JAMES D. HILLS
James D. Hills
Criminal Defense Attorney
425 S Westnedge Ave,
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269.373.5430
mhills@hillslawoffice.com
Currently, Jim claims he is semi-retired. He is still active in the firm, assisting associate attorneys with their files. Jim is always available to help in any way he can, except of course, when he is in Mexico.
OVERVIEW
Jim has always volunteered for the benefit of his community. Jim has taught law classes at the Sheriff’s Department, participated in numerous mock trials – including for the Police Academy cadets for the last 10 years. He has also sponsored and coached rocket football, baseball, soccer teams: always the volunteer to help and never asking anything in return.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- Sworn into the state bar of Michigan by Judge Raymond Fox in 1966
- JAG office at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Tried cases in 18 counties in Michigan as well as Florida, Louisiana, and Tennessee in both state and federal courts
- 1979 – present: Limited practice to criminal cases both state and federal. Also represented clients charged with criminal offenses in the state courts of Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana and Florida
- 1970 – present: Private practice handling civil and criminal cases
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Federal Criminal Defense
- State Criminal Defense
EDUCATION
- Valparaiso School of Law Valparaiso, Indiana Juris Doctor 1965
- Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Bachelor of Arts 1962
PROFESSIONIAL LAW CAREER
- Member of the Kalamazoo Trial Lawyers Association
- Past state secretary of the Fraternal Order of Police Associates
- Lecturer at classes for Kalamazoo County Sheriff s Department Reserves Participant in mock trials for American Civil Liberties Union
NON-PROFESSIONAL
- 1979 – 1982 Sponsor of a NASCAR race team on the Winston (now Nextel) Cup Circuit 1982 – 1983 Sponsor of Portage High School Junior Varsity Club teams
- Past Commissioner of AYSO in Portage, Michigan Supporter of Mendon football teams in Mendon, Michigan
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