcy Court and Update of Section 524 Private Right of Action Defense," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (Honolulu, Hawaii 2004); "Class Actions in Consumer Bankruptcy - Common Violations of the Bankruptcy Code, Class Action Resistant Reaffirmation Agreements and Redemption Procedures, and Update of Section 524 Private Right of Action Defense," American Conference Institute (New York City, NY, 2003); "State Hotspots, Statutes and Practices that Can Make or Break Your Class Action," American Conference Institute (New York City, NY, 2003); "Bankruptcy and Arbitration Issues and Developments," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (Dallas, TX, 2003); "Recent Developments in Consumer Lending Arbitration" and "Automatic Stay/Discharge Injunction Issues When the Debtor has Elected to 'Ride Through'," American Conference Institute (New York, NY and San Francisco, CA, 2002); "Impact of Bankruptcy on Real Estate Loans and Foreclosure," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (Dallas, TX, 2002); "Litigation Risks and Update for Automobile Finance and Mortgage Lending in Mississippi and Beyond," CompliSource (San Diego, CA and New Orleans, LA, 2002); "Debt Collection, Bankruptcy and the Expanded Liability of Creditors," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (Palm Springs, CA, 2002); "Recent Developments in Bankruptcy," Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc., Twenty-First Annual Seminar (2002); "Debtor-Creditor Law, Privacy, Fair Credit Reporting and Consumer Bankruptcy," The Conference on Consumer Finance Law (Fort Worth, TX, 2002); "Issues in Bankruptcy Affecting Sub-Prime Lenders," National Home Equity Mortgage Association Convention (New Orleans, LA, 2001); "The Implications of the 203 North LaSalle Case," 7th Annual Mid-South Bankruptcy Conference (Memphis, TN, 2001); "Chapter 11 Issues," Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc. Twentieth Annual Seminar (2000); "Issues in Utility Bankruptcy Restructuring," 22nd Annual National Conference of Regulatory Attorneys (1999); "The Future of New Value," Fifth Annual Mid-South Bankruptcy Conference (Memphis, TN, 1999); "Small Business and Single Asset Cases: Are Statutory Changes Necessary?", American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Spring Meeting, (Washington, DC, 1998); "Basic Bankruptcy in Mississippi," National Business Institute, Inc. (1998, 1991, 1988); "Annual Seminar," Memphis Bar Association Bankruptcy Section (1996, 1995); "Debt Collection Seminar," University of Mississippi School of Law (1996); "How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Mississippi," National Business Institute, Inc. (1995); "Annual Bankruptcy Law Seminar," Mississippi College School of Law (1996, 1995, 1994, 1990, 1989); "Mississippi Foreclosure and Repossession," National Business Institute, Inc. (1994); "Selected Bankruptcy Issues and Practices," Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc. (1994, 1993, 1991, 1988); "The Ins and Outs of Bankruptcy Practice for Non-Bankruptcy Practitioners," Lorman Education Services (1994, 1993, 1992, 1991); "Foreclosure and Repossession in Mississippi, How to Do It Right," National Business Institute, Inc. (1993, 1992, 1990). Delegate to the Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit (1990). Member, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, National Arbitration Forum. Qualified Neutral, United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Member, Order of Barristers. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. | | | Reported Cases | American Heritage Life Insurance Co. v. Orr, 294 F.3d 702 (5th Cir. 2002); Bank One, N.A. v. Boyd, 288 F.3d 181 (5th Cir. 2002); BankOne v. Shumake, 281 F.3d 507 (5th Cir. 2002); Wood v. Wood, 825 F. 2d 90 (5th Cir. 1987); Brown v. J.P. Morgan/Chase Bank, 2006 WL 2095404 (S.D. Miss. 2006); Huntington Nat. Bank v. Entecap Corp., 2006 WL 3519346 (S.D. Miss. 2006); In Re: Harris, 312 B.R. 591, (N.D. Miss. 2004); Johnson v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 2004 WL 2370621 (N.D. Miss. 2004); Knight v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., 2004 WL2297694 (N.D. Miss. 2004); Republic Finance v. Cauthen, 343 F. Supp. 2d 529 (N.D. Miss. 2004); Rosemont Gardens Funeral Chapel-Cemetary, Inc., et al. v. Trustmark National Bank, et al., 330 F. Supp. 801 (S.D. Miss. 2004); Wilson v. Bank of America Corp., 2004 WL 443881 (S.D. Miss., 2004); Boyd v. American Heritage, Ins. Co., 282 F. Supp. 2d 502 (S. D. Miss. 2003); Reed v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 299 B.R. 804 (S.D. Miss. 2003); Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. v. Farr, 237 F. Supp. 2d 703 (S.D. Miss. 2002); Roberts v. Chandaleur Homes, Inc., et al., 237 F. Supp. 2d 696 (S.D. Miss. 2002); Bank One, N.A. v. Coates, 125 F.Supp.2d 819 (S.D. Miss. 2001); Chickaway v. Bank One Dayton, N.A., 261 B.R. 646 (S.D. Miss. 2001); Bank One, N.A. v. Lewis, 144 F. Supp. 2d 640 (S. D. Miss. 2001); General Electric Capital Corp. v. Haymer, 151 F. Supp. 2d 753 (S. D. Miss. 2001); Wade v. Bailey, 267 B.R. 874 (S.D. Miss. 2001); Blount v. National Lending Corp., Inc. 108 F. Supp. 2d 666 (S. D. Miss. 2000); Raesly v. Grand Housing, Inc., 105 F. Supp. 2d 562 (S. D. Miss. 2000); Gray v. WMC Mortgage Corp., 2000 WL 33706390 (S.D. Miss. 2000); In re: Gunsmith's, Inc., 271 B.R. 487 (S. D. Miss. 2000); In re: Wood, 113 B.R. 253 (S.D. Miss. 1990); Wood v. Wood, 84 B.R. 432 (S.D. Miss. 1988); In re Consultrix Technologies, Inc., 2006 WL 4446466 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. 2006); In Re: Heath, 305 B.R. 249 (Bankr. N. D. Miss. 2004); Sylvester Harris, et. al. vs. Washington Mutual Home Loans, Inc., 297 B.R. 61 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 2003); In re: Supertrail MFG. Co., Inc., 276 B.R. 136 (Bankr.N.D.Miss. 2000); Freeman Horn v. Trustmark National Bank, 245 B.R. 820 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. 1999); In re: Condere Corp., 228 B.R. 615 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. 1998); In the Matters of Treasure Bay Corporation, Treasure Bay Gaming and Resorts, Inc., 212 B.R. 520 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. 1997); In the Matter of Treasure Bay Corp., 205 B.R. 490 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. 1997); In re: Biloxi Casino Belle, Inc., 176 B.R. 427 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. 1995); Helena Chemical Co. v. Manley, 47 B.R. 72 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 1985); Owen & Galloway, L.L.C. v. Smart Corp., 913 So.2d 174, 2005 WL 674809 (Miss. 2005); Johnson v. Bay City South Mortgage Company, 928 So.2d 888 (Miss. App. 2005); The Huntington National Bank v. Entecap Corporation, 2006 WL 3519346 (S.D. Miss.); Origen Financial v. Thompson, 2007 WL 3407391 (S.D. Miss.); Michael E. McDuffie v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2007 WL 3226844 (S.D. Miss.). | | | ISLN | 905548959 | |
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