Scott Reeves Simmons

2005 - Current

Bayou Title, Inc.

Attorney

Real estate practice that includes examining abstracts of title and completing closings for residential and commercial transactions in the metropolitan New Orleans area and issuing title insurance policies in conjunction with same for both purchaser and lender.

1994 - Current

Scott R. Simmons, L.L.C.

Attorney

Commercial and residential real estate practice in New Orleans, Louisiana including representation of single family home buyers, condominium and subdivision developers, and commercial acquisitions and redevelopments; has worked extensively with creative financing, state and federal funding, New Markets Tax Credit Program, Historic Tax Credit Program and Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program; also worked extensively with the City of New Orleans and First American Title Insurance Company to develop the Sale and Donation of Adjudicated Property to transfer thousands of tax sale properties to developers; manages a high volume of files for developer clients.

1999 - 2005

Shapiro & Mentz, L.L.P.

Attorney

Examined approximately 1,500 abstracts of title each year along with an equivalent number of foreclosure petitions throughout Louisiana, also responsible for curing title problems in conjunction with the foreclosure process including average curative work as wells as reopening successions, litigation between property owners, special tax issues, and other difficult and odd cases involving peculiar foreclosure and title issues. Clients included the largest mortgage lenders and servicers in the U.S. and occasionally individual mortgage holders. Worked closely with First American Title Insurance Agency and other national and local offices of title insurers to cure title problems. Working relationship with many title agencies in Louisiana. Managed a support staff of 28. Court appearances for summary judgments and mandamus proceedings.

1994 - 1995

Monroe & Lemann

Attorney

Assisted managing partner with one, extremely voluminous anti-trust lawsuit working under limiting time constraints. Responsibilities included: investigation, researching, drafting pleadings, organizing documents, and tracking information and intelligence.

1990 - 1993

Loyola University New Orleans

LL.D. (1993) | Civil Law

1985 - 1989

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

B.A. (1978) | English, French, Animal Sciences

Honors: Dean's List Spring 1989 and Fall 1989. Federal Land Bank of Jackson Scholarship. Alliance Française, Paris, France - 1990.