Elwood F. Cahill Jr.

Elwood F. Cahill Jr.

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Commercial Law, Debtor & Creditor, Foreclosure
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112

    About Elwood F. Cahill Jr.

    Practice Areas
    • Commercial Law
    • Debtor & Creditor
    • Foreclosure
    Education
    • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
      J.D.
      • Law Review: Loyola Law Review, Casenote Editor, 1978 - 1980
    • University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
      B.S.
      • Major: Accounting
      • Honors: Dean's List, 1975-1977
    Representative Cases
    • T.D. Bickham Corp. v. Hebert, 432 So.2d 228 (La. 1983)
    Classes and Seminars
    • Speaker and Participant, Land Boundaries, Surveys and Access Rights, Half Moon Seminars, to be presented in New Orleans, LA, March 12, 2013
    • Organizer and Moderator, Bankruptcy Roundtable Discussion with the Louisiana Bankruptcy Bench at Seminar presented by Louisiana Turnaround Management Association (Louisiana Chapter), October 2012
    • Speaker and Participant, Land Boundaries, Surveys and Access Rights, presented by Half Moon Seminars, Baton Rouge, LA, October 2012
    • Organizer and Moderator, Bankruptcy Roundtable Discussion with the Louisiana Bankruptcy Bench Louisiana Turnaround Management Association (Louisiana Chapter) seminar, October 2011
    • Organizer and Moderator, Views from the Bench Judge’s Panel at Bankruptcy Seminar presented by Louisiana Turnaround Management Association (Louisiana Chapter), October 2009
    • Organizer and Moderator, Judge’s Panel at Bankruptcy & Consumer Law Seminar for Non- Specialists, presented by FBA (New Orleans Chapter), December 4, 2008
    • Speaker and Participant, Understanding Land Surveys, Descriptions and Boundaries, presented by Half Moon Seminars – October 2008
    • Moderator: Diversity Luncheon, ABA Annual Meeting, August 2004
    • Speaker and Participant, Ethics, NOBA Bar Conference, 2004
    • Speaker and Participant, Beware the Bankrupt Tenant: What You Don't Know Will Hurt, ACREL Mid-Year Meeting, 2004
    • Speaker and Participant, “Beware the Bankrupt Tenant: What You Don't Know Will Hurt”, ACREL Mid-Year Meeting, 2004
    • Speaker and Participant, “Professionalism & Ethics,” New Orleans Bar Association, June 2004
    • Speaker and Participant, Ethics, New Orleans Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 2004
    • Speaker and Participant, “Professional and Legislative Update: Louisiana,” Chicago Title Insurance Company Underwriting Seminar, May 2003
    • Speaker and Participant, “Current Issues in Real Estate Law”, Destination Disney Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, Louisiana State Bar Association, February 2001
    • Speaker and Participant, Chicago Title Insurance Company Underwriting Seminar, March 2001
    • Speaker and Participant, Real Estate Transactions from A-Z, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 1999
    • Speaker and Participant, Handling the Multistate Transaction, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Orange Beach, CA, March 1997
    • Adjunct Professor, Business Organizations, Loyola School of Law, 1993
    • Instructor, Real Estate Skills Course, Loyola School of Law, 1992 - Present
    • Speaker and Participant, Real Estate Transactions from A-Z, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    • Speaker and Participant, Handling the Multistate Transaction, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Orange Beach, CA
    • Speaker and Participant, Representing the Seller and Purchaser from Beginning to End, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    • Speaker and Participant, The Fundamentals of Curing Title Defects, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    • Speaker and Participant, Boundary Law in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Fall, 1990

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Louisiana, 1980
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1980
    • U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1982
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2004
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1981
    Other Affiliations
    • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Chairperson, Diversity Committee, 1999-Present; Member, Real Property Division Advisory Board, 1999- Present, 1999 - 2004 (Chairperson)
    • University of New Orleans Business Alumni Council, 2003 - Present (Founding Board Member; Co-chair)
    • Co-Chair, Business Series Committee, 2000 - 2003
    • Algiers Economic Development Foundation (AEDF), having served as President for 2000 and 2001
    • American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Member, Developments in Business Financing Committee
    • American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)
    • Children's Hospital of New Orleans Board of Directors
    • American Bar Foundation
    • Young Lawyer Division of American Bar Association (Fellow)
    • Louisiana Bar Foundation (Board of Directors)
    • New Orleans Bar Association (Board of Directors)
    • International Council of Shopping Centers
    Past Positions
    • McGlinchey Stafford, Member, -
    • McGlinchey Stafford, Associate, -

    Fees

    • Accepts Credit Cards

    Office Info

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    Elwood F. Cahill Jr.
    Phone:
    (504) 299-2103
    Website:
    https://www.shergarner.com
    Address:
    909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112
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