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 transactional law, regulatory law, financial law (including banking, savings and loan, and credit union), corporate law and commercial law. Section activities include publishing newsletters, including several electronic issues of "The Mississippi Business Lawyer" each year, an annual seminar on Mississippi legislative changes to business laws, an annual legal ethics seminar, and awarding scholarships to outstanding business law students at both the University of Mississippi School of Law and Mississippi College School of Law.
Issues of the Business Law Reporter
Spring 2015 Business Law Reporter
Winter 2015 Business Law Reporter
Fall 2014 Business Law Reporter
Spring 2014 Business Law Reporter
Fall 2013 Business Law Reporter
Summer 2013 Business Law Reporter
Spring 2013 Business Law Reporter
Summer 2012 Business Law Reporter
Spring 2012 Business Law Reporter
Fall 2011 Business Law Reporter
Summer 2011 Business Law Reporter
Spring 2011 Business Law Reporter
Useful links
Business News:
CNNfn: http://money.cnn.com/
Business Week Magazine: http://www.businessweek.com/
Fortune: http://www.fortune.com
SEC-Edgar Online
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
Government Agencies:
US Patents/Trademarks: http://www.uspto.gov/index.html
IRS: http://www.irs.gov/
Federal Communications Commission: http://www.fcc.gov/
Mississippi Public Service Commission: http://www.psc.state.ms.us/
MS Secretary of State - Business Services Home Page: http://www.sos.ms.gov
MS Legislative Bill Status: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
Law:
ABA Law Link
FindLaw: http://www.findlaw.com/
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
ABA Journal: http://www.abajournal.com/
Legislature:
Federal Register
State Legislatures
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: law.olemiss.edu
Mississippi College School of Law: http://www.law.mc.edu/
Business Law Section
2021-2022 Executive Committee
Chair
Brant Pettis, Gulfport
Balch & Bingham LLP
bpettis@balch.com
(228) 214-0426
Vice Chair
Elisabeth Byrd, Jackson
Trustmark National Bank
ebyrd@trustmark.com
(601) 208-5088
Secretary
Slates Veazey, Jackson
Bradley
sveazey@bradley.com
(601) 592-9925
Past Chair
Heather Bennett, Jackson
WG Yates & Sons Construction Co.
hbennett@wgyates.com
(601) 351-2089
Member at Large (8/2019-7/2022)
Ceejaye Peters, Jackson
WG Yates & Sons Construction Co.
cjpeters@wgyates.com
(601) 351-2028
Member at Large (8/2020-7/2023)
Samuel Gregory, Jackson
Baker Donelson
sdgregory@bakerdonelson.com
(601) 351-2400
Member at Large (8/2021-7/2024)
LeAnne F. Brady, Ridgeland
BankPlus
leannebrady@bankplus.net
(601) 898-4475