The Smitherman Law Firm, L.C.

Merritt B. Chastain Jr., (P.L.C.)

Private Practice Lawyer
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Merritt Chastain has in-depth experience in a broad cross-section of commercial law, with specific emphasis on corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, finance, mergers, negotiations, and real estate.

Examples of his diverse background include: structuring and formation of corporations, general and limited partnerships, limited liabilities companies, and other business organizations; managing numerous sophisticated financial transactions in the acquisition, development, financing and sale of real estate projects and certifying and issuing title insurance; serving as corporate counsel to new business entities in the start up and capitalization phases and assisting business principals with business planning and finance; raising investment capital through the formation of limited partnerships and limited liability companies and syndication of securities in the private sector; handling mergers for corporate clients; and engaging in negotiations for and drafting of documents necessary for obtaining FHA insured loans and Section 8 Certificates.

His clients include a large number of builders, developers, and property managers for whom he has provided counsel in the areas of acquisition, finance, development, and management.

Mr. Chastain has a law degree from Louisiana State University where he served as Vice President of the student body during his senior year. He obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Chastain is a member of the Shreveport Bar, Louisiana State Bar, and American Bar Associations, and the Louisiana Law Institute. He served as President of the Young Lawyers Section and as Secretary-Treasurer of the Shreveport Bar Association.

Practice Areas

Real Estate; Business and Commercial Law; Wills, Trusts and Estates

Admitted	1967, Louisiana
Law School	Louisiana State University, J.D.
Member	Shreveport (Secretary-Treasurer, 1972; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1974), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana State Law Institute; Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport.
Biography	Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1967). Vice President, Louisiana State University School of Law, 1967. Outstanding Young Man of Shreveport and Louisiana, Louisiana Jaycees, 1975. President, Ark-La-Tex Tax Institute, 1978. Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, Shreveport-Bossier Bank Counsel Group, 1985-1988. Recipient, Hall of Fame Award, National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators, 2003. Vice President, 2008 and President Elect, 2009-2010, Rotary Club of Shreveport.
Born	Shreveport, Louisiana, January 28, 1940
ISLN	908428470