Chad J. Hammons

Chad J. Hammons

Jackson, MS recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
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161 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy

Biography

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.
Jones Walker LLP

161 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1996
  • University of Mississippi, M.A., graduated 1991
  • University of Mississippi, B.A., graduated 1988

  • Mississippi, 1996

  • American Agricultural Law Association - Member
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • Capitol Area Bar Association - Member
  • Commercial Law League of America - Member
  • International Council of Shopping Centers - Member
  • Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference - Member
  • The Mississippi Bar - Summer School Committee (2017-2018)

  • Tribal Court of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
  • 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
  • Mississippi, 1996
  • American Agricultural Law Association - Member
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • Capitol Area Bar Association - Member
  • Commercial Law League of America - Member
  • International Council of Shopping Centers - Member
  • Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference - Member
  • The Mississippi Bar - Summer School Committee (2017-2018)
  • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1996
  • University of Mississippi, M.A., graduated 1991
  • University of Mississippi, B.A., graduated 1988
  • Tribal Court of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
  • 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

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
  • Leadership Mississippi Class of 2011

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