S.T. Rayburn
Associate
901.576.1705
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
S.T. Rayburn concentrates his practice in the area of business and commercial litigation.
He previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sul Ozerden, Chief U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi. Mr. Rayburn received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. During law school, he was an Executive Articles Editor on the Mississippi Law Journal, a Student Executive Articles Editor on the Federal Courts Law Review, Treasurer of the Student Bar Association, and a member of the Mississippi Moot Court Board. He also completed externships with the Honorable Josiah Coleman of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Honorable Robert Q. Whitwell of the 18th Chancery District of Mississippi, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee.
Prior to law school, Mr. Rayburn graduated from Mississippi State University, where he double majored in Economics and Communications with a concentration in Journalism. He also served as the Sports Editor of The Reflector, Mississippi State’s student newspaper.
EDUCATION
- Mississippi State University, B.A., cum laude (2019)
- University of Mississippi, J.D., summa cum laude (2023)
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Tennessee
- Mississippi
- Mississippi, Federal Courts and State Courts
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
HONORS/AWARDS
- National Runner-up & Best Brief Award, 2023 Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
- Winner, Daniel Coker Fall Moot Court Membership Competition
- Outstanding Student Awards, Conflict of Laws (Spring 2023), Criminal Procedure I (Summer 2022), Civil Procedure I (Summer 2020)
- Best Lawyer Award, Contract Drafting & Negotiation (Winter 2021)
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
- S.T. Rayburn, The NCAA’s Perpetual Fumble: Conference Realignment, NIL, and Alston are Precursors to the NCAA’s Inevitable Death, 30 Sports Law. J. 1 (2023).
- S.T. Rayburn, Are Arbitration Obligations Hereditable? A 50-State Survey of the Nature of Wrongful Death Claims, 93 Miss. L.J. 425 (2023).
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