James E.A. Slaton

Practice Areas

Finance and Lending

Real Estate

Career

James E.A. Slaton concentrates his practice on commercial real estate, construction, and finance law as well as land use and zoning matters. He counsels businesses of all sizes and individuals through transactions ranging from the highly complex financing and development of large commercial campuses to the leasing of retail space or acquisition of property for a small business owner. His real estate practice allows James to positively impact the community around him, whether it’s through the development of historic properties in the center of the city or office parks and manufacturing facilities on the outskirts.

Professional Memberships

American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) fellow.

American College of Mortgage Attorneys fellow.

American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE) Section member, Chair of the Commercial Real Estate Transaction Group Purchase and Sale Committee, Assistant Secretary of the Real Property Division, and former Chair of the RPTE Land Use and Zoning Group.

Center for Planning Excellence Board of Directors.

Louisiana State Bar Association member.

Baton Rouge Bar Association member.

Publications

“Navigating the Political Challenges to Sustainable Development,” author, ABA Probate & Property magazine, July/August 2012.

Louisiana Civil Practice Forms, Real Estate, 2005-present. Annually review, update and edit the real estate legal forms chapter of the West Publishing practice forms series for Louisiana.

"Storming the Castle: Surrendering the Sanctity of the Home to the Will of the Masses -- Amending Building Restrictions Under 1999 La. Acts 309," Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 3, Spring 2000.