Real Estate

Our real estate attorneys have the highest of reputations in the region in connection with the handling of all types of real estate matters, both transactional as well as litigation. We have two full-time abstractors who work exclusively for Jones Fussell and can service all parishes in the region, including, but not limited to St. Tammany, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Orleans, Jefferson, Washington, and Tangipahoa. We handle all types of transactions and work for private individual, local companies, and national firms.

William J. Jones, Jr., A. Wayne Buras, Jeffrey D. Schoen, Calvin P. Brasseaux, and Paul J. Mayronne make up our real estate team.  

Our expertise in this legal specialty includes, but is not limited to:

• Procurement of Abstracts
• Examination of Land Titles
• Procurement of Real Estate Tax Information
• Providing Title Insurance and Title Opinion Letters
• Cash Sales
• Credit Sales (Owner Financing)
• Donations
• Acts of Exchange
• Partitions
• Banking Transactions/Documents (of all types)
  

Land Use & Development

Jones Fussell, L.L.P. has an outstanding reputation in the land use and development area, clearly having more expertise and experience than any other law firm in St. Tammany Parish in connection with local regulatory land matters, such as planning, zoning, subdivision, variances and the like.  We regularly practice before all municipalities (cities of Covington, Mandeville, Abita Springs, Slidell, and Pearl River) as well as the St. Tammany Parish Zoning Commission, Planning Commission, Board of Adjustments, and most often the St. Tammany Parish Council.  Our Firm is considered the “go to” group if a client needs to procure a regulatory approval and/or entitlement from a local governmental body in connection with a proposed land use and development or other form of local legislation. 

Our expertise in this legal specialty includes, but is not limited to:

• Zoning
• Resubdivision
• Variances
• Subdivision Approvals
• Wetlands Permit Applications
• Overseeing Preparation of Drainage, Paving, Traffic, and Wetlands Studies
• Applications (All Types)
• Restrictive Covenants
• Condominium Declarations

Finance

Jones Fussell, L.L.P. has a long history of assisting clients with all of their finance needs.  Being recognized on the approved closing list for nearly all banks and lending institutions in the region, our Firm can help its clients procure and close financing packages for all types of business ventures and real estate developments.

Our expertise in this legal specialty includes, but is not limited to:

• Procurement of Financing
• Negotiation of Term Sheets and Commitment Letters
• Representation of Lender, Representation of Borrower, Production of Loan Closing Documents, Opinion of Counsel Letters, Loan Closings (all types)
• Mortgages, Collateral Mortgages, Multiple Indebtedness Mortgages
• Uniform Commercial Code Financing
• Ship’s Mortgage Financing