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JAMES M. BELL
Partner
 James M. Bell graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1959, where he majored in business administration. He obtained his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall, in 1966.
Jim, rated AV, is a business lawyer with a tax specialization.
He began his practice in Fresno in 1966 where he quickly became a partner in the prestigious law firm of Crossland, Crossland, Caswell and Bell. Tom Caswell and Jim formed a new firm in February, 1980, which is now known as Caswell Bell & Hillison LLP.
Jim has been extremely active in the bar and community, serving as President of the Fresno County Bar Association in 1975 and President of the Board of Trustees of Valley Children's Hospital in 1978.
He served in the United States Air Force as an officer from 1959 to 1963. He is an accomplished pilot, having obtained his private pilot's license in 1973. He is licensed to fly single-engine and multi-engine land aircraft and is instrument rated.
He has owned a number of aircraft and is presently the co-owner of a Beechcraft B36TC aircraft. In 1992, Jim and his wife flew a Cessna 421C around the world, and in 1987, they flew a Cessna 210 single-engine aircraft from Paris, France to Beijing, China and back.
Jim has traveled extensively, having visited many countries and places, including: France, England, Germany, Spain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Phillippines, Singapore, Jordan, Russia, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.
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