Biography

Walter Weems has more than thirty-five years of experience in representing business clients in commercial transactions, including entity selection, formation, and capitalization; secured and unsecured lending; purchase and sale of real estate; mergers and acquisitions; and general corporate and contract matters. He serves as principal outside counsel for both traditional corporate entities as well as a number of entrepreneurs, and his practice also regularly includes representation of national and international clients in transactions involving business activities in Mississippi. Walter has handled merger and acquisition transactions, both on behalf of buyers and sellers, in a variety of different industries, including banking, television broadcasting, manufacturing, retail store chains, restaurant chains, poultry processing, oil and gas, timber, and wireless communications. He is particularly experienced in handling large, complex transactions, which requires skills in managing the Firm’s specialists in various disciplines to assure that all aspects of the transaction are properly addressed. He is currently listed in Woodward/White’s Best Lawyers In America® in the fields of Business Organizations, Corporate Law, Commercial Transaction Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law; Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Corporate/Commercial Law; and Mid-South Super Lawyers for Business/Corporate Law.

Walter served as Chairman of the Firm’s Board of Directors from 1999 to 2010. Leadership positions he has held in professional and civic activities include President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar Association, Chairman of the Mississippi Law Institute, President of Magnolia Speech School, President of Jackson Academy, President of the Country Club of Jackson, Chairman of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership and Chairman of Methodist Rehabilitation Center.  He is currently a member of the boards of directors of Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Magnolia Speech School, and Jackson Heart Foundation.

Education

• J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1977 First Honors (Order of the Coif, Executive Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review)
• B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1974 Magna Cum Laude (Phi Beta Kappa)

Admissions

• Mississippi (1977)
• United States District Courts of Mississippi (1977)