Background
Hillen, W. Reed was born on June 8, 1953 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States.
Hillen, W. Reed was born on June 8, 1953 in Starkville, Mississippi, United States.
Mississippi State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Holland, Ray, Upchurch & Hillen, P.A. (Tupelo, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trial and Appeals before all State and Federal Courts. Corporation and Commercial Law and Litigation, Banking Law, Commercial Real Estate, Public Utilities, Estate Planning and Probate, Communications and Media Law, Employment Law, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Insurance Defense and Workers Compensation.
Admitted to the bar, 1978, Mississippi.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Lee County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations.
The Mississippi Bar. American Inns of Court.
Holland, Ray & Upchurch was founded in 1931 by Sam Lumpkin in Tupelo, Mississippi and was organized as the current professional association in 1980. The firm consists of seven attorneys and offers a comprehensive range of legal services to meet the diversified needs of its clients in the North Mississippi area, as well as, national clients in the insurance industry.
The firm"s areas of practice include medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, banking and corporate law, communications and media law, estate planning, probate law and general civil litigation. The firm encourages its members to be actively involved in leadership roles in the community and legal profession, and these have included presidency of The Mississippi Bar and Mississippi Bar Foundation, as well as, the presidencies of local, regional and national legal organizations.
Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Lee County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court.