J. Clifford Harrison
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Over 43 years’ experience representing banks and financial institutions in a wide variety of business and regulatory matters including compliance, regulatory enforcement actions, bank products and services, bank formation, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial and real estate finance transactions.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1978
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®,
- Banking and Finance Law, 2006-2022
- Commercial Finance Law, 2015-2022
- Consumer Law, 2016-2022
- Financial Services Regulation Law, 2011-2022
- Lawyer of the Year, Banking and Finance Law, 2018
- Lawyer of the Year, Commercial Finance Law, 2017
- Lawyer of the Year, Financial Services Regulation Law, 2015, 2021
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance (Mississippi), 2014-2021
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
- Super Lawyers®
- Banking, 2011-2013
- Mississippi and Tennessee Editor, HouseLaw
- Distinguished Service Award , Mississippi Bar, 2007
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 1978
- University of Mississippi, B.A., Political Science, with distinction, 1975
Experience
- Former General Counsel for a regional bank and bank holding company.
In the News
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Chambers USA 2021 Ranks 47 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys and 15 Categories
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Chambers USA 2019 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- Chambers USA 2018 Ranks 41 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 45 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 129 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers, 16 Named "Lawyer of the Year" More...
- Chambers USA Ranks 40 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- Horne Holding Banking Forum
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Mississippi’s New Construction Lien Laws,” Mississippi Bar Business Law Section Annual Meeting, June 2014.
- 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.
- 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.