Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Transactions
- Government Relations
- Project Development & Finance
- Public Finance
- Real Estate: Land Use, Development & Finance
Education
- George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1986, with distinction, Law School Outstanding Legal Scholar Award, Law School Award for Best 1986 George Mason Law Review Note, George Mason Law Review Notes Editor, Am. Jur. Evidence Award
- University of Maryland, M.Ed., 1979
- Tufts University, B.A., 1975, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1989
- Louisiana, 1994
- Virginia, 1986
Regina Hamilton is a partner in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group, serves on the firm's Committee on Practice Standards and is also the Real Estate Practice Group Training Coordinator. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Ms. Hamilton served as in-house counsel for Bank One, Louisiana, N.A., with an emphasis on banking, securities, and corporate law. In 1993, she taught business law at Louisiana State University to undergraduates majoring in business. Her experience also includes having served as a corporate trust attorney for Bank One, Louisiana, N.A., where she coordinated legal services for the statewide corporate trust office and managed the central administrative office. Ms. Hamilton served as Branch Chief, Office of Chief Counsel, where she administered the International Affairs Program for the Division of Investment Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Hamilton was an SEC Senior Staff Attorney on the Special Investment Management Task Force, where she developed regulatory programs for international investment companies and advisers. As a staff SEC Staff Attorney, she reviewed and recommended action on investment company requests for exemptions from the Investment Company Act of 1940. Ms. Hamilton also previously supervised the Employee Assistance Program (counseling and referral services program) for 6,050 employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland.
Noteworthy
- Selected for Leadership Louisiana, 2006
- Awarded the 2004 Women of Achievement Award by the YWCA
- Awarded the 2004 Women in Business Award by the Baton Rouge Business Report
News
- Hamilton Elected Chair of the Government and Public Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar
- Hamilton Serves as Chair of Manship Theatre
- $294-Million Bond Sale for Superdome Restoration Recognized as Southeast Region Deal of the Year
- Hamilton and Vasquez to Present on Open Meetings Act
- Hamilton, Member of Leadership Louisiana Class of 2006
- Jones Walker Sponsors Annual Fundraiser for Academic Distinction Fund
Presentations
- "Open Meetings and Public Records", 2006
Memberships
- Academic Distinction Fund (Vice Chair)
- American Bar Association
- Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Former Chair, Section on Government and Public Law)
- Manship Theatre (Chair)
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Small Business Administration Ombudsman Program (Louisiana Representative, 2004–2010)
- Virginia Bar Association
Languages
- Spanish
