The Business Law Section strives to maintain a tradition of excellence in programs and publications for its members. This Section encompasses attorneys who practice in the area of banking, savings and loan, credit union, corporation and commercial law. Section activities include publishing newsletters, conducting an Annual Business Law Ethics Seminar and distributing a scholarship to law students at each of Mississippi's Law Schools.

View the Spring 2010 Business Law Newsletter here

View the Spring 2009 Business Law Newsletter here.

View the Spring 2006 Business Law Newsletter here.

View the Spring 2005 Business Law Newsletter here.

View the Summer 2004 Business Law Newsletter here.

View the Spring 2003 Business Law Newsletter here.

Useful links

Business News:  
     CNNfn:  http://money.cnn.com/
     Business Week Magazine:  http://www.businessweek.com/
     Fortune:  http://www.fortune.com/fortune/
     SEC-Edgar Online People:  http://www.edgar-online.com/people/
     Wall Street Journal:  public site http://online.wsj.com/public/us
Federal/State Code: 
     Code of Federal Regulations:  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
     State Code & Cases:  http://www.lawguru.com/search/lawsearch.html
     Tax Code:  http://www.fourmilab.ch/ustax/www/contents.html
     U.S. Code:  http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
Government Agencies: 
     US Patents/Trademarks:  http://www.uspto.gov/index.html
     MS Secretary of State - Business Services Home Page: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/busserv/busserv.asp
     MS Legislative Bill Status: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
Law: 
     ABA Law Link:  http://www.lawtechnology.org/lawlink/home.html
     CataLaw:  http://www.catalaw.com/
     FindLaw:  http://www.findlaw.com/
     Intellectual Property:  http://www.ipmall.fplc.edu/
     Lawyers Directory from Martindale: http://www.martindale.com/

     Law firm Directory from LexisNexis: http://www.lawyers.com/

     Citation Search from LexisNexis: http://www.lexisweb.com/

     Tax Library:  http://www.taxanalysts.com/
     West Directory:  http://lawyers.findlaw.com/lawyer/splash2.html
Legislature: 
     Federal Register:  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
     State Legislatures:  http://www.ncsl.org/public/sitesleg.htm
Quotes and Market News: 
     Yahoo Finance:  http://finance.yahoo.com/
SEC
     SECLaw.com:  http://www.seclaw.com/Welcome.shtml
     Securities Class Action Clearinghouse:  http://securities.stanford.edu/
Statistics: 
     Bureau of Labor Stats:  http://www.bls.gov/

University of Mississippi School of Law Legal Links:  www.law.olemiss.edu

Mississippi College School of Law: http://www.law.mc.edu/

To download a list of additional helpful links, please click here.

Business Law Section

Chair

William “Bill” S. Mendenhall

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz

P O Box 14167

Jackson, MS 39236-4167

Phone: (601) 969-4647

Fax: (601) 714-9947

Email: bmendenhall@bakerdonelson.com 

Vice-Chair

William “Bill” E. McLeod

McLeod & Mars P A

10 Professional Pkwy

Hattiesburg, MS 39402

Phone: (601) 545-8299

Fax: (601) 545-8298

Email: bmcleod@eptaxlaw.com                                          

Secretary/Treasurer

James “Jimmy” T. Milam

Phelps Dunbar

P O Box 1220

Tupelo, MS 38802-1220

Phone: (662) 690-8141

Fax: (662) 842-3873

Email: milamj@phelps.com  

Past Chair

Bridgforth R. Rutledge

Phelps Dunbar

PO Box 23066

Jackson, MS 39225-3066

Phone: (601) 352-2300

Fax: (601) 360-9777

Email: bridgforth.rutledge@phelps.com    

Executive Committee

Henry N. Dick III (08/2007 – 07/2010)

Page Mannino Peresich & McDermott

P O Drawer 289

Biloxi, MS 39533-0289

Phone: (228) 374-2100

Fax: (228) 432-5539

Email: henry.dick@pmp.org            

Executive Committee

Joyce Hall (08/2008 – 07/2011)

Watkins & Eager PLLC

P O Box 650

Jackson, MS 39205-0650

Phone: (601) 965-1982

Fax: (601) 965-1901

Email: jhall@watkinseager.com 

Executive Committee

Cheryn N. Baker (08/2009 – 07/2012)

MS Secretary of State

P O Box 136

Jackson, MS 39205-0136

Phone: (601) 359-1401

Fax: (601) 359-1499

Email: Cheryn.baker@sos.ms.gov     

Newsletter Editor   

Kenneth D. Farmer (08/2009 – 07/2010)

YoungWilliams PA

P O Box 23059

Jackson, MS 39225-3059

Phone: (601) 948-6100

Fax: (601) 355-6136

Email: kfarmer@youngwilliams.com