L. Tiffany Hawkins

A senior attorney at Smith & Fawer, LLC, Tiffany Hawkins represents the firm’s essence, achieving the very highest recognition from the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings of AV Preeminent. The Martindale-Hubbell® ratings are assigned after thorough assessments by peers in the field. AV Preeminent is the highest recognition possible, followed by “Distinguished” and then “Notable,” for “professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.” For more than 20 years with Smith & Fawer, LLC, Tiffany has focused her practice on representing clients in takings and eminent domain law, commercial litigation, civil litigation, and property litigation. As well, Tiffany is a member of the Louisiana Law Review and a recipient of the Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame Award. Tiffany has served pro-bono on the Mississippi Athletic Commission, which regulates boxing and wrestling, and has experience in the development and restoration of residential, commercial, and agricultural property. She is a member of the New Orleans, Fifth Circuit, Louisiana State, Federal, and American Bar associations and stands ready to serve clients with expertise, ethics, and creativity. Awards and Honors Honors Martindale Hubbel Peer Review AV Rated

• Senior Attorney

• Served on the Mississippi Athletic Commission

• State, Pontchartrain Levee Dist. v. St. Charles Airline Lands, Inc., 03-1292 (La. App. 5 Cir. 4/27/04), 871 So.2d 674, writ denied, 2004-1552 (La. 10/1/04), 883 So.2d 992
• Board of Sup’rs of Louisiana State University and Agr. and Mechanical College v. 1732 Canal Street, L.L.C., 2013-0976 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1/15/14), 133 So.3d 109
• State, DOTD v. Monteleone, 11-1013 (La. App. 5 Cir. 11/13/12), 106 So.3d 153, 173, writ denied, 2013-0118 (La. 3/1/13), 108 So.3d 1179
• Board of Sup’rs of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College v. Boudreaux’s Tire & Auto Repair, LLC, 133 So.3d 1262 (La. App. 4 Cir. 3/5/14)
• St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District v. Violet Dock Port, Inc., LLC, 147 So.3d 1266 (La. App. 4 Cir. 8/27/2014)
• SDS, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Transportation and Development, 2007–0406 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2/13/08), 978 So.2d 1013
• Indep. Turtle Farmers of Louisiana, Inc. v. United States, 703 F.Supp.2d 604 (W.D. La., 2010)
• Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. Farese, 423 F.3d 446 (5th Cir. 2005)
• Travelers Ins. Co. v. St. Jude Hosp. Of Kenner, La., Inc., 37 F.3d 193 (5th Cir.1994), cert. denied, 514 U.S. 1065, 115 S.Ct. 1696, 131 L.Ed.2d 559 (1995)
• St. Jude Medical Office Bldg., Ltd. Partnership v. City Glass and Mirror, Inc., 619 So.2d 529 (La.1993)

• Mississippi Athletic Commission, Commissioner, 2000 - 2007
• Mississippi and northeast Louisiana, Partner, 1999 - 2012

• Louisiana, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

• New Orleans Bar Association
• Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Kappa Phi