Over 43 years’ experience representing banks and financial institutions in a wide variety of business and regulatory matters including compliance, regulatory enforcement actions, bank products and services, bank formation, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial and real estate finance transactions.
J. Clifford "Cliff" Harrison
Awarded Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Works at
Butler Snow LLP
226 Best Lawyers awards
Biography
Works at
Butler Snow LLP
226 Best Lawyers awards
Locations
Education
- University of Mississippi, BA, graduated 1975
- University of Mississippi, graduated 1975
Bar Admissions
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Banking Law Committee
- Capital Area Bar Association - Member
- Mississippi Bar Association - Bank Attorneys Committee
- Mississippi Bar Association - Business Law Section
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Commercial Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2024)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Jackson, MS (2021)
- Banking and Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2018)
- Commercial Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2017)
- Banking and Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2016)
- Financial Services Regulation Law, Jackson, MS (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
Special Focus:
- Commercial Finance
- Consumer Finance
- Finance
- Regulatory
- Transactions
Awards:
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Chambers: USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Banking and Finance
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Banking
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