Areas of Emphasis

• Business Planning and Operations
• Banking Regulation
• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
• Commercial Transactions

Distinctions

• AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America® Lawyer of the Year, Banking and Finance Law
• The Best Lawyers in America®, Administrative Law, Banking Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Chambers: USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Banking and Finance
• Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Banking
• Deposit Guaranty National Bank - Assistant General Counsel and Senior Vice President
• Distinguished Faculty Award, Mississippi School of Banking, 1999
• Mississippi and Tennessee Editor, HouseLaw
• Instructor, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, Mississippi School of Banking, Mississippi Bankers Association
• Founder, Mississippi Regulatory Compliance Group (1989) and Mid-South Regulatory Compliance Group (2003), groups of banks joined for purpose of facilitating compliance with banking laws and regulations

Education & Honors

• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1973

• University of Mississippi, B.A., History, 1970

Associations

• American Bar Association
  • Consumer Financial Services Committee
  • Banking Law Committee
  • Dispute Resolution Committee
• Mississippi Bar Association
  • Former Chairman, Financial Institutions Subcommittee
• Mississippi Bankers Association
  • Chairman, Bank Attorneys Committee, 2001-02
• Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference
  • Former President
• Capital Area Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 1973