Sarah Beth Wilson

Sarah Beth Wilson


Phelps Dunbar LLP

Recognized since 2020

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Litigation - Bankruptcy

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Sarah Beth Wilson represents financial institutions and other corporate entities in business-bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings as well. Her practice also includes representing clients in litigation involving defense against lender liability claims, property rights and interests, title and contractual disputes, and in connection with loan modifications, commercial foreclosure and property and equipment sales, and other creditors’ rights enforcement and collection matters.

Sarah Beth – appointed by Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and receiving unanimous confirmation by the state Senate – sits as one of five members on the Mississippi Board of Banking Review representing the 22 counties in Supreme Court District 1, which includes the state capital of Jackson and its surrounding metro areas. She was also appointed by the Mississippi Bankers Association to the statewide Bank Attorneys Committee to advise on legal issues and pending legislation impacting lenders and financial institutions. Additionally, she was appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court judges sitting within the State of Mississippi to her current position as Chairman of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, governing practice and procedure in bankruptcy courts statewide.

Sarah Beth is a Nationally Board Certified Specialist in Business-Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, an achievement and honor held by only eight other attorneys in the State of Mississippi.

Location
  • 4270 I-55 North
    Jackson, MS 39211-6391
Education
  • Mississippi College, J.D., graduated 2010
  • Millsaps College, Business Administration, graduated 2007
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, 2010
Affiliations
  • American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference - Planning Committee Member (2017-2018)
  • Fifth Circuit Bar Association - Member
  • Jackson Young Lawyers Association - Member
  • Madison County Bar Association - Member
  • Madison County Business League and Foundation - Legislative Advisory / Policy and Planning Committee (2017-2019), Ad Hoc Committee: State Flag (2018)
  • Madison County Young Professionals (MCYP), Steering Committee - Chairperson (2017-2018), Co-Chairperson (2016-2017)
  • Mississippi Bankers Association - Bank Attorneys Committee (2017-2019)
  • Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference - Chairperson, Annual Seminar Committee (2016), Co-Chairperson, Annual Seminar Committee (2015)
  • Mississippi Corporate Counsel Association - Member
  • Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, Mississippi Board of Banking Review - Governor-Appointed Member (2017-2022)
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association - Member
  • Mississippi Young Bankers Association - Member
  • The Mississippi Bar - Member
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern & Southern Districts of Mississippi, Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure - Chairman (2018-2020), Member (2017-2019)
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
  • AV®Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named the “2018 Madison County Young Professional of the Year” by the Madison County Business League & Foundation (MCBL&F) and the Madison County Economic Development Association (MCEDA), 10th Annual Vision Celebration (October 2018)
  • American Inns of Court “Outstanding Program Award” recipient in 2015
  • Mississippi Business Journal – Recognized as one of Mississippi’s “50 Leading Businesswomen”
  • Mississippi Business Journal – Recognized on its “Top 50 under 40” List of Leading Young Mississippi Business Professionals
  • Mississippi Business Journal – Recognized in 2017 as one of Mississippi’s “Leaders in Law”
  • Appointed by the Mississippi Bankers Association to its Bank Attorneys Committee (2018-2019)
  • Named the “2018 Madison County Young Professional of the Year” by the Madison County Business League & Foundation (MCBL&F) and the Madison County Economic Development Association (MCEDA), 10th Annual Vision Celebration (October 2018)
  • Benchmark Litigation – 2018 “Under 40 Hotlist” for South Region
  • Mid-South Region Super Lawyers® – “Rising Star” in the fields of Bankruptcy-Business (2014-2015) and Creditor Debtor Rights (2015-2019)
  • AV®Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Arbitration
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Real Estate

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