Jeffrey R.Barber
- Position
- Partner
- Office
- Jackson
Jeff Barber is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.
Jeff regularly represents clients in bankruptcy proceedings and assists them in restructurings.
He has served as an adjunct professor of Debtor-Creditor Law at the Mississippi College School of Law and has completed the American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John’s University School of Law Bankruptcy Mediation Training. He also lectures frequently on bankruptcy and creditors' rights matters and is the author of several published works.
At Jones Walker, Jeff serves as head of the Mississippi office.
Noteworthy
- Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star (listed annually since 2022, also listed 2015–2017)
- Best Lawyers'®, "Lawyer of the Year," Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Jackson, Mississippi (2015, 2019, 2021); "Lawyer of the Year," Litigation-Bankruptcy Law, Jackson, Mississippi (2012); Litigation – Bankruptcy (2022, 2024)
- Chambers USA, Corporate/Commercial: Bankruptcy (2019); Bankruptcy/Restructuring (listed annually since 2020)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy: Business (2010, listed annually since 2013)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy (listed annually since 2008)
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Publications
- "Food Fight: A Clash of Conflicting Grain Statutory Schemes," Journal of Corporate Renewal, December 2022
- "Debtor-Creditor Relations," Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (Third Edition, Volume 4), Mississippi Practice Series, West Group, April 2021
- "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 5, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 5, 2020
- "Temporary and Permanent Changes Made to the New Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 as a Result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Enacted March 27," Jones Walker LLP Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors'-Debtors' Rights Client Alert, April 2, 2020
- "Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 Goes into Effect February 2020," Jones Walker LLP Banking & Financial Services Newsletter, October 3, 2019
- "Issues in Health Care Cases: A Complicated Cure for Economic Illness?" ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee Newsletter, January 30, 2018
- "Mississippi," Trigild Deskbook: Guide to Receivership & Foreclosure, October 28, 2017
- "Section 523(a)(19) Conflicts with Two Circuit Interpretations," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July 2017
- "Guide to Receiverships and Foreclosure," Trigild Desk Book, 5th Ed., April 28, 2016
- "The Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights of Creditors in Chapter 11 Cases: An Overview," Inside the Minds: Creditors' Rights in Chapter 11 Cases, Aspatore Books, April 28, 2016
- "Debtor-Creditor Relations," Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, April 19, 2016
- "A Guided Tour Through Creditors’ Rights in Chapter 11 Proceedings," Aspatore Books, July 10, 2013
- "Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law 2012," Top Lawyers on Trends and Key Strategies for the Upcoming Year, Aspatore Thought Leadership, February 16, 2012
- "Preparing New Strategies in Response to Recent Trends and Decisions in the Bankruptcy Realm," Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law 2012, Aspatore Books, February 10, 2012
- "Obtaining Possession of Leasehold Premises," Foreclosure Law in Mississippi, October 22, 2011
- "Shifting Economic Landscape, Shifting Legal Strategies: The Increased Use of Receivership Proceedings and Selected Bankruptcy Trends," Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law, Aspatore Books, October 22, 2011
- "Analyzing Case Decisions and Economic Factors Likely to Affect the Future of Bankruptcy Law," Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring, Aspatore Books, November 9, 2010
- "Recent Challenges and Proposed Changes in Bankruptcy Law," Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law, Aspatore Books, November 9, 2009
- "Bankruptcy Code Application to Issuers," Federation of Regulatory Counsel, Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Winter 2008
- "Building a Bankruptcy Case From the Ground Up," Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring/Client Strategies, Inside the Minds, Aspatore Books, October 22, 2007
- "Debtor-Creditor Relations," Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, Mississippi Practice Series, West Group, October 22, 2001
- "Debtor-Creditor Relations," Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, West, April 28, 2001
Presentations
- "Case Law Update: Business Developments," 2022 Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Flowood, Mississippi, November 18, 2022
- "Collection Law: The Ultimate Guide," National Business Institute, June 5, 2018
- "Collection and Enforcing the Judgment," National Business Institute, Jackson Mississippi, July 25, 2017
- "Debtor-Creditor Issues: Mississippi Style," Ridgeland, Mississippi, August 24, 2016
- "Limited Liability Company and The Individual Debtor: One in Spirit But Not in Truth (or Bankruptcy)," 2013 Thirty-third Annual Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, November 13, 2013
- "Mississippi Bankruptcy Distinctions Webinar," hosted by Jones Walker LLP, October 23, 2013
- Barber Speaks to MS Paralegal Association, July 25, 2013
- "Foreclosure Law In Mississippi," University of Mississippi, Office of Professional Development and Non-Credit Education (2009, 2011), November 9, 2011
- "Judgment Enforcement," Lorman Education Services (2008, 2011), November 9, 2011
Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Ad Hoc Law Forum Committee (1993–1994); Chairman, Education Committee (1992, 1995–1996); Bar Convention Committee (1989)
- Mississippi Home Educators Association, Director
- Riverwood Bible Church, Deacon (1998–1999); Elder (1999–2005); Grace Bible Church, Elder (2005–2017)
- The Mississippi Bar
Jackson
Suite 300
3100 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
JD, 1987
Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review; Phi Kappa Phi; Winner, Gordon T. Saad Appellate Argument Competition - University of Alabama at Birmingham
BS, magna cum laude, 1984
Bar Admissions
- Alabama
- Mississippi
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- US Supreme Court