Select Matters
- Lead counsel on all Katrina CDBG Disaster Programs for Mississippi; created and implemented various disaster programs and related regulatory matters with state, local and federal agencies, including HUD and OIG.
- Retained by the State of West Virginia for the design and implementation of disaster CDBG programs regarding federal regulatory matters and federal agency issues.
- Representation of utility client and its contractor on negotiation, contracting, leasing, due diligence, and acquisition of surface mine land for power plant.
- Representation of utility client to examine mineral title (oil, gas, coal, and lignite) and render preliminary mining title opinions, coordinate curative, and due diligence.
- Lead counsel to Mississippi Emergency Management on $281M Katrina Cottage program funded by FEMA.
- Represent Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on land acquisition programs related to the Deepwater Horizon (BP Oil Spill) settlements to facilitate the restoration of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
- Represent various clients on mineral and lease issues in Mississippi, Alabama, and other states, on horizontal drilling and fracking matters; related mineral issues.
- Represent utility client on permitting underground injection wells; prospective carbon sequestration issues and development.
Publications
News
Speaking Engagements
Credentials
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1976
- University of Mississippi, B.S., 1973
- Mississippi, 1976
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Harrison County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Oil & Gas Lawyers Association
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate and Banking and Finance, 2012-present
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, Real Estate Law – Gulfport, 2013
- Chambers USA, Real Estate
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV-rated
- Mississippi Tennis Association, Board of Directors and Vice President
- Bayou Bluff Tennis Club, President, Board of Directors, Finance Committee
- Gulfport Yacht Club
- Bayou View Baseball
- First Presbyterian Church Gulfport (PCA), Ruling Elder and Clerk; Grace Presbytery, Recording Clerk