Established 1895 Watkins & Eager
   
 

Education

  • B.A., Davidson College, 1975
  • J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1978
  • Mississippi Law Journal, Member
  • Honor Council, Chairman

Legal Experience

  • Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1979
  • Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, 1979-1984
  • State of Mississippi, Assistant Secretary of State, Director of Securities Division, 1984-1989
  • Mississippi Development Authority, General Counsel, 1989-1992
  • Maxey Wann Begley & Fyke, 1993-2000
  • State of Mississippi, Office of Governor, Chief Legal Counsel, 2000-2003
  • State of Mississippi, Treasurer, 2003-2004
  • City of Jackson, Department of Administration, Director, 2005-2007
  • Watkins & Eager since 2007

Concentration

  • Public law and finance

Professional Activities

  • Mississippi Bar Association, Board of Commissioners, 1986-1989; Young Lawyers Division, Secretary, 1987-1988; Board of Directors, 1983-1985
  • Jackson Young Lawyers, President, 1984-1985
  • Capitol Area Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2011
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Mississippi College School of Law, Adjunct Professor, International Law, 1993

Court Admissions

  • All Mississippi state and federal courts

Distinctions

  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  • Language: German

Community Service

  • International Ballet Competition; Board of Directors
  • Bookfriends, the University Press of Mississippi; Board of Directors
  • Mississippi Humanities Council; Council Member
  • American Council on Germany

 

 

     
 

Phone: (601) 965-1880
Email: pprospere@watkinseager.com

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Practices:

  • Commercial Lending and Finance
  • Corporate
  • Economic Development and Tax Incentives
  • Gaming
  • Legislative and Government Relations
  • Public Finance (Bonds)

 
     
     
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