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Elwood F. Cahill Jr. 
New Orleans, Louisiana
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phone (504) 299-2103
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Mr. Cahill is a member of the Firm's Business Group whose practice is concentrated in commercial real estate, business and finance law, as well as creditors' rights, workouts and foreclosures and commercial bankruptcy. Mr. Cahill is actively involved with many professional, civic, charitable and trade organizations, including the Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association (presently serving as a Supervisory Council Member of the Section's Governing Council); the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; the American Bankruptcy Institute; the Business Section and the Torts and Insurance (TIPS) Section of the American Bar Association; and the International Council of Shopping Centers, a trade association that represents the interests of those involved in the shopping center industry. Mr. Cahill is the Immediate Past President of the Louisiana Bar Foundation; a member of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Bar Association; a member of the Board of Directors of Children's Hospital in New Orleans; and also serves as Co-Chair of the University Of New Orleans Business Alumni Council, whose purpose is to serve as an advisory group to the Dean of the Business School to assist the Dean in advancing the interests of the School. 

Mr. Cahill has taught as an Adjunct Professor (1993) and as a Skills Instructor (1992-present) at Loyola Law School in New Orleans . Mr. Cahill has spoken at seminars, conventions and meetings throughout the country, including the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, American College of Mortgage Attorneys, American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association, Louisiana Land Title Association and Louisiana Bankers Association, among other professional and trade groups

Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1981
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1980
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1982
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2004
Education:
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1980
J.D.
Law Review: Loyola Law Review, Casenote Editor, 1978 - 1980


University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA, 1977
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List, 1975-1977
Major:  Accounting


Representative Cases:
T.D. Bickham Corp. v. Hebert, 432 So.2d 228 (La. 1983)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, Business Organizations, Loyola School of Law, 1993


Instructor, Real Estate Skills Course, Loyola School of Law, 1992 - Present


Speaker and Participant, Real Estate Transactions from A-Z, Loyola Univeristy Institute for Continuing Legal Education


Speaker and Participant, Handling the Multistate Transaction, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Orange Beach, CA


Speaker and Participant, Representing the Seller and Purchaser from Beginning to End, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education


Speaker and Participant, The Fundamentals of Curing Title Defects, Loyola University Institute for Continuing Legal Education


Speaker and Participant, Boundary Law in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Fall, 1990


Speaker and Participant, Beware the Bankrupt Tenant: What You Don't Know Will Hurt, ACREL Mid-Year Meeting, 2004


Speaker and Participant, Ethics, NOBA Bar Conference, 2004


Honors and Awards:
Chambers USA: American Leading Business Lawyer, Real Estate Law, 2007


Pro Bono Publico Award, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1989


Beta Alpha Psi National Honor Accounting Fraternity


Outstanding Alumnus of UNO College of Business, 2002


R.O.S.E. Award - Friends of NORD


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Chairperson, Diversity Committee, 1999-Present; Member, Real Property Division Advisory Board, 1999- Present, 1999 - 2004
Chairperson


University of New Orleans Business Alumni Council, 2003 - Present
Founding Board Member; Co-chair


Co-Chair, Business Series Committee, 2000 - 2003


Algiers Economic Development Foundation (AEDF), 2000 - 2001
President


American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Member, Developments in Business Financing Committee


American College of Real Estate Laweyrs (ACREL)


Children's Hospital of New Orleans Board of Directors


American Bar Foundation


Young Lawyer Division of American Bar Association
Fellow


Louisiana Bar Foundation
Board of Directors


New Orleans Bar Association
Board of Directors


International Council of Shopping Centers


Past Employment Positions:
McGlinchey Stafford, Member, 1985 - 1999


McGlinchey Stafford, Associate, 1980 - 1984


Pro Bono Activities:
New Orleans Pro Bono Project, Chairperson, 1991
New Orleans Pro Bono Project, Founding Board Member, 1987 - 1993
Ancillary Businesses:
Title Insurance
Birth Information:
1955, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America