Sue Hicks Fairbank

Sue Hicks

Fairbank

Overview

Sue Hicks Fairbank is a member of our Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets Practice Group. She focuses her practice on Public Finance and Government Relations.

Experience

  • Ms. Fairbank has worked extensively in all types of revenue bond financings and general purpose government financings, representing parties from every aspect of the financing.
  • Served as Bond Counsel to the State of Mississippi on multiple transactions. 

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • Lawyer of the Year, Public Finance Law, 2022
    • Public Finance Law, 2013-2025
  • Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
    • Public Finance, Mississippi, 2024
    • Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance, 2016-2023

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1985

Education

  • University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 1985
  • Mississippi University for Women, B.A., English and Journalism, magna cum laude, 1982

Associations

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • American Bar Association
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Capital Area Bar Association
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association

Sue Hicks

Fairbank

Overview

Sue Hicks Fairbank is a member of our Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets Practice Group. She focuses her practice on Public Finance and Government Relations.

Experience

  • Ms. Fairbank has worked extensively in all types of revenue bond financings and general purpose government financings, representing parties from every aspect of the financing.
  • Served as Bond Counsel to the State of Mississippi on multiple transactions. 

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • Lawyer of the Year, Public Finance Law, 2022
    • Public Finance Law, 2013-2025
  • Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
    • Public Finance, Mississippi, 2024
    • Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance, 2016-2023

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1985

Education

  • University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 1985
  • Mississippi University for Women, B.A., English and Journalism, magna cum laude, 1982

Associations

  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • American Bar Association
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Capital Area Bar Association
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers Association