August 2025

University of Mississippi School of Law J.D.  1994, magna cum laude Vanderbilt University B.A., History, 1985 City Attorney for City of Oxford, Mississippi (2001 – present) Lead attorney for numerous municipal annexation, zoning, and eminent domain cases Adjunct Professor for Employment Law, Municipal Law, Federal Trial Practice, University of Mississippi School of Law Various employment, commercial, […]

On August 28, 2024, New York State’s new law governing workplace-related contracts with freelancer workers – known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (FIFA) – will take effect. FIFA is designed to protect freelancers, i.e., independent contractors, from non-payment, late payment, and retaliation by hiring parties. It also imposes new requirements on hiring parties to […]