Frank J. Hammond III (Jeff) was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1977. He was also admitted to the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States in subsequent years. His experience spans from taxation, corporate, bankruptcy & creditors' rights, estate planning & administration, and real estate to banking and commercial lending & finance. Jeff has published several articles in the Mississippi Law Journal and is active in several professional organizations.
Honors & Recognitions
•14 American Jurisprudence awards
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Graduate Counsel fellow
•Mississippi Law Journal, Editorial Board
•Omicron Delta Kappa
•Phi Kappa Phi
•Richard B. Stephens Award for Outstanding Student in Graduate Tax Program
Articles & Publications
• Civil Rights-Section 1983 Damages-Prosecutor Has Absolute Immunity From Civil Liability For Acts Committed Within The Scope of His duties, 47 Miss. L.J. 812 (1976)
• Wills-Mortmain Provisions Cannot Be Avoided By Devising Land In Trust To A Non-Proscribed Institution, 48 Miss. L.J. 145 (1977)
• Jeopardy and Termination Assessments Under the Tax Reform Act of 1976: Do They Meet Constitutional Due Process Requirement? 49 Miss. L.J. 559 (1978)
• How To Successfully Use A Gift And Leaseback To Shift Income To Family Members, 12 Estate Planning 282 (1985)
•Chapter 9, Exclusions From Gross Income, Bender's Federal Tax Service (1988)
•Chapter 26, Bankruptcy, Bender's Federal Tax Service (1988)