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

Business Law Section makes a donation to Mission First
The Business Law Section of The Mississippi Bar recently donated $1,000 to Mission First. Pictured at the presentation are Neal C. Wise, Executive Committe Member of the Business Law Section; Patricia C. Gandy, Mission First Legal Aid Office; Stanley Q. Smith, Past Chair of the Business Law Section; and Tammra O. Cascio, Vice Chair of the Business Law Section. The Mission First Legal Aid Office was established by a partnership between the Mississippi College School of Law and Mission First. It speaks boldly by answering God’s call to seek justice and mercy through providing legal services and spiritual counsel to the underserved residents of Jackson whose household income is less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Learn more about Mission First visit http://www.missionfirst.org/legalaid

Business Law Section donates to MVLP
The Business Law Section of The Mississippi Bar recently donated $1,000 to the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP). Pictured at the presentation are Neal C. Wise, Executive Committe Member of the Business Law Section; Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director/General Counsel of MVLP; Tammra O. Cascio, Vice Chair of the Business Law Section; and Stanley Q. Smith, Past Chair of the Business Law Section. MVLP provides free legal assistance and advocacy to disadvantaged people throughout the State of Mississippi. To volunteer, donate, or learn more about MVLP visit  http://www.mvlp.net  

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
2016-2017 Executive Committee