Rodney H. Nourse

Profile:
Rodney Nourse is a native of Biloxi and a 1971 graduate of Ole Miss (B.A., Political Science), a 1975 graduate of Mississippi College Jackson School of Law (J.D.), and a 1995 graduate of San Francisco State University (M.B.A.). He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1979 and to the Louisiana Bar in 2002. Rodney's law practice focuses on real estate, wills and estates, municipal, administrative, corporate, and commercial transactions.

Rodney was Vice President, Corporate Development and Corporate Counsel for the Sazerac Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, before joining the firm.  There, he was actively involved in the formation of various joint ventures, the consummation of numerous transactions, and the strategic planning of the company's operating divisions.

In addition to practicing law, Rodney is an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Park campus.

Rodney has served on the City of Biloxi's Hurricane Katrina recovery effort, Reviving the Renaissance Committee, and is currently serving as a member of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Admissions and Licenses

Mississippi State Bar, 1979

Louisiana State Bar Association, 2002

Practice Areas

Real estate transactions and litigation

Estate planning and wealth management, probate

Governmental entity law

Administrative law

Corporate law

Commercial litigation

Experience

Page, Mannino, Peresich & McDermott, PLLC, Associate, 2006 - present

Sazerac Company, Vice President, Corporate Development and Corporate Counsel, 1995 - 2004

Various hospitality and beverage alcohol industry related positions;

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Numerous presentations at various venues and conferences relating to grape growing, wine making, wine appreciation, and wine marketing while employed with Acacia Winery in Napa, California.

Education

Mississippi College Jackson School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1975

San Francisco State University, M.B.A., 1995

• Beta Gamma Sigma

University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1971

Professional and Civic Involvement

City of Biloxi Reviving the Renaissance Committee

Biloxi Chamber of Commerce

• Board of Directors

Representative Cases

• Joint venture formation, Sazerac Company and Fundacion Chilé, wine production, importation and distribution; joint venture formation, Sazerac Company and Andrew Garrett Wines, wine production, importation and distribution.
• Purchase and sale, Sazerac Company and Diageo, plc, Old Charter Bourbon, W.L. Weller Bourbon; purchase and sale, Sazerac Company and Allied Domecq, plc., Denaka Vodka; purchase and sale, Sazerac Company and Seagram Company, ltd., Dr. McGillicuddy's.
• Community Development Block Grant related contracts and closings, City of Biloxi; Condominium related contracts and closings, The Ocean Club and Beau View Condominiums, Biloxi, Mississippi.
• Corporate formations, Impact Sports, LLC, and subsidiaries.

Outside of the office

An avid athlete, Rodney received an athletic scholarship to Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College as a young man. Today he enjoys backpacking and back-country skiing, boating, and fishing. Rodney is also a wine enthusiast, having attended the Lyceé Viticole in Beaune, France, and having worked as Cellar Master for Acacia Winery, Napa, California.