- Corporate Law
- Real Estate LitigationKim is a Board Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law – Residential Transactions practicing in rural Western North Carolina. She has served as an Advisory Member on the North Carolina Bar Ethics Committee and is a member of the Real Property Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. She previously served on the Real Property Subcommittee of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as both a member and chair, and as chair of the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization uniquely during the COVID pandemic. A fixture on the Board, Kim has dedicated nearly 15 years to legal specialization in the state. Hailing from the midwest, Kim earned her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law and joined the firm in 1988. She manages the firm’s Cashiers office.
- Real Estate Transactions
- Eminent DomainEstablished in Sylva in 1951, Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A. is among the most widely-respected firms in Western North Carolina. Offering the talents of five attorneys in three locations: Sylva, Cashiers, Franklin, our lawyers focus their practices in the areas of transactional real estate and litigation including eminent domain, environmental law and resource management matters, estate administration, corporate law, and Indian law. To find out more about the Coward, Hicks & Siler firm, visit the website at http://cowardhicksandsiler.com.
- Land Use and ZoningOrville was named the 2021 Lawyer of the Year for the Asheville Metro Area in Best Lawyers’ Litigation – Land Use & Zoning Section. He was first listed in 2020.
- Estate PlanningEstablished in Sylva in 1951, Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A. is one of the most broadly-respected firms in Western North Carolina, offering the talents of five attorneys in three locations: Franklin, Sylva, and Cashiers. Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A. is a real estate focused litigation firm, providing services to clients throughout the area in real estate, eminent domain, environmental litigation and forestry management, estate planning and administration, corporate law, business litigation, appeals, and Indian law.