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| | Address | | Regions Tower, 333 Texas Street, Suite 1400 | | Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 | | (Caddo Parish) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1764, Shreveport, LA, 71166 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 318-227-3500 | | Fax: 318-673-8462 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.ayreswarren.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Ayres, Warren, Shelton & Williams, L.L.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Business and Commercial Law and Transactions, Litigation and Trial Practice, Estate Planning, Probate and Successions and Tax, including Corporate, Partnership and Limited Liability Company Formation, Capitalization, Organization and Operation, Family Partnerships, Family Business Successions, Like Kind Exchanges, Banking and Credit Unions, Construction Law and Litigation, Oil and Gas Transactions, Property and Real Estate Matters, Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Family Law, Insurance and Insurance Defense, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Errors and Omissions, Trial and Appellate Practice, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Administration and Litigation, Tax Law, Tax Planning, Tax Audits, Tax Litigation, and Tax Appeals. | | Year Established: 2008 | Firm Profile:
Ayres, Warren, Shelton & Williams, L.L.C. owns the reputation of being comprised of members who are among Louisiana's leading business law and litigation attorneys. We advise a variety of business clients, both large and small, in a number of practice areas. We handle major transactions and litigation for public companies, but we understand and attend to the needs of new and emerging companies. Our lawyers are known for their extensive experience and their commitment to excellence and professionalism. Our most experienced lawyers are actively involved in the matters we undertake. | | Firm Size: 4 | Representative Clients:
Adesa Ark-La-Tex, L.L.C.; Axis Energy Corp.; Balboa Insurance Co.; Barksdale Federal Credit Union; CNA; Community Credit Corp.; CPA Mutual Insurance; Country Place Mortgage; Credit Union 1; Daimler Chrysler Corp.; Duncan Thompson Petroleum; Emerald Correctional Management, L.L.C.; GEICO; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Great Central Insurance Co.; Highland Clinic, A Professional Medical Corporation; Lantana Insurance, Ltd.; McInnis Brothers Construction, Inc.; Members Exchange Federal Credit Union; Morris & Dickson Co., L.L.C.; Palm Harbor Homes, L.P.; Philips Energy, Inc.; Regions Bank; Rice Insurance Services Company, LLC; Southeast Foods, Inc.; Stonington Insurance Co.; TruSouth Oil, L.L.C.; The Long Trusts; Valex Federal Credit Union; Wall Center for Plastic Surgery, L.L.C. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
| | Leland H. Ayres (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, September 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2004—. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1986-1988. Author, "The Distinction Between A Building Contract and A Sale," 47 Louisiana L. Rev. 821, 1987. Member: Shreveport (Member, Arbitration Panel for Fee Disputes, 2001), Fifth Federal Circuit, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Former Faculty Member, Trial Academy); Northwest Louisiana Claims Association; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (Member: Board of Directors, 1994-2000; Executive Committee, 1998-2000). Reported Cases: DeSoto Parish School Bd. v. Insurance Co. of North America, 572 So. 2d 310, 64 Ed. Law Rep. 1291 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1990), writ denied; 575 So. 2d 368 (La. 1991); Clark v. Ark-La-Tex Auction, Inc., 593 So. 2d 870 (La. App. 2d Cir.1992), writ denied; 596 So. 2d 210 (La. 1992); Succession of Coddington v. Time Ins. Co., 658 So. 2d 1326 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1995), writ denied; 660 So. 2d 852 (La. 1995); Oxley v. Sabine River Authority, 663 So. 2d 497 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1995), writs denied; 668 So. 2d 357, 368 (La. 1996); Oxley v. Sabine River Authority, 664 So. 2d 493 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1995), writ denied; 668 So. 2d 368 (La. 1996); Quinn-L Corp. v. Shreveport Bank & Trust Co., 684 So. 2d 1078 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1996); Whitthorne v. Food Lion, Inc., 706 So. 2d 193 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1998); Haile v. City of Monroe, 722 So. 2d 1192 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1998); Terry v. Sutherlands Lumber Co., 742 So. 2d 756 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1999); Garcia v. John Deere Ins. Co., 799 So. 2d 1260 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2001); Connor v. Scroggs, 821 So. 2d 542 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2002); Gray v. Investment Cars Unlimited, Inc., 836 So. 2d 1184 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2003); Morgan v. Investment Cars Unlimited, Inc., 843 So. 2d 580 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2003); Coker v. Morris, 855 So. 2d 916 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2003); Jumonville v. King, 870 So. 2d 462 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2004); Koehn v. Rhodes, 882 So. 2d 757 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2004); J. B. Plants, Inc. v. Gillespie, 889 So. 2d 1281 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2004); Doe v. Dunn, 890 So. 2d 727 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2004); Youngblood v. Lee, 914 So. 2d 1186 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2005); Prest v. Parish of Caddo, 930 So. 2d 1207 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2006); City of Minden v. McDaniel, 945 So. 2d 955 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2006). