History
Hilborne & Weidman is a professional corporation with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma formed by Thomas G. Hilborne, Jr. and John D. Weidman for the practice of municipal bond law. Until January 15, 1990, Mr. Hilborne and Mr. Weidman were partners in the law firm of Jones, Givens, Gotcher, Bogan & Hilborne, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and served as that firm's municipal bond department. On January 15, 1990, the Firm was formed to continue the municipal bond practice of its founders, a practice which contains over 50 years’ experience in the tax-exempt municipal market. The Firm employs 4 persons in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hilborne & Weidman serves as bond counsel to public bodies throughout the State of Oklahoma in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds and general obligation bonds for a variety of public projects. Since the adoption of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Hilborne & Weidman has served as bond counsel for issues in the amount of tens of billions of dollars. Mr. Hilborne and Mr. Weidman were charter members of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and fellows of the American College of Bond Counsel. The Firm has added new partners in recent years to continue the work established almost 40 years ago. The market legal opinion of Hilborne & Weidman is recognized and accepted both on a regional and national basis.
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Attorneys
Partner
John D. Weidman
John D. Weidman received a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from The University of Oklahoma in 1981 and a Juris Doctor (With Distinction) from The University of Oklahoma in 1984. Mr. Weidman was an Editor of the University of Oklahoma Law Review in 1983 and 1984 and has written various articles for the Law Review and The Urban Lawyer, a national quarterly on Local Government Law. He is a member of the Oklahoma Association of Municipal Attorneys, the Tulsa County and Oklahoma Bar Associations and has served on various committees for such associations. He is a frequent lecturer on municipal bond law as well as securities and tax law. Mr. Weidman is a fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel.
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Juris Doctor, 1984
University of Oklahoma
B.S., Accountancy, 1981
Activities & Affiliations
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Asbury United Methodist Church
Bar Admissions
• Oklahoma
Tom Hilborne
Unfortunately, Mr. Hilborne recently passed. His obituary as well as shared memories from friends can be found here. His professional contributions to the legal field as well as to this firm are listed below.
Mr. Hilborne received his preparatory education at The University of Oklahoma (B.B.A. 1968) and his legal education at The University of Oklahoma (J.D. 1971) where he was an Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review. Hilborne was a member of the Tulsa County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations. He served as a Commissioner of the Professional Responsibility Commission of the Oklahoma Bar Association from 1983-85 and was a former Chairman of the Subcommittee on Private Purpose Borrowing of the Committee on Public Borrowing of the Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law of the American Bar Association. Hilborne served as a member of the Select Committee to Advise the Oklahoma Securities Commission and an associate member of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.
Mr. Hilborne was a charter member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and a Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. Hilborne was a frequent lecturer and author in the fields of public finance and municipal bonds and participated, along with Mr. Weidman, in the preparation of legislation and litigation relevant to the municipal bond industry in Oklahoma.
Recent Projects
REVENUE BONDS/NOTES
Catoosa Industrial Authority
- $17,350,000 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2018
Creek County Educational Facilities Authority
- $1,315,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Oilton Public Schools) Series 2019
- $3,265,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Lone Star Public Schools) Series 2020
Creek County Public Facilities Authority
- $8,095,000 Refunding Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2021
Cushing Educational Facilities Authority
- $51,910,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Cushing Public Schools Project), Series 2022
Glenpool Utility Services Authority
- $40,720,000 Utility System Revenue Bonds, Taxable Refunding Series 2019
Jennings Educational Facilities Authority
- $1,120,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Jennings Public Schools) Series 2020
Mannford Public Works Authority
- $3,000,000 Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021
The Mannford Public Works Authority
- $11,045,000 Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2021
Midwest City Economic Development Authority
- $49,155,000 Economic Development Revenue Bonds (Town Center Plaza Project) Taxable Refunding Series 2018
Midwest City Municipal Authority
- $31,265,000 Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2019
Municipal Authority of the City of Bristow, Oklahoma
- $3,500,000 Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2021A
- $3,500,000 Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2021B
- Utility System Revenue Bonds $760,000 Refunding Series 2018A & $5,680,000 Taxable Refunding Series 2018B
Muskogee Municipal Authority
- $2,000,000 Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Taxable Series 2019
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
- $125,000,000 Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds - Gilcrease Expressway West Project, Series 2020
Ottawa County Educational Facilities Authority
- $13,320,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Miami Public Schools) Series 2019
Rogers County Educational Facilities Authority
- $11,030,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Verdigris Public Schools) Series 2018
- $7,335,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Oologah-Talala Schools) Series 2020
- $35,150,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Catoosa Public Schools Project), Series 2022
Sand Springs Municipal Authority
- $21,920,000 Utility System Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2020
- $7,740,000 Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 2022
Sapulpa Municipal Authority
- $66,325,000 Utility System Revenue Bonds, Taxable Refunding Series 2020
Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity
- $7,760,000 Tax Apportionment Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 (Vast Bank Project)
- $19,630,000 Tax Apportionment Revenue Bonds, Series 2021 (Santa Fe Square Project)
Tulsa County Industrial Authority
- $55,000,000 Lease Revenue Note, Series 2018 (Tulsa Technology Center School District)
- $47,570,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Owasso Public Schools Project) Series 2018
- Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Broken Arrow Public Schools) Series 2019A and Series 2019B
- $11,085,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Sand Springs Schools) Series 2019
- $8,615,000 Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2019
- $14,715,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Berryhill Public Schools) Series 2020
- Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Broken Arrow Public Schools Project) $59,130,000 Series 2021A (Tax-Exempt) and $5,020,000 Series 2021B (Federally Taxable)
