JOE H. KIMMEL, III

Mr. Kimmel's practice focuses primarily on real estate transactions and estate planning, including Medicaid and special needs estate planning, estate administration, entity formation, and collection and bankruptcy representation of creditors. 

Licenses

He is licensed to practice in all Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, and Georgia courts, as well as the United States District Court and Bankruptcy Courts for the Western District of Kentucky and Southern District of Illinois.

Experience  

Mr. Kimmel has represented parties in Chapter 12 bankruptcy, federal farm program payment limitation planning, appeals to the National Appeals Division of the U.S.D.A., arbitration regarding the National Grain and Feed Association, anti-trust matters, litigating water rights disputes, and claims under the Federal Packers and Stockyards Act, as well as general commercial advice and litigation.

Background

Joe is an Illinois native, born 1971 in Fairfield, Illinois.  He practiced with the Van Law Firm of Camilla, Georgia from 1998-2001, where he practiced all aspects of agricultural law, Chapter 12 Bankruptcy, USDA program, payment limitation, USDA  NAD Appeals.  He joined the firm of Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Straub in 2001 and became a Member of the firm in 2007.

Education

Mr. Kimmel was graduated by the University of Illinois in 1994  with a B.A. in Economics, and by the University of Arkansas Law School (with honors, Associate Editor, Arkansas Law Review) with a J.D. in 1997.  Thereafter, he was awarded a fellowship with the National Center for Agricultural Law and Information at the University of Arkansas, where he earned a L.L.M. degree in agricultural law in 1998.

Associations and Service

Joe is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the American Agricultural Lawyers Association, the Georgia Bar Association, and the Arkansas Bar Association.  Mr. Kimmel serves on the Board of Directors for the Paducah Day Nursery and is a member of the Impact Chapter of Business Network International.