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Our Firm is engaged in almost all phases of civil practice. A full range of client representation includes a corporate clientele of publicly held companies and locally owned, closely held businesses. We have represented lenders and investors in securities, corporate, commercial finance and venture capital transactions, and acted as securities counsel for both issuers and underwriters for hundreds of millions of dollars of equity and associated debt offerings, including those financing most of the residential developments in the historic warehouse district in New Orleans.

Banking and commercial lending expertise includes representation of both foreign and domestic bank and lending institutions, as well as major corporate and individual borrowers. We engage in virtually all types of litigation, including commercial, expropriation, securities, intellectual property, real estate, taxation, bankruptcy, insurance and probate.

Statement of Practice

General Business, Corporate and Civil Litigation Practice including Federal and State Trials and Appeals. Commercial Transactions, Corporate and Partnership Matters, Historic Preservation, Housing, Insurance Regulation, Securities, Taxation, Tax Credits, Franchising, Administrative Law, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Hotel Development, Entertainment Law, Banking, Estate Planning, E-Commerce, Intellectual Property and International Commercial Transactions.

Representative Clients:

Advocate Financial, LLC
Affordable Housing, Inc.
Ahearn Development, Inc.
Atlantis International, Inc.
Dickie Brennan & Co.
Carbone Properties, LLC
Chevron USA Inc.
Chrestia · Staub · Pierce
Cross Offshore Corporation
Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes
Deep South Chemical, Inc.
Tax Credit Capital, LLC
Discovery Productions, Inc.
Ekistics, Inc.
First American Title Insurance Company
Gibbs Construction, L.L.C.
Brian Gibbs Companies, LLC
HCI Construction & Design
HRI Properties
LaChenaie Holding Corporation
Lakeshore Physicians Group, LLC
LeTriomphe Property Group, L.L.C.
Lloyds of London (Beazley Syndicate)
Louisiana Department of Revenue
Louisiana Technology Council
Louisiana Weekly Publishing Co., Inc.
Maison St. Charles Hotel
McMedia, L.L.C. (New Orleans Magazine, Louisiana Life)
The Biz Network
Mid-City Community Development Corporation
Omni Bank
Palace Café
Paramount Financial Group, Inc.
Phoenix Realty Group
Real Estate Research Corporation
The Resource Foundation, Inc.
St. Charles Title Corporation
Southern Ocean Corporation
Standard Enterprises, Inc.
SunAmerica, Inc.
Verizon Wireless
WFNO 830 AM Radio
WGSO 990 AM Radio
Whitehouse Hotel Limited Partnership
Zurich U.S. Insurance Company.

Address

201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 4400
New Orleans, LA 70170, (Orleans Parish)

Phone

Phone: 504-529-3600
Fax: 504-529-7163
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Website

http://www.elkinsplc.com

SHAREHOLDERS

Gary J. Elkins (Shareholder) born Homer, Louisiana, March 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Louisiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Court of Military Appeals; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1976); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Mu Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta. President, LSU Student Government Association, 1974-1975. Author: Real Estate Partnerships and Syndications in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Inc., 1986; "Facade Donation Litigation," 7 Preservation Law Reporter 1005, 1989. Head, Personnel Litigation Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, 1977-1979. Member, Securities Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 1982. Arbitrator, New York Stock Exchange. Member, Bank Counsel Section, Louisiana Bankers Association. Member: Louisiana State (Member, Tax Section) and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; Louisiana Land Title Association. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1976-1979]. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Syndication; Affordable Housing; Business Law; Taxation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gary J. Elkins

Susan J. Burkenstock (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern & Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. Mary's Dominican College (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Loyola University (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State (Chair, Trusts, Estates, Probate and Immovable Property Section) and American Bar Associations; Estate Planning and Administration Advisory Commission; New Orleans Estate Planning Council; St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association (Board Member and Immediate Past President). (Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Intellectual Property; Business Planning; Real Estate Development; Taxation.Email: Susan J. Burkenstock

Pamela W. Hammond (Shareholder) born Morgan City, Louisiana, December 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Education: Nicholls State University (B.A., 1968); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1993). Member, Moot Court Board. Tullis Winner, Louisiana State University. Member, Louisiana State University Law School Hall of Fame. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bond Financing; Tax Credits; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Syndication; Banking Law; Commercial Transactions; Housing Law; Securities; Corporate Finance.Email: Pamela W. Hammond

F. Paul Simoneaux, III (Shareholder) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 15, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.S., Finance, 1985); University of Houston (J.D., 1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Commercial Loan Officer, NCNB Texas National Bank (now Bank of America), 1986-1988. General Manager, Advocate Financial, LLC 2001-2006. Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Tax Credits; Business Law; Banking and Finance; Bond Finance.Email: F. Paul Simoneaux, III

Michael L. Mancuso (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Vice Chair, Sections on: Trust and Estate, Probate and Immovable Property Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate Syndication; Commercial Real Estate Development and Leasing; Condominium Development; Commercial Transactions.Email: Michael L. Mancuso

Sherry S. Landry (Shareholder) born October 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1986); Loyola University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Recipient: Dean's Award for Highest First-Year Average; Joseph V. Bologna Award for Excellence in Louisiana Probate; Corpus Juris Secundum Awards for Torts, Property and Criminal Law; Best Case Note, Loyola Law Review. Member, ATLA National Mock Trial Team Member. Moot Court Staff Member. Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Law Review. Author: "Med-Arb: Mediation With a Bite and Effective ADR Model," 63 Defense Counsel Journal 263 (1996). Senior Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court. City Attorney, City of New Orleans, 2003-2005. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: New Markets Tax Credits; Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits; Governmental Relations and Municipal Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Syndication; Retail Development; Business Law; Litigation.Email: Sherry S. Landry

ATTORNEYS

Shawn J. Richard (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; 2006, North Carolina. Education: Nicholls State University (B.S., 1992); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1995). President, Lafourche Parish Bar Association, 2003. Member, Louisiana House of Delegates, 2003. Licensed Title Insurance Agent, State of Louisiana. Member: New Orleans Bar Association; Louisiana State (Member, Real Estate and Trust Section) and North Carolina Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions(60%); Business Entities(40%).

Jordan B. Monsour (Attorney) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1997); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2000). Formerly with Jones, Walker, Baton Rouge. Member: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Louisiana State and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Syndication; Commercial Real Estate Development; Securities; Corporate Finance; Business Law; Historic Preservation; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Tax Credits.

Deborah Daigle-Davis (Attorney) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1992); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Formerly with Stewart Title of Louisiana. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; General Business; Commercial Transactions; Condominium Development.Email: Deborah Daigle-Davis

OF COUNSEL

Yvonne Chalker (Of Counsel) born Thomson, Georgia, May 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U. S. Supreme Court. Education: Mercer University (B.A., 1979); Loyola University (J.D., 1984). Member, Loyola Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Intellectual Property.Email: Yvonne Chalker

Thomas M. Beh (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1990); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1995).Email: Thomas M. Beh