John F. England

John F. England

Ridgeland, MS recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
Butler Snow LLP

233 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Finance Law Public Finance Law

Biography

John England served as the practice group leader for Butler Snow’s Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group for over 14 years. John concentrates his practice in government finance, tax credit finance and economic development incentives. He has participated in reviewing, analyzing and structuring a variety of public finance, economic development finance and tax credit finance transactions for over 31 years. He has been involved in financings to support hospitals and other healthcare projects, natural gas, electricity and other energy projects, transportation projects, manufacturing and processing facilities, commercial developments, and community development and other urban renewal projects.

Butler Snow LLP

233 Best Lawyers awards

Overview

  • University of Florida, LL.M, graduated 1992
  • Mississippi College, J.D., graduated 1991
  • University of Mississippi, BA, graduated 1984

  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Capital Area Bar Association - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Governmental Law Section, Committee on Delivery of Legal Services; Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors
  • Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants - Member
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers - Chair, Bond Attorney's Workshop Panel for Manufacturing Facilities, Enterprise Zone Bonds and Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Capital Area Bar Association - Member
  • Mississippi Bar Association - Governmental Law Section, Committee on Delivery of Legal Services; Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors
  • Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants - Member
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers - Chair, Bond Attorney's Workshop Panel for Manufacturing Facilities, Enterprise Zone Bonds and Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds
  • University of Florida, LL.M, graduated 1992
  • Mississippi College, J.D., graduated 1991
  • University of Mississippi, BA, graduated 1984

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Commercial Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Commercial Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Public Finance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Commercial Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2021)
  • Commercial Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2019)
  • Public Finance Law, Jackson, MS (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
Awards:
  • AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Chambers USA, America s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Bonds/Government Finance
  • Dealmaker of the Year, The American Lawyer, 2006
  • Alumnus of the Year, Mississippi College School of Law, 2008

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