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Address
8570 Business Park Drive, Suite 100
Shreveport, Louisiana 71105 (Caddo Parish)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) This Firm was founded in 1922 by James E. Smitherman and his brother David E. Smitherman. Since that time, the Firm has remained conservative in size though one of the most distinguished in the area, continuing the founders' tradition of providing a broad range of legal services to clients including both large and small businesses, financial institutions, and individuals. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice, Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Family Law, Corporate, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate Development, Banking, Trust, Taxation, Securities and Syndications Law, Housing Law, Leases and Leasing. Year Established: 1922
Firm Size: 4
ClientsATTORNEYS FOR: Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Davis-Penn Mortgage Co.
Shell Oil Company
Pennzoil Company
Pennzoil Products Company
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
Red River Corp.
Wray Ford, Inc.
Boise Cascade Corp.
Irish Environmental, L.L.C.
National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators
Southern Erection Co., Inc.
Fairfield Property Management
J.M. Property Management, Inc.
Cross Country Management, Inc.
D & B Management Company
Nesbitt Companies, Inc.
Gibsland Bank and Trust Co.
Albertson's, Inc.
Lukare Medical Company, Inc.
Premier Healthcare Management, Inc.
A.J. and Nona Trigg Hodges Foundation
The Noel Foundation Inc.
United Engines, Inc.
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.
SGB Architects, LLC
The Lipper-Stutsman Co., Inc.
Brown Builders, Inc.
James M. Brown Builder, Inc.
Town Square Builders, Inc.
J.J. Gumberg Co.
Quanah Corporation
Shreve Storage Equities, L.L.C.
Shreveport Federal Credit Union
Southern Components, Inc.
Gordon Sales, Inc.
Tri-State Aluminum Products, Inc.
McInnis Construction Co., Inc.
Delta Gulf Corporation.
AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR: First American Title Insurance Company.
Address8570 Business Park Drive, Suite 100
Shreveport, LA 71105, (Caddo Parish)
PhonePhone: 318-227-1990
Fax: 318-222-0482
Website
http://www.smithermanlaw.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesBossier City, Louisiana Office: Greenacres Office Park, 2285 Benton Road, Suite B-100, 71111. Telephone: 318-746-4250.
MEMBERS OF FIRMJames E. Smitherman (1882-1967).
James E. Smitherman, Jr. (1914-1978).
David E. Smitherman (1897-1984).
Ofie T. Rubin (1947-1991).
John A. Richardson (1915-1999).
W. James Hill, III, (P.L.C.) (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, December 2, 1946; admitted to bar, 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. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1968); North Texas State University (M.S., 1971); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Louisiana State Department of Revenue and Taxation, Legal Division, 1973-1974. President, Ark-La-Tex Tax Institute, 1981. 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. [COL, JAGC, USAR, 1976-2006, Ret. 12/2006]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Housing Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Commercial Litigation; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Trucking Accidents; Contract Law; Asbestos Litigation; Real Estate.Email: W. James Hill, III, (P.L.C.)
Donald Lee Brice, Jr. (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, September 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Torts. Member: Shreveport (Chairman, Grievance and Ethics Committee, 2002), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Collections; Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate; Business Law; Commercial Law; Successions; Estate Planning.Email: Donald Lee Brice, Jr.
OF COUNSELMerritt B. Chastain, Jr., (P.L.C.) (Of Counsel) born Shreveport, Louisiana, January 28, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Louisiana. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.S., 1962); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1967). Vice President, Louisiana State University School of Law, 1967. Outstanding Young Man of Shreveport and Louisiana, Louisiana Jaycees, 1975. President, Ark-La-Tex Tax Institute, 1978. Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, Shreveport-Bossier Bank Counsel Group, 1985-1988. Recipient, Hall of Fame Award, National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators, 2003. Vice President, 2008 and President Elect, 2009-2010, Rotary Club of Shreveport. Member: Shreveport (Secretary-Treasurer, 1972; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1974), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana State Law Institute; Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business and Commercial Law; Wills, Trusts and Estates.Email: Merritt B. Chastain, Jr., (P.L.C.)
RETIRED PARTNERStuart D. Lunn, (P.L.C.) (Retired Partner) (Retired).
SPECIAL COUNSELGerald Le Van (Special Counsel) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 10, 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, Louisiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1956); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1962). Editor-in-Chief, Louisiana Law Review, 1961-1962. Professor of Law, Louisiana State University, 1971-1982. Author: Lawyers' Lives Out of Control: A Quality of Life Handbook; Survival Guide for Business Families. Co-Author: "Louisiana Wills and Trusts: A Drafting System," with the late Judge Alvin B. Rubin and L. Paul Hood, Jr., 1982-1994. Co-Editor: Louisiana Estate Planner, 1976-1995, with L. Paul Hood, Jr. Managing Director, The Le Van Company, Consultants and Mediators, 1986. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Louisiana Law Institute (Member: Committee on Successions and Donations, 1980; Committee on Continuous Revisions of Trust Code, 1973-1977); International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Member, Executive Council; Vice President of the Americas, 1986-1990); Family Firm Institute. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Regent, 1990-1996; Editor, Probate Notes, 1985-1986). (Also Member, The Le Van Company, LLC, Black Mountain, North Carolina).Email: Gerald Le Van
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