Adair L. Kingsmill

Adair L. Kingsmill is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in New Orleans who provides regulatory compliance counsel to financial institutions, consumer financial services companies, and service providers. Her practice addresses state and federal consumer finance and consumer protection requirements across the lifecycle of credit products. She advises on origination, servicing, collection, licensing, regulatory examinations, due diligence, and compliance issues affecting financial services businesses.

Adair earned a J.D. magna cum laude from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center and a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Georgia. Her academic record supports a practice that requires detailed statutory analysis, careful review of regulatory obligations, and practical application of complex rules to financial products. She is admitted in Louisiana and in federal appellate and district courts serving the state.

Adair documents consumer credit transactions, evaluates state licensing requirements, conducts regulatory due diligence, and advises on potential changes of control within existing business structures. She assists clients during supervisory examinations and addresses compliance under statutes that include the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Truth in Lending Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and federal standards governing unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices.

Adair L. Kingsmill combines consumer finance knowledge with a business-focused approach to regulatory compliance. Her current work helps financial institutions and service providers understand how legal requirements affect product design, operations, servicing, collections, licensing, and corporate change. She further contributes to professional writing and presentations on financial services regulation, giving clients guidance informed by current developments in a heavily regulated industry.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee
• Member, The Federal Bar Association
• Member, The New Orleans Bar Association
• Member, Louisiana Bankers Association

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• University of Georgia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Summa Cum Laude

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