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| Location: 705 West Main Street, Sylva, North Carolina 28779, (Jackson Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice in all Courts. Trials, Eminent Domain, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Corporations, Family Law. | | Year Established: 1951 | Firm Profile:
Coward, Hicks & Siler has been a well respected law firm in Western North Carolina since 1951. This firm has three locations in the area to provide dependable client services. It offers knowledge and professionalism in numerous practice areas. | | Firm Size: 12 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Cullasaja Club; Highlands Country Club; Fairfield Communities Inc.; Country Club of Sapphire Valley, Inc.; Highlands Falls Country Club, Inc.; Smoky Mountain Area Mental Health; Zickgrat Enterprises, Inc.; Nantahala Lumber Co.; Golf Properties, Inc.; Franklin Board of Realtors, Inc.; Highland-Cashiers Board of Realtors, Inc.; Northern Jackson County Board of Realtors; Trillium Links and Village; Centex Homes; Town of Highlands; Village of Forest Hills; Angel Medical Center; Willow View Properties, Inc.; Nantahala River Association; Rocky Knob Property Owners' Association; Balsam Mountain Preserve, Legasus of North Carolina, LLC. | Representative Clients:
Wachovia Bank; TransAmerica Title Insurance Co.; Stewart Title Insurance Co.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; Federal Land Bank of Columbia; Farmers Home Administration; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.; Stewart Title Insurance Co.; National Title Insurance Co.; Safeco Title Insurance Co.; Investors Title Insurance Co.; Title Insurance Company of Minnesota; American Title Insurance Co.; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; TransAmerica Title Insurance Co.; Title Company of North Carolina; Wachovia Bank; First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.; Macon Bank, Inc.; Nantabala Bank & Trust Company; RBC Centura Bank; Rabun County Bank. | References:
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.; Macon Bank, Inc.; Wachovia Bank. |
Other Office Locations of Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A.
Cashiers, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Franklin, North Carolina, U.S.A.
| | James Kent Coward (1929-1989). | | Orville D. Coward (Member) born Sylva, North Carolina, October 30, 1925; admitted to bar, 1951, North Carolina; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Western Carolina University and University of North Carolina (A.B., 1949). President, 30th Judicial District of the North Carolina State Bar, 1961-1962. Attorney for Jackson County, 1970-1974. Member, Western Carolina University Board of Trustees, 1973-1978, 1985-1993. Member, University of North Carolina Board of Governors, 1995-1999. Practice Areas: Trials; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Wrongful Death; Workers Compensation; Social Security. | | Ralph L. Hicks (Member) born Belmont, Mississippi, April 1, 1924; admitted to bar, 1981, North Carolina. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., with special honors, 1947); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Research Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1980-1981. (Resident, Cashiers Office). Practice Areas: Real Property; Estate Planning. Email: Ralph L. Hicks | | Robert F. Siler (Member) born Asheville, North Carolina, June 28, 1937; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1959); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1975 ). Associate Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1974-1975. President, 30th Judicial District of North Carolina State Bar, 1990. Chairman, Bar Candidate Review Committee, 30th Judicial District, 1985-1994. Councilor to North Carolina State Bar, 1994-2002. President, North Carolina State Bar, 2004-2005. Member, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2007—. [Lt.Jg., USNR, 1960-1964]. (Resident, Franklin Office). Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Wills; Probate; Guardianship; Real Property; Elder Law. Email: Robert F. Siler | | Thomas R. Crawford (Member) born Franklin, North Carolina, January 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, North Carolina; 1975, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; 1981, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1969); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1972). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1971-1972. Research Assistant, Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1972-1973. Chair, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization, 1998-1999. Member: North Carolina (Chair, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, 1998-1999) and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Taxation; Gift and Estate Taxation; Trust and Estate Administration; Elder Law; Medicaid. Email: Thomas R. Crawford | | Orville D. Coward, Jr. (Member) born Sylva, North Carolina, December 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1979). Member, Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees, 1991-1995. Member: 30th Judicial District Bar Association (President, 2001-2002). (Resident, Franklin Office). Practice Areas: Real Property; Business Organization; Eminent Domain; Civil Litigation. Email: Orville D. Coward, Jr. | | J. K. Coward, Jr. (Member) born Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of East Anglia, Norwich, England; Davidson College (B.A., with honors in English, 1977); Campbell University (J.D., 1984). Member, Campbell Law Observer, 1983-1984. Member, Jackson County Board of Commissioners, 1994-1998. Practice Areas: Real Property; Eminent Domain; Civil Litigation. Email: J. K. Coward, Jr. | | William H. Coward (Member) born Sylva, North Carolina, August 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, North Carolina; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1981); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1987). (Resident, Cashiers Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Trials; Eminent Domain; Municipal Law; Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents; Wrongful Death; Family Law; Divorce. Email: William H. Coward | | Kimberly R. Coward (Member) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1986-1987. (Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law: Residential Transactions, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization) (Resident, Cashiers Office). Practice Areas: Real Property; Business Organization; Probate. Email: Kimberly R. Coward | | Monty C. Beck (Member) born Lexington, North Carolina, December 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1981); Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Editor-in-Chief, Campbell Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Family Law Section Council, 2000-2003); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization) (Resident, Franklin Office). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Equitable Distribution; Civil Litigation; Real Property. Email: Monty C. Beck | | Heather C. Baker (Member) born Brunswick, Maine, September 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, North Dakota; 1996, North Carolina. Education: Oxford College of Emory University (A.A., 1988); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Assistant District Attorney, 30th Judicial District, 1997-2000. Practice Areas: Real Property; Small Business Corporations. Email: Heather C. Baker | | Andrew C. Buckner (Member) born Sylva, North Carolina, September 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Morehead State University (B.M.E., cum laude, 1992); University of Kentucky (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal, 1998-1999. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Driving While Intoxicated; Traffic Violations; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Andrew C. Buckner | | David D. Moore (Member) born Sylva, North Carolina, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, North Carolina and U.S. Tax Court; 2007 Supreme Court for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., 1994); University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: North Carolina (Member, 30th Judicial District), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation; Social Security Disability; Personal Injury. Email: David D. Moore | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Franklin, North Carolina Office: 43 West Main Street, 28734. Telephone: 828-524-6475. Fax: 828-524-9833.
Cashiers, North Carolina Office: 211 Cashiers School Road, P.O. Box 1918, 28717. Telephone: 828-743-2401. Fax: 828-743-2403.
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