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Areas of Emphasis
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Financial Services
- Consumer Credit Regulation
- Commercial Lending
Distinctions
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking Law
- Chambers: USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Banking and Finance
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 1978
- University of Mississippi, B.A., Political Science, with distinction, 1975
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Associations
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Consumer Financial Services Committee
- Banking Law Committee
- Mississippi Bar
- Business Law Section
- Mississippi Bankers Association
- Bank Attorneys Committee
- Capital Area Bar Association
Bar Admissions
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Legal Experience
- Former General Counsel for a regional bank and bank holding company.
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “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 Women's Legal Rights in Mississippi, Mississippi Bar, 1993
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