J. Troy Johnston
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Troy focuses his practice on municipal bonds, public finance, economic development incentives, and government relations. He has represented cities, counties, community colleges, universities and other organizations across Mississippi.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2003
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Government Finance, 2016-2017
- Mid-South Rising Stars, Government Finance, 2012-2013
- General Counsel, Mississippi Municipal League (MML)
- Leadership Mississippi, Class 2013
Education & Honors
- Mississippi College, J.D., 2003
- Moot Court Board
- American Jurisprudence Award, Judicial Administration
- University of Southern Mississippi, M.B.A., 1997
- University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., Polymer Science, 1995
Experience
- $3,380,000 Yazoo County, Mississippi, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2010.
- $6,020,000 City of Laurel, Mississippi, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2010.
- $49,900,000 S.M. Educational Building Corporation Revenue Bonds, Series 2009 (Campus Facilities Improvements Project).
- $5,700,000 Rankin County School District, Rankin County, Mississippi, General Obligation Limited - Tax Notes, Series 2009.
- $1,216,200 City of Ellisville, Mississippi, Combined Water & Sewer Rural Development Revenue Bond, Series 2008.
- $343,000 City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Tax Increment Financing Bonds, Series 2008A (Cypress Centre Marketplace, LLC Project).
- $90,000,000 MBFC Taxable Revenue Bond, Series 2008 (Caledonia Energy Partners, LLC Project).
- $10,800,000 MBFC Variable Rate Demand Revenue Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds, Series 2006 (600 Concourse, LLC Project).
- Underwriter’s Counsel for $15,520,000 Certificates of Participation, Series 2009 (The University of Southern Mississippi Parking Facilities Construction Project). More...
- Trustee’s Counsel for $34,745,060 MBFC Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2009 (300 Renaissance, LLC Project).
- Underwriter’s Counsel for $18,605,000 Lost Rabbit Public Improvement District, Special Assessment Bond, Series 2008.
In the News
- Butler Snow Ranked as a Top 10 Private Bond Counsel Firm Nationally by Thomson Reuters Top Legal Counsel Review
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Ranked as Top 10 Bond Counsel Firm for First Half of 2017
- Butler Snow Ranked as a Top 10 Bond Counsel Firm Nationally by Thomson Reuters Top Legal Counsel Review
- Butler Snow Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group Launches PFI Blog
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- Firm Welcomes Johnston
- Johnston Joins Butler Snow
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Presenter, “Issuing Bonds – The Rules,” CDFA Digital Training Institute, June 2020.
- Presenter, “Basic Municipal Finance,” Mississippi Municipal League Certified Municipal Officer Program, 2017-2020.
- Presenter, “School Bond Financings with Tax Credits,” East Mississippi Center for Educational Development, April 2019.
- Presenter, “2019 Legal Update,” Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys CLE, January 2019.
- Presenter, “Tools for Redevelopment,” Mississippi Municipal League, June 2018.
- Panelist, “Municipal Finance Opportunities,” Mississippi City Clerk Certification Program, 2012, 2018.
- Panelist, “Public Private Partnerships (P3s): Nuts and Bolts,” 86th Annual Conference, Mississippi Municipal League, July 25, 2017.
- Panelist, “After the Bond Closing: Keeping the SEC and IRS Away,” Mississippi Municipal League, June 2014.
- Presenter, "Annual Disclosure Filing Requirements Related to Bond Issues," Mississippi Municipal League Summer Convention (June 2011). More...
- Author, “Municipal Finance, The Toolkit: Tools for Municipal Leaders,” co-authored with D. Grubbs, John C. Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University and The Mississippi Municipal League (2011).