New Orleans 500: Bill Hines

Managing Partner at Jones Walker, LLP

Education: University of Virginia (JD), Princeton University (AB)

Advice: Live life to the fullest while you can.

Highlight of Leadership: Creating a collective vision, implementing it and hopefully seeing it succeed

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Passion: Food and wine; bird hunting; NBA, NFL, NCAA sports and foreign travel

Vacation Destination: Europe


Hines has been a legal, business and civic leader in the region for more than 35 years. Since 2006, he has led Jones Walker, where he has expanded the firm’s client base to include leading regional, national and international corporations; banks and financial institutions; emerging enterprises; family-owned businesses; professional sports teams; and state and local governments. His numerous leadership roles include serving as the founding chair of the board of GNO, Inc., and as chair of the boards of MetroVision Economic Development Partnership, The Idea Village, the Downtown Development District of New Orleans and the Louisiana Committee of 100 For Economic Development.

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