- $19,260,000 Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A and $285,000 Taxable Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2022B (Tulsa Classical Academy Project)
- $5,715,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Liberty Public Schools Project), Series 2022
Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority
- $11,850,000 Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2018A
- Utility Revenue Bonds, $18,705,000 Refunding Series 2019A & $12,430,000 Series 2019B
- $26,695,000 Utility Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2020A
- $24,770,000 Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2020B
- $14,600,000 Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2022A
Tulsa Public Facilities Authority
- $118,100,000 Capital Improvements Revenue Bonds, Series 2018
- 113,895,000 Capital Improvements Revenue Bonds, Series 2019
- $24,150,000 Capital Improvements Revenue Bonds, Series 2020
- $4,315,000 Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2021
- $8,325,000 Capital Improvements Revenue Bonds, Series 2023
Wagoner County School Development Authority
- $15,920,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Wagoner Public Schools) Series 2019
Washington County Educational Facilities Authority
- $7,845,000 Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Caney Valley Public Schools Project), Series 2021
CITY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
City of Bixby, Oklahoma
- $2,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A
- $4,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018B
- $2,400,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019
- $4,700,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020
- $7,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021
- $43,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022A
- $4,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022B
City of Catoosa, Oklahoma
- $20,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022A
City of Midwest City, Oklahoma
- $20,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019
- $17,250,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A
- $6,550,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A
- $9,055,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A
- $5,700,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022
City of Sand Springs, Oklahoma
- $3,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018
- $6,180,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2018
- $6,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019
- $2,900,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020
- $1,510,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2021, Series A
- $6,750,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022
- $1,135,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2022
City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma
- $3,525,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2019, Series A
- $13,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A
- $2,00,000 General Obligation Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2020B
- $5,750,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A
- $6,300,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022A
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma
- $32,230,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2019, Taxable Series A
- $90,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020
- $102,950,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021
- $30,465,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2021, Series A
- General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022
- $52,020,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds of 2022, Series A
SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
Independent School District No. 1, Logan County, Oklahoma
- $1,200,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 2019
- $400,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 2020A
- $750,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 2020B
- $1,200,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 2021
- $10,500,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 2022A
- $2,200,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 2022B
Independent School District No. 1, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- $27,000,000 Combined Purpose Bonds, Series 2018A
- $57,785,000 Combined Purpose Bonds, Series 2018B
- $10,000,000 Technology Equipment Bonds, Taxable Series 2018C
- $22,500,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019A
- $21,430,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2019B
- $9,500,000 Technology Equipment General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2019C
- $23,000,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020
- $50,000,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020B
- $9,000,000 Technology Equipment General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2020C
- $21,000,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021A
- $52,515,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021B
- $10,000,000 Technology Equipment General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2021C
- $38,000,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022A
- $33,800,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022B
- $6,200,000 Technology Equipment General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2022C
- $34,500,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023A
Independent School District No. 5, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- $28,530,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2018
- $29,170,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2019
- $27,605,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2020
- $31,520,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2021
- $15,720,000 General Obligation Building Bonds of 2022
- $14,025,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2022
- $33,225,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2023
Independent School District No. 9, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- $23,000,000 Combined Purpose Bonds of 2018
- $24,500,000 General Obligation Building Bonds of 2019
- $29,000,000 General Obligation Building Bonds of 2020
- $26,000,000 General Obligation Building Bonds of 2021
- $26,100,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds of 2022
- $33,000,000 Combined Purpose General Obligation Bonds of 2023
Independent School District No. 11, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- $18,900,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2018
- $41,530,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2020
- $33,310,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2022
Independent School District No. 67, Payne County, Oklahoma
- $9,960,000 General Obligation Combined Purpose Bonds of 2022
PROMISSORY NOTES
Central Park Owners Association, Inc.
- $13,250,000 Promissory Note, Series 2023
Municipal Authority of the City of Bristow, Oklahoma
- $9,100,000 Clean Water SRF Promissory Note, Series 2020
- $2,575,000 Clean Water SRF Promissory Note, Series 2022
Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority
- $10,626,000 Clean Water SRF Promissory Note, Series 2019A
- $14,350,000 Clean Water SRF Promissory Note, Series 2018A
TIF
- Increment District Number 1, City of Glenpool, Oklahoma (South 75 Business Park)
- Increment District No. 2, City of Glenpool, Oklahoma (Brookover Corner Increment District)
- Increment District Number 5, City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma (SeneGence Increment District)