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- Bond counsel to Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank: Served as bond counsel to the Bank for the issuance of its $66,335,000 Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds (Jefferson County Project), Series 2022-B.
- Bond counsel to Alabama Housing Finance Authority: Served as bond counsel to the Authority for the issuance of its $17,816,667 Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bond (ARD Rural Development Portfolio Project), 2022 Series D.
- Bond counsel to Alabama Public School and College Authority: Served as bond counsel to the Authority for the issuance of its $36,565,000 Capital Improvement Pool Bonds, Series 2022-A
- Bond Counsel to Troy University: Served as bond counsel to the University for the issuance of its $31,460,000 Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2022-A.
- Bond counsel to Alabama Housing Finance Authority: Served as bond counsel to the Authority for the issuance of its $14,270,000 Authority Multi- Family Housing Revenue Bonds (South Oak Residences Project), 2021 Series A.
- Bond Counsel to Auburn University: Served as bond counsel to the University for the issuance of its $300,000,000 Taxable General Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2020-C.
- Disclosure Counsel to Alabama Public School and College Authority: Served as disclosure counsel to the Authority for the issuance of its $1,274,750,000 Tax-Exempt Capital Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2020-A (Social Bonds), $58,805,000 Taxable Capital Improvement Refunding Bonds, Series 2020-B (Social Bonds), and $147,280,000 Taxable Capital Improvement Pool Refunding Bonds, Series 2020-C (Social Bonds).
- Bond counsel to Troy University: Served as bond counsel to the university for the issuance of its $49,665,000 Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2019-A.
- Bond counsel to Madison County Board of Education: Served as bond counsel to the university for the issuance of its $6,725,000 Refunding and Capital Outlay Tax Anticipation Warrants, Series 2019-C, $23,495,000 Taxable Refunding and Capital Outlay Tax Anticipation Warrants, Series 2019-B and $27,185,000 Taxable Refunding and Capital Outlay Warrants, Series 2019-A.
- Bond counsel to the State of Alabama: Served as bond counsel to the State for the issuance of its $23,305,000 Tax-Exempt General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018-C and $38,740,000 Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018-B.
- Bond Counsel to Auburn University: Served as bond counsel to the university for the issuance of its $216,865,000 General Fee Revenue Bonds, Series 2018-A.
- Bond counsel to Alabama Public School and College Authority: Served as bond counsel to the Authority for the issuance of its $18,455,000 Capital Improvement Pool Bonds, Series 2017-A.
- Bond counsel to Alabama Economic Settlement Authority: Served as bond counsel to the Authority for the issuance of its $80,925,000 BP Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-A and $547,790,000 Taxable BP Settlement Revenue Bonds, Series 2016-B.
- Bond counsel to state of Alabama: Served as bond counsel to the state for the issuance of its $98,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016-A and $26,695,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016-B.
- Bond counsel to the Alabama Public Health Care Authority: Served as bond counsel for the issuance of the authority's $22,335,000 Lease Revenue Bonds (Department of Public Health Facilities), Series 2016.
- Bond counsel to Troy University: Served as bond counsel to the university for the issuance of its $41,570,000 Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015-A.
- Bond counsel to Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority: Served as bond counsel to the authority for the issuance of its $533,175,000 Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series 2015.
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Credentials
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2001, John M. Olin Scholar
- University of Virginia, M.A., Economics, 1995
- Auburn University, B.S.B.A. Economics, 1993, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 2001
Professional Affiliations
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
Awards & Accolades
- Chambers USA, Banking & Finance: Public Finance
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024 Lawyer of the Year, Birmingham, Public Finance Law
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Public Finance Law, 2013 - Present