The Smitherman Law Firm, L.C.

W. James Hill III, (P.L.C.)

Private Practice Lawyer
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Jim Hill has a diversified legal background with primary emphasis on commercial, contract, real estate, real estate finance, real estate development, medical malpractice, personal injury, corporate, partnership, and succession law as well as employer-employee relations, oil, gas and mineral rights law, and workers compensation. Specific emphasis is placed on litigation in these areas in all state and federal courts.

Mr. Hill has extensive knowledge and experience in real estate matters involving corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, registered limited liability partnerships, conversions, mergers and acquisitions, affordable housing issues, oil, gas and mineral rights, acquisition and sales, commercial leases, property management issues, and financing and transfers of real property and real estate projects. He has drafted all types of loan and closing documents for banks, savings and loan associations, and other types of financial institutions. In addition, he works extensively on matters involving title policies and title company representation, including handling all types of loan closings from VA, FHA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to conventional. He has served as counsel to new business entities in start-up and capitalization phases, raising investment capital through the formation of limited partnerships and syndication of securities in the private sector.

Mr. Hill is a licensed title insurance agent and is authorized to issue title insurance policies for First American Title Insurance Company.

Mr. Hill holds an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is the managing member of The Smitherman Law Firm, L.C., and is the President and CEO of Interstate Title Company, Inc.

Mr. Hill obtained his law degree from Louisiana State University, a Bachelors degree from Vanderbilt University, and a Masters degree from North Texas State University. He is retired from the United States Army Reserve, having achieved the rank of Colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps. Mr. Hill is a past president of the Tax Institute of the Ark-La-Tex and is a member of the Shreveport Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Oklahoma, the State Bar of Colorado, the State Bar of Missouri, the State Bar of Kansas, and the District of Columbia Bar Association, The American Association for Justice, and The Louisiana Association for Justice.

Mr. Hill has served in numerous capacities from volunteer to officer and director on various civic, charitable, and community organizations. He has extensive involvement in professional and community activities. He is currently a member of the House of Delegates of the Louisiana Bar Association.

Mr. Hill understands the development of multi-family housing projects and the methods of financing these projects. He has worked on numerous and varied projects in several states including Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, Florida, and Nevada. He is admitted to practice law in the states of Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado , Missouri, Kansas, and also the District of Columbia.

Practice Areas

Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Housing Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contract Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Trucking Accidents

Admitted	1974, Louisiana; 1975, Texas; 2003, Oklahoma and Missouri; 2004, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2008, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School	Louisiana State University, J.D.
Member	Shreveport, Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates), Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Missouri Bar; District of Columbia Bar; The American Association for Justice; The Louisiana Association for Justice; Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport.
Biography	Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Louisiana State Department of Revenue and Taxation, Legal Division, 1973-1974. President, Ark-La-Tex Tax Institute, 1981.
Born	Shreveport, Louisiana, December 2, 1946
Military	COL, JAGC, USAR, 1976-2006, Ret. 12/2006
ISLN	906478668