J Clifford Harrison

Practice Areas

Banking and financial institutions; financial services; consumer credit regulation; commercial lending.

Career

Cliff has over 45 years’ experience representing banks and financial institutions in a wide variety of business and regulatory matters including compliance, fair lending, regulatory enforcement actions, bank products and services, bank formation, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial and real estate finance transactions. He is recognized by Martindale-Hubbell® (AV-rated), Mid-South Super Lawyers® (Banking); and The Best Lawyers in America® (Banking and Finance Law). He is a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. He is the former General Counsel for regional bank and bank holding company.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (Business Law section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Banking Law Committee); Mississippi Bar (Business Law section); Capital Area Bar Association.

Publications

Contributor, Compliance Officers Management Manual, Real Estate Lending Compliance Manual, and Regulatory Compliance Certification Manual, Sheshunoff Information Services; "Sureties, Guarantors and Accommodations Parties," Mississippi Law Institute, 1987; Contributor, "A Guide to Women’s Legal Rights in Mississippi," Mississippi Bar, 1993.

Personal

Education:

University of Mississippi, J.D., 1978

University of Mississippi, B.A., with distinction, 1975

Awards:

Mississippi Bar, Distinguished Service Award, 2007