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Trial Practice; Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Malpractice; Professional Errors and Omissions; Legal Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Personal Injury; Personal Injury Defense. Email: Leland H. Ayres | | Curtis R. Shelton (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, January 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Northwestern State University (B.S., 1981); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1985). Psi Chi; Order of the Coif; Louisiana Law Review. Author, "Seizures of Personal Property Supported by Reasonable Suspicion: United States v. Place," 44 Louisiana Law Review 1149, 1984. Member: Shreveport, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Kobuszewski v. Scriber, 518 So. 2d 524, 5 U.C.C. Rep.Serv. 2d 1058 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1987); Anderson v. Aetna Life & Casualty, 535 So. 2d 1070 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1988), writ denied; 536 So. 2d 1256 (La. 1989); KPW Associates v. S. S. Kresge Co., 535 So. 2d 1173 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1988), writ denied; 537 So. 2d 1167 (La. 1989); Commercial National Bank v. Steele, 542 So. 2d 1154 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1989); State v. Lindsey, 621 So. 2d 618 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1993); Glover v. Glover, 677 So. 2d 659, 76 A.L.R.5th 697 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1996); Bopp Salon Services, Inc. v. Carraway, 714 So. 2d 898 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1998); Thurston v. Thurston, 740 So. 2d 268 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1999); Wooldridge Production Co., Ltd. v. Goldstream Corporation, 827 So. 2d 1211 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2002); Lincoln Builders, Inc. v. Raintree Investment Corp. Thirteen, 866 So. 2d 326 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2004); Knowlton v. Knowlton, 927 So. 2d 640 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2006); THH Properties Ltd. Partnership v. Hill, 930 So. 2d 1214 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2006); Small Engine Shop, Inc. v. Cascio, 878 F.2d 883 (5th Cir. 1989); In re Egleston, 448 F.3d 803, 56 Collier Bankr.Cas. 2d 52, Bankr. L. Rep. P 80,517 (5th Cir. 2006). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Loans; Bank Collections; Bank Foreclosures; Credit Union Law; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Collections; Business Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Litigation; Business Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Contracts; Construction Law; Commercial Real Estate; Family Law; Property Tax. Email: Curtis R. Shelton | | J. Benjamin Warren, Jr. (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, December 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1994, Texas; U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1984; J.D., 1987); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Taxation. Member: Shreveport, Louisiana State (Chairman, 2002-2003 and Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member: Taxation Section; Partnership Tax Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport (President, 2002-2003; Member, Board of Directors, 2001—). (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Business Formation; Partnership Organization; Business Transactions; Family Partnerships; Family Business Successions; Like Kind Exchanges; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Tax Law; Tax Planning; Tax Audits; Tax Litigation; Partnership Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Collection; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Ad Valorem Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Local Taxation; Federal Taxation; Income Tax; Sales and Use Tax; State Taxation; Tax Credits. Email: J. Benjamin Warren, Jr. | | John R. Williams (Member) born Shreveport, Louisiana, June 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1990, Texas; 1998, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.S., Accounting, 1985); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1988); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1989). Member: Shreveport, Louisiana State (President, Taxation Section, 2006-2007; Board Member, Louisiana Tax Law Advisory Commission, 2003-2007; Chairman, 2005 Louisiana Tax Specialization Exam) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport (President, 2006-2007). (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Email: John R. Williams |
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