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Chad J.
Hammons

Position
Partner
Office
Jackson

Chad Hammons is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy law, shopping center litigation, agribusiness litigation, and general commercial litigation.


Board certified in creditors’ rights law, Chad regularly represents lenders, landlords, and suppliers in state and federal courts in Mississippi in litigation arising out of the debtor/creditor relationship, including commercial and consumer collections, possessory actions, commercial evictions, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, receiverships, bankruptcy litigation, and related defense litigation. He has extensive experience representing agricultural lenders and suppliers in state court litigation, and as creditors in disputes arising under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Chad also routinely represents lenders in bankruptcy court in contested matters and adversary proceedings in commercial and consumer cases.

Chad also has a wide range of experience in other state and federal court litigation, including consumer finance litigation, construction disputes, civil forfeitures, and entertainment litigation. Before entering law school, Chad served on the faculty in the Department of Sociology at Ole Miss.  

Noteworthy

  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2014–to present)
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Creditor Debtor Rights (listed 2009–2011, listed annually since 2014)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy (listed annually since 2012)
  • American Board of Certification, Creditor's Rights Law, Board Certified (2007–to present)
  • Leadership Mississippi Class of 2011
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
  • McLean Institute for Community Development Leadership Class

Publications

  • "Debtors' Exam in Columbia: Getting Back to Normal?" Blue Plate Highways, Capitol Area Bar Association Newsletter, April 2021
  • "Fifth Circuit Limits Chapter 13 Cramdown Rights," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, January 28, 2021

Presentations

  • "A Fresh Look at Appellate Practice from the Newest Members of Our Appellate Courts," Mississippi Bar Association's Summer School for Lawyers & Annual Meeting, July 12, 2017
  • "Debtor-Creditor Issues: Mississippi Style," Ridgeland, Mississippi, August 24, 2016
  • "Two Groups Separated by a Common Code: Debtors and Creditors in Bankruptcy," Mississippi Bar Association's Summer School for Lawyers & Annual Meeting, July 10, 2016
  • "12th Annual Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Evictions, Litigation, and Settlements Seminar," Jackson, Mississippi, November 14, 2013, Old Capitol Inn, Jackson, Mississippi
  • "Mississippi Bankruptcy Distinctions Webinar," hosted by Jones Walker LLP, October 23, 2013

Memberships

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Capitol Area Bar Association
  • Commercial Law League of America
  • International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference
  • The Mississippi Bar, Summer School Committee (2017–2018)
black and white headshot of Chad J. Hammons
Jackson
Suite 800
190 E Capitol St
Jackson, MS 39201
D: 601.949.4975
F: 601.949.4804
Emailchammons@joneswalker.com

Education

  • The University of Mississippi School of Law
    JD, 1996
    Editor, The Solicitor; Moot Court Board; Finalist, 1994 Oral Advocacy Competition
  • University of Mississippi
    MA, Sociology, 1991
  • University of Mississippi
    BA, History, English, Sociology, magna cum laude, 1988
    Ella Somerville Award, Outstanding Student, Creative Writing; Julien Tatum Award, Outstanding Senior, Sociology

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi

Court Admissions

  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
  • Tribal Court of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Related Practices

  • Banking & Asset Recovery
  • Bankruptcy & Restructuring
  • Litigation
  • Maritime Restructuring

Related Industries

  • Banking & Financial Services
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