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Leopold Z. Sher
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Commercial Law, Debtor & Creditor, Arbitration
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112
About Leopold Z. Sher
Practice Areas
- Commercial Law
- Debtor & Creditor
- Arbitration
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LouisianaJ.D.
- Honors: Moot Court
- Tulane University, New Orleans, 1974B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Classes and Seminars
- New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, “Issues with Arbitration Clauses,” and “Choice of Law vs. Forum Selection” , Louisiana State Bar Association, November 19, 2016 - November 21, 2016
- Mr. Sher has spoken on the following topics: Expropriation/Condemnation/Eminent Domain, Capital Markets, Ethics, Real Estate Finance, Government Bailouts, Asset Based Lending, Disaster Recovery, Environmental Law, Limited Liability Companies, Workouts, Leases, Title Insurance, Lender Liability, Civil Forfeiture, Distressed Real Estate, Brokerage Agreements and Arbitration. Mr. Sher participates annually in the Tulane Law School Intersession "Transactional Boot Camp" program. He also regularly speaks on ethics and professionalism at the New Orleans Bar Association Procrastinator’s CLE Program.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1976
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1976
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1976
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Law Institute, Member, Consultative Group for Compliance, Enforcement, and Risk Management for Corporations, Nonprofits, and Other Organizations, 2016
- Super Lawyers Advisory Board, 2014 - Present (Member)
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Board of Governors, Treasurer (Member)
- American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Member)
- American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators (Member)
- The Association for Real Property and Infrastructure (ARPI) (Treasurer)
- American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (Member)
- American Law Institute (Member; Member Consultative Group for Rest. Third, The U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration)
- Tulane Law School Dean's Advisory Board (Member)
- Arts Council of New Orleans, 2010 - Present (Board of Directors)
- New Orleans Opera Association (Secretary - Present)
- Lender's Counsel Group of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) (Member)
- American Bar Association, Real Property Section, Governing Counsel, Section Delegate to the House of Delegate (Member)
- American Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness)
- Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law's Task Force on Real Property Law School Curriculum Committee, 2009-2010
- American Bar Association Judicial Division, 2009 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Business Section, Commercial Financial Services Committee (Member)
- American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Member, 2000 - Present
- International Council of Shopping Centers (Member)
- American Bar Foundation (Member)
- Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (Member)
- Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc. (Member)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- New Orleans Bar Association (Member)
- CCIM, Louisiana Chapter Commercial Real Estate (Member)
- Louisiana Land Title Association (Member)
- Louisiana Bankers Association (Member)
Past Positions
- McGlinchey Stafford Law Firm, Member, 1976 - 1999
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 46 years of experienceAdmiralty & Maritime Law, Construction, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Insurance, Personal Injury, Toxic Mold, Environment, Commercial Law
- 45 years of experienceEmployment, Litigation, Personal Injury, Education, Business Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Commercial Law
- Debtor & Creditor
- Arbitration
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