Clark

Elizabeth has served as Bond Counsel for various cities, counties and school districts throughout the State of Mississippi. Her practice is focused on public finance and government relations.

• Public Finance
• Government Relations
• Governmental Finance

Served as Bond Counsel for various cities, counties and school districts throughout the State of Mississippi.  Recent representative transactions include:

• $24,085,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2009 (Forrest County, Mississippi General Obligation Public Improvement Bond Project).
• $16,000,000 DeSoto County, MS General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009.
• $10,000,000 City of Madison, MS General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009.
• $10,000,000 City of Meridian, MS General Obligation Bonds, Series 2009.
• $9,950,000 City of Hattiesburg, MS General Obligation Pool Loan Refunding Bonds, Series 2009.
• $9,740,000 Gulfport School District General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009.
• $4,020,000 Gulfport School District General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009.
• $5,015,000 Oxford School District, Mississippi General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009.
• $2,335,000 Oxford School District, Mississippi State Aid Capital Improvement Refunding Bonds.

Served as Bond Counsel for various community and junior colleges, including Hinds Community College and Jones County Junior College. Recent representative transactions include:

• $18,215,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2009 (Jones County Junior College District Capital Improvements Project).
• $27,035,000 Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2009 (Hinds Community College District Capital Improvement Project).

Served as Bond Counsel for the Capital Projects and Equipment Acquisition Program of loans made through the Mississippi Development Bank for cities, counties and other public bodies in Mississippi.

• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®
  • Mid-South Rising Star, Government Finance, 2012-2018
• BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Government Relations Practice, 2016-2025
  • Public Finance Law, 2024-2025

• Mississippi, 2003

• University of Mississippi, J.D., 2003
  • Moot Court Board
• University of Mississippi, B.A., English, 2000

• Clerkship, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Office of Administrative Law Judges

• American Bar Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Mississippi Bar
• Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys
• Mississippi Municipal Attorneys Association
• Capital Area Bar Association
• Jackson Young Lawyers

• Speaker, Mississippi Association of School Board Officials, MASBO Academy, ABC's of School Financing Presentation.
• Speaker, Mississippi Association of School Board Officials, Shortfalls, RANS and Cash Management Presentation.
• Frequent speaker to issuer and other groups on municipal securities law, disclosure and continuing disclosure topics.
• Speaker, Legal Update Presentation, Mississippi Association of County Board Attorney CLE, June 2009.
• Speaker, Legal Update Presentation, Mississippi Municipal League Board Attorney CLE, July, 2009.