Neal J. Kling
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Real Estate, Financial, Commercial Law
909 Poydras Street, Suite 2800, New Orleans, LA 70112
About Neal J. Kling
Practice Areas
- Real Estate
- Financial
- Commercial Law
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1993J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: LSU Hall of Fame
- Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, , 1991 - 1993
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 1989B.S.
- Major: Business and Public Administration
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, The World's First Interactive Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1995
- Program Chair and Moderator, The Second Annual World's Best Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1996
- Speaker, Revised UCC Articles 8 and 9, First National Banker's Bank, 1996
- Instructor, Transactional Documentation Skills Course, Loyola University School of Law, 1996 - Present
- Panelist, Business Plan Evaluation Program for Entrepreneurship Program, University of New Orleans, 1996 - 1999
- Guest Lecturer, Choice of Business Entities for Entrepreneurship Program, University of New Orleans, 1996 - 1999
- Program Chair and Moderator, The Third Annual World's Best Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1997
- Program Chair and Moderator, The Fourth Annual World's Best Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1998
- Program Chair and Moderator, Burning Issues: The Role of Insurance in a Real Estate Transaction, American Bar Association, 1998
- Program Chair and Moderator, The Sixth Annual Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 2000
- Instructor, Corporate Documentation Skills Course, Loyola University School of Law, 2000
- Program and Chair Moderator, The Seventh Annual Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 2001
- Program Chair and Moderator, Revised Article 9 - What Every Real Estate Lawyer Needs To Know, American Bar Association, 2001
- Speaker, What's New in New Article Nine? An Overview of Revised Article 9 In Connection With Commercial Transactions, Loyola School of Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2001
- Speaker, Revised Article 9 and Its Impact on Real Estate Lending, National CLE Conference, 2002
- Program Chair and Moderator, Section of Business Law, Real Estate Financing Subcommittee Program, 2004 - 2007
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Vessel Documentation and Finance, Tulane Law School, 2006 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1999
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law's Commercial Finance Committee's Liaison to Section's Diversity Committee, 2004 - 2010
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 2007 - 2009 (Group Chair)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2002 - 2008 (Member)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Standing Committee on Groups and Substantive Committees, 2006 - 2008 (Member)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Study Committee and Membership, 2003 - 2007 (Member)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate as Trust Law Section's Uniform Laws Committee, 2002 - 2006 (Co-Chair)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate as Trust Law Section's Uniform Laws Committee, 2006 - 2008 (Chair)
- American College of Mortgage Attorneys, 2000 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Real Property Section, Probate and Trust Law Section's Mortgage Loan Structure and Origination Committee, 1997 - 2002 (Chair)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section's Mortgage and Other Debt Financing Committee, 1996 - 1997 (Vice Chair)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section's Opinions Committee, 1995 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law's Commercial Finance Committee (Subcommittees on Loan Documentation, Maritime Financing, and Real Estate Financing), 1997 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law's UCC Committee (Subcommittee on Secured Transactions), 1997 - Present (Member)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law's Commercial Finance Committee's Real Estate Financing Subcommittee, 2001 - 2004 (Vice Chair)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law's Commercial Finance Committee's Real Estate Financing Subcommittee, 2004 - 2007 (Chair)
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law's Commercial Finance Committee, 2007 - Present (Vice Chair)
- The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Maritime Financing Committee), 2001 - Present (Proctor)
- American Bar Association, 2010 - Present (Section of Business Law's Membership Committee)
- Stuart Hall for Boys, Secretary of Board of Trustees (2004-2012), 2008 - 2010 (Chairman of the Board of Trustees; 2010 - Present Ex Office Member)
- KNOCO, Inc. (local governing board of Knights of Columbus), 1995 - 1997 (Board of Directors)
- New Orleans Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1997 - 1999 (Executive Board)
- United Way's Boards Work! Training Program (program to train individuals for service on non-profit boards of directors) (Graduate)
- Knights of Columbus, 1990 - Present (Member)
- Young Leadership Council, 1994 - 1996 (Member)
- Young Leadership Council, 1999 - 2001 (Member)
Past Positions
- McGlinchey Stafford, A Professional Limited Liability Company, Member, January, 1999
- McGlinchey Stafford, A Professional Limited Liability Company, Associate, August, 1993 - December, 1998
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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- Real Estate
- Financial
- Commercial Law
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