Tommie S. Cardin
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Tommie is a member and former Practice Group Leader for the Regulatory and Government Relations Group. His practice is focused on administrative law, government relations, environmental law, redistricting and voting rights.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1987
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®– Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Government Relations Practice, 2007-2023
- Lawyer of the Year, Government Relations Practice, 2012, 2021
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Administrative Law, 2011-2020
- Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
- Alumni Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences, Mississippi State University, 2016
- Chair, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, 2013 - 2016
- President, Clinton Public School District Board of Trustees, 2008-2009, 2009-2010
- Board of Directors, State Law Resources
- Board of Directors, Mississippi School Boards Association, Central District, 2009-2012 More...
- Adjunct Professor, Regulated Industries In Mississippi, Mississippi College School of Law, Fall 2007 and Fall 2009
- Leadership Mississippi
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 1986
- Mississippi State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1983
- Clerkship, Judge James L. Robertson, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1986-1987
Experience
- Lead Counsel, Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment (Congressional and State), (2001-05) (2010-2013) (2021- ).
- Co-Counsel, Chair and Staff, Texas House Redistricting Committee (2021- ).
- Thomas v. Reeves, 961 F. 3d 800 (5th Cir. 2020)
- In re: Validation of Lauderdale County, Mississippi General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013, No. 2013-CA-01684-SCT (Miss. 2015).
- Akins v. Golden Triangle Planning & Development District, Inc., __ So. 3d __, 2010 WL 1909564 (Miss.)
- Woullard v. Mississippi, 2006 WL 1806457 (S.D. Miss. 2006).
- Waters v. Gnemi, 907 So.2d 307 (Miss. 2005).
- Bond v. Marion County Board of Supervisors, 807 So.2d 1208 (Miss. 2001).
- Upton v. McKenzie, 761 So.2d 167 (Miss. 2000). More...
- Ladner v. Necaise, 771 So.2d 353 (Miss. 2000).
- Zimmerman v. Three Rivers Planning and Development District, 747 So.2d 853 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999).
- Golden Triangle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority v. Concerned Citizens Against Location of Landfill, 722 So.2d 648 (Miss. 1998).
- Clancy’s Lawn Care and Landscaping, Inc. v. Mississippi State Board of Contractors, 707 So.2d 1080 (Miss. 1997).
- State v. Mississippi Ass’n of Supervisors, Inc., 699 So.2d 1221 (Miss. 1997).
In the News
- 248 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- 86 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- 158 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More...
- Value Elevated
- Focus Elevated
- Teamwork Elevated
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- Reeves Names 3 Members of Charter School Board
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, “Section 2 Vote Dilution in 2018 and Beyond, With Emphasis on State Legislative Redistricting,” America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, American Bar Association, Fourth Ed.
- Co-Author, “Fundamentals of Redistricting,” The Mississippi Lawyer, Spring 2019.
- Author, “Mississippi Legislative Redistricting in the New Millennium”, 85 Miss. L. J. 1193 (2017).
- Co-Author, “Preclearance Politics in Mississippi: State Legislative Redistricting”, 46 Cumberland Law Review 349 (2015-2016).
- Co-Author, “Finding Middle Ground for State Legislative Reapportionment,” America Votes! A Guide to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, 3rd ed., American Bar Association, May 2016.
- Author, "Legislative Redistricting: New Challenges," America Votes! A Guide to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, 2nd ed., American Bar Association, July 2012.
- Co-Author, "Election Challenges Involving Candidates for Federal Office," America Votes! A Guide to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights, American Bar Association, February 2008.
- Multiple presentations to CLE Seminars for Mississippi County Board Attorneys and Municipal Attorneys.