 | Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale,
A Professional Law Corporation | | | | | 212 Veterans Boulevard
Metairie, Louisiana 70005 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Commercial Litigation, Banking, Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Retail Collections. | | | | Year Established: 1975 | | | | Firm Profile: | | The law firm of Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale, A Professional Law Corporation has engaged in continuous practice for over thirty years, beginning as a commercial collections firm, then adding general banking representation and real estate. The firm is now the largest collections firm in Louisiana and represents the major banks and credit card collections. The attorneys are assisted by a highly trained legal support staff as well as state-of-the-art computer research and data recovery resources which enables them to handle a huge volume of collection matters, and to function like a large firm while maintaining a personal relationship with their clients. The practice is statewide. | | | | Firm Size: 12 | | | | Representative Clients: | | Whitney National Bank; Capital One, N.A.; Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company; Ford Motor Credit Company; General Motors Acceptance Corporation; Omni Bank; The Cadle Company; J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Deposit Guaranty National Bank; Regions Bank; Liberty Bank; United Bank Trust Co.; Dryades Savings Bank; First Bank & Trust; First American National Bank; Guaranty Savings Bank; First National Bank USA. | | | | Ronald H. Newman (1937-1979). | | | | Robert A. Mathis (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana; 1976, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S. in Business Administration, 1973); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1975); Trial and Appellate Advocacy School, Hastings College of the Law, University of California, Civil College (1983). Member: Jefferson, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: In re Koener, 800 F. 2d 1358 (5th Cir. 1986); In re Lift & Equip. Services, Inc., 816 F. 2d 1013 (5th Cir. 1987); In re Lift & Equip. Services, Inc., 819 F. 2d 546 (5th Cir. 1987); Meliezer v. Resolution Trust Corp., 952 F. 2d 879 (5th Cir. 1992); Government Financial Services One Ltd. Partnership v. Peyton Place, Inc. 62 F.3d 767 (5th Cir. 1995); Ward v. Turner, 150 B.R. 378 (E.D.La.,1993); Ward v. Turner 176 B.R. 424 (E.D.La., 1994); First Nat. Bank of Commerce v. Boutall, 422 So.2d 1159 (La.,1982); Huddleston v. Bossier Bank and Trust Co., 475 So. 2d 1082 (La. 1985); Wuest v. Fosco Enterprises, Inc., 544 So. 2d 1328 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1989); French Market Homestead, F.S.A. v. Portillo, 562 So.2d 1139 (La.App. 4th Cir.1990); Little v. First Nat. Bank of Jefferson, 616 So.2d 202 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1993); Federal Services Corp. v. Mule-Durel, Inc., 676 So.2d 597, 95-2192 (La.App. 4th Cir. 5/15/96); Schwegmann Bank and Trust Co. v. Dunne, 693 So.2d 349, 96-2410 (La.App. 4th Cir. 4/30/97); Giuffria v. Metro Bank 735 So.2d 941, 98-1951 (La.App. 4th Cir. 5/26/99); Giuffria v. Metro Bank, 735