Christopher S. Pace, special counsel in the firm’s Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group and Ashley N. Wicks, associate in the firm’s Tax & Estates Practice Group, both completed and graduated from the Leadership Greater Jackson Class of 2011-2012. The graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. at The South in downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Leadership Greater Jackson is proud to celebrate 25 years of a program responsible for developing and encouraging leaders throughout the Metropolitan Jackson area and has provided training for over 900 of the Metro Jackson area’s best and brightest leaders. Courtney L. Tomlinson, associate in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, completed and graduated from the DeSoto Leadership Class of 2011-2012. The graduation ceremony was held at Bonne Terre in Nesbitt, Mississippi on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Leadership DeSoto is a program sponsored by the DeSoto Council and directed toward individuals in DeSoto County who demonstrate leadership potential. Leadership DeSoto provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the community in which they live and work and to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing DeSoto County.