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Areas of Emphasis
- Municipal Bonds
- Public Finance
- Taxation
Distinctions
- Certified Public Accountant, 1998
Education & Honors
- University of Florida, LL.M., Taxation, 2004
- University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 2003
- University of Mississippi, Master of Taxation, 1997
- University of Mississippi, B. Accy., cum laude, 1996
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Associations
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Capital Area Bar Association
- Jackson Young Lawyers
- Mississippi Economic Development Council
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)
Bar Admissions
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Legal Experience
- Served as Bond Counsel for twelve (12) issues representing over $719,000,000 of Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds for the Mississippi Home Corporation (over $223,000,000 of which qualified as Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds.)
- Served as Bond Counsel for over $50,000,000 of private conduit financings which qualify as Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds.
- Served as Bond Counsel for various state universities and colleges, including The University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University and Pearl River Community College.
- Served as Underwriter’s Counsel for $33,030,000 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds (South Central Regional Medical Center), Series 2006.
- Serve as Loan Counsel to the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation in the administration of the Small Enterprise Development (SED) Program.
- Served as Co-Bond Counsel and Underwriter’s Counsel for various housing projects issued through the Mississippi Home Corporation.
- Serve as Bond Counsel for various cities and counties throughout the State of Mississippi.
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, “Recovery Act Update: New Markets and Other Financing Options Available to Companies,” Pointe Innovation Magazine, Summer 2009.
- Co-Author, “GO Zone Legislation Gives Mississippi Tools It Needs to Rebuild and Recover.” Point Innovation Magazine, Spring 2006
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