Name: William Lee Guice III
Address: 1000 Government St Ste E, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564-3861, US
Telephone: Not Available
Price range: $ 300-400 per hour
Rating: 4.8

Licensed for 53 years

Litigation Lawyer at Ocean Springs, MS
Practice Areas: Litigation, Admiralty & Maritime, Banking ... +2 more

About William

Biography

William Lee Guice III focuses his practice in the areas of commercial and general litigation. His specialties include lender liability and corporate defense, white collar criminal defense, as well as admiralty law. As a specially trained mediator, he often serves as a neutral third-party to help parties resolve their disputes.

Guice represents banking interests and handles sophisticated financial and real estate transactions. He advises his clients in the areas of asset protection and preservation, estate planning, business formation and environmental matters. These clients include financial institutions, physicians, various members of the seafood industry and leaders of business and industry.

He is the third generation of his family to practice law with Rushing & Guice, P.L.L.C. He joined the firm in 1972 and is now its senior partner.

Guice has been named one of the top attorneys in Mississippi by Super Lawyers magazine, an honor bestowed upon only five percent of the lawyers in each state.

Guice is licensed to practice in Mississippi, Texas and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Harrison County Bar Association, the Biloxi Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Commercial Law League of America (Chairman, Southern Region, 1987-1988), the Dixie Land Title Association and the Maritime Law Association.

He is the author of several publications, including “Maintenance and Cure, The Jones Act, Land-Based Seamen,” page 877, Volume 46, Tulane Law Review, 1972 (author), “Office Surgery and the Law,” Advances in Dermatology Yearbook, Medical Publishers, 1986 (author), “Mississippi Collection Law,” P.E.S.I., 1985 (co-author), and “Mississippi Collection Law,” P.E.S.I., 1984, 1986, 1989 (co-author).

Guice received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 1969 and his law degree from Tulane University in 1972. While at Tulane, he was a member of the Board of Student Editors of the Tulane Law Review from 1970 to 1972.

He has also served as a presenter and lecturer at numerous courses on contract and commercial law, Mississippi collections law, law office management, ethics and other legal topics. Guice is president of Renaissance Title, L.L.C., the firm’s subsidiary title company that provides loan closings, escrow services and title commitments and policies.

Admitted: 1972, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Litigation 60%

Commercial and general litigation in all state and federal courts, Legal and accounting liability suits, injury litigation, contract law;Admitted to practice in: United States Supreme Court, U.S Court of Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Dist. Ct. Southern and Northern Dist of Miss. U.S. Dist. Ct. for the Southern Dist. of TX

54 years | 2,000 cases

60%

Admiralty and Maritime 10%

Maritime litigation; Maritime finance; vessel closings; vessels forclosures

54 years | 300 cases

10%

Banking 10%

Banks and Credit Unions, collection of debts, lender liability suits, closings and transactions, litigation

54 years | 300 cases

10%

Business 10%

business advice, entity formation, business torts and litigation, dissolution, partnerships, LLC's, corporate law, antitrust, restraint of trade, asset protection

54 years | 750 cases

10%

Real Estate 10%

commercial and residential closings, contracts, opinions, title insurance, litigation

54 years | 1,250 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-400 per hour

Contingency

25%-40%

Retainer

Sometimes

Payment Methods

Cash
Check
Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 7 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 2019

Active Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 10 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2015

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 35 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1991

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 36 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1989

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Licensed in Mississippi for 53 years

State: Mississippi

Acquired: 1972

Active

No misconduct found

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Location

Rushing & Guice

1000 Government St Ste E, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564-3861

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William Lee Guice III's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

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Posted by Robert | May 18, 2014 | Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Our Go-To Lawyer

He has helped us with real estate matters, intellectual property matters, and has advised as to the family LLC. Each time we hired Mr. Guice, he proved himself as a stellar lawyer. He is ethical, honest, will take on anyone to protect his client's interest, and never will you doubt whose side he's o...n.

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William Lee Guice III's Lawyer Endorsements

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Dennie Mayhone

Business lawyer | May 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

R. Scott Wells

Unknown lawyer | May 09

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

Maria Martinez

Litigation lawyer | May 09

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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William Collier

Oil and gas lawyer

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Maria Martinez

Estate planning lawyer

Experience

Rating: 9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2014

AV rated, Lawyers.Com

2014

Listed, Preeminent Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

1987

Past Chairman of the Southern District, Commercial Law League of America

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Work Experience

1972 - Present

Senior Partner, Rushing & Guice, PLLC

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Associations

2013 - Present

Litigation Counsel of America

Fellow

2013 - Present

International Association of Commercial Collectors

Associate Member

2008 - Present

Federal Circuit Bar Association

Attorney

1995 - Present

American Inns of Court

Master

1991 - Present

District of Columbia Bar

Attorney

1989 - Present

Maritime Law Association of the United States

Member

1989 - Present

State Bar of Texas

Attorney

1975 - Present

American Association for Justice

Attorney Member

1974 - Present

Commercial Law League of America

Attorney Member

1973 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1972 - Present

Mississippi Bar

Member

1972 - Present

Harrison County Bar Association

Member

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Sample of Legal Cases

Guice Offshore

very advantagous to client

City of Ocean Springs, MS v. Psycamore,LLC

outstanding for client

LVI Envirmental, Inc. v. Keesler Federal Credit Union

resolved to the satisfaction of the parties

Hidden Springs Subdivision

The Zoning change was approved

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Education

1972

Tulane University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1969

Tulane University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

La Sorbonne

attended 1967-1968

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Speaking Engagements

1989

MS Collection Law

MS collection Law

1986

MS Collection Law

MS Collection Law

1985

MS collection Law

MS Collection Law

1984

MS Collection Law

MS Collection Law

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Publications

1989

PESI Publication Mississippi Collection Law

1986

Advances in Dermatology Yearbook Office Surgery and the Law

1986

PESI Publication Mississippi Collection Law

1985

P.E.S.I. Mississippi Collection Law

1984

PESI Publication Mississippi Collection Law

1972

Tulane Law Review Maintenance and Cure and the Land Based Seaman

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Languages

English

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Activity

Legal Answers