Ben Ford is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. His practice is focused on commercial lending, finance, real estate, and mergers and acquisitions. Ben works extensively with lenders and commercial developers in the acquisition and sale of commercial real estate, construction projects and commercial lending.

Ben has been listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2021 for Banking & Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and M&A Law. While in law school, he was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal and a co-founder of the Mississippi Sports Law Society.

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 2012

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2012, magna cum laude; Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal; Co-Founder, Mississippi Sports Law Society; Hugh C. “Buzzy” Clayton Memorial Scholarship; Will M. Whittington Memorial Law Scholarship; Phi Delta Phi Honor Society; Dean's List
• Mississippi State University, B.A., Business Administration, 2009, summa cum laude