Butler Snow is pleased to announce that Charity Karanja has been named to the 2026 Class of the prestigious Leadership Mississippi Bar Program.
The Leadership Mississippi Bar program is a highly selective program by the Mississippi Bar Association, designed to provide the best and brightest young attorneys in the state of Mississippi with an opportunity to interact with prominent legal, community, and state leaders; develop leadership skills; explore long-term opportunities for leadership; and form a lifelong network of professional colleagues.
Charity is a member of Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group and has the distinction of being one of six women in the nation named to the 2024 Class of the Caren S. Franzini Fellowship, a merit-based program by the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) Foundation, recognizing outstanding women in development finance for their leadership and dedication to the advancement of the industry. Charity has been recognized by The National Black Lawyers as one of its Top 40 Under 40 and featured in a Spotlight by the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), highlighting her career and accomplishments in public finance.
Charity is a Development Finance Certified Professional (DFCP) through the Council for Development Finance Agencies, a certification that sets her apart as one of the most qualified leaders within the development finance industry. In her practice, Charity has served in multiple roles on public, private, and public-private finance transactions, including economic development matters, and has represented both governmental and private organizations in a variety of financing structures, including new market tax credit (NMTC) transactions.
Charity earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law and is a member of various civic and legal organizations, including the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), Women in Public Finance (WPF), and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). As part of her continued dedication to the industry, Charity has presented at various conferences and seminars on matters relating to public finance, and authored various articles, including a financing toolkit for medium-density housing developments titled: “Financing Tools and Incentives for Developers in Missing Middle Housing.”
