Bill has more than four decades of experience in the area of real estate law and represents lenders, title insurance underwriters and commercial and residential real estate developers.

Bill is an AV-rated lawyer and has been named as one of Louisiana’s Super Lawyers.

Education

  • LSU Law Center - J.D. - 1968

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

  • Shreveport Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American College of Mortgage Attorneys
  • American Land Title Association
  • Louisiana Land Title Association

Community Positions Currently or Previously Held

  • Chairman of the Economic Development Corporation for the State of Louisiana
  • Chairman of the Shreveport Airport Authority
  • President of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
  • Director - Commercial National Bank
  • Director - Southwestern Electric Power Company
  • Chairman of the Shreveport Downtown Development Authority
  • Director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
  • Director - Deposit Guaranty National Bank
  • Director - AmSouth Bank
  • General Counsel - Louisiana Mortgage Bankers Association
  • Chairman of the Board of The Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier
  • President of the Committee of 100
  • President of the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana

Honors

  • Named as one of Louisiana's "Super Lawyers" by Louisiana Life Magazine.
  • Named as one of the "Best Real Estate Lawyers in Shreveport/Bossier" by SB Magazine annually for several years.
  • Shreveport's Business Leader of the Year, presented by the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce.