James A Stuckey

Practice Areas

Asset sales and acquisitions

Commercial loans

Construction and project finance development

Lease and utility securitization financings

Real estate transactions

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Louisiana State Bar Association

New Orleans Bar Association

State Bar of Texas

Louisiana State Law Institute (Council member); Uniform Commercial Code Committee (Chairman and Reporter), which drafted the Louisiana versions of Revised UCC Articles 1, 7 and 9; Mortgage and Privileges/Security Devices Committee, which drafted the comprehensive restatement of the entire Mortgage Articles of the Louisiana Civil Code; Lease of Movables Committee; Unconstitutional Statutes Committee.

Louisiana Bank Counsel Committee of the Louisiana Bankers Association (Past President, two terms), the representative body for the more than 240 attorneys providing recommendations concerning legislation and legal issues to the statewide trade organization of more than 210 banks; previously served for several years as Chairman of the Legislative Task Force of that section during the enactment of Louisiana legislation adopting UCC Article 9 (with modifications) and restating the statutes governing mortgages and foreclosure.

Louisiana Bankers Association