Elizabeth E. Thomas
Office Information
Practice Areas
Elizabeth has served as bond counsel on numerous bond issues. She focuses her practice primarily on Municipal Bonds, Governmental Regulations, Public Finance and Economic Development Incentives.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1998
- Florida, 1997 (Inactive)
Distinctions
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Public Finance Law, 2021-2022
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- BV®-Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated, 2007-2017
- Graduate, Leadership Mississippi, Class of 2005
Education & Honors
- University of Miami, LL.M., Taxation, magna cum laude, 1998
- Florida State University, J.D., cum laude, 1997
- Florida State University, B.S., Media Communications, cum laude, 1991
- Clerkship, Judge Lewis M. Killian, Northern District of Florida, Bankruptcy Court
Experience
- Served as Bond Counsel in connection with closing 11 bond issues for State of Mississippi.
- Served as Swap Counsel in connection with swap transactions for the State of Mississippi.
- Served as Bond Counsel in connection with Mississippi Department of Transportation H.E.L.P. Bond Program.
- Served as Underwriters’ Counsel in connection with college financing programs.
In the News
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Elizabeth E. Thomas Appointed to Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 3 Attorneys to Participate in Panel Discussions at National Association of Bond Lawyers’ The Institute Conference
- Butler Snow Ranked as Top 10 Bond Counsel Firm for First Half of 2017
- Gulfport Kiwanis Club Honors Walter Zeller Fellows
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Panelist, “Accounting Issues for Securities Lawyers,” National Association of Bond Lawyers’ Institute Conference, Bonita Springs, Fla., March 7-8, 2019.