# WILLIS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC

WILLIS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC of GAINESVILLE, GA is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 111042
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-18528
- Location: 710 GREEN STREET, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501
- Phone: 770-718-0706
- Latest filing: 2026-04-30
- Regulatory AUM: $4.2B
- Discretionary AUM: $4.2B
- Clients: 13
- Accounts: 568

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM, Fixed, Other
- Clients served: Individuals, High net worth, Pooled vehicles, Pensions, Charities, Corporations, Investment cos

## Officers, owners & control persons (21)

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Michael Lewis | PRINCIPAL, AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER | Dallas, TX |
| Robert Thomas Willis | PRINCIPAL, AND CEO; PRINCIPAL, CEO AND CIO | — |
| James Joseph Kilroy | PRINCIPAL, AND PRESIDENT | — |
| Kelli M Wright | PRINCIPAL, VP OF OPERATIONS AND TRADING AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Brett Michael Slattery | PRINCIPAL, AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | — |
| Natalie Rose Challen | PRINCIPAL, AND DIRECTOR OF RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT | — |
| Tracey Anna Patton | PRINCIPAL, AND SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| MILLER GREGORY D | PRINCIPAL, PORTFOLIO MANAGER | — |
| SLATTERY PATRICK MICHAEL | PRINCIPAL, AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, AND CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER (+1 more) | — |
| LEWIS ERIC MICHAEL | PRINCIPAL, AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER; PRINCIPAL, AND SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| SKAGGS JULIE ANN | PRINCIPAL | — |
| KILROY DANIEL JOSEPH | PORTFOLIO MANAGER AND PRINCIPAL; PRINCIPAL, AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER; PRINCIPAL, AND PRESIDENT (+2 more) | — |
| STARKE WENDELL MOORE | CHAIRMAN, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE; CHAIRMAN, INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND PRINCIPAL; PRINCIPAL (+2 more) | — |
| WILLIS ROBERT | PRESIDENT/SHAREHOLDER; VICE PRESIDENT/SHAREHOLDER | — |
| WILLIS PAMELA GALE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL; CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL; PRESIDENT/TREASURER/SHAREHOLDER (+2 more) | — |
| WILLIS ROBERT THOMAS | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL; CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, AND PRINCIPAL; CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL (+6 more) | — |
| PENNINGTON ROBERT GLENN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT AND PRINCIPAL; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT, AND PRINCIPAL; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT AND PRINCIPAL (+1 more) | — |
| WRIGHT SASHA M | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; PRINCIPAL, VP OF OPERATIONS AND TRADING AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Challen Natalie Rose | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL, AND DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRINCIPAL, AND DIRECTOR OF RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT | — |
| Patton Tracey Anna | PRINCIPAL, AND SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| Richard Kramer Whitehead | PRINCIPAL AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/111042/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/111042/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/111042/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/111042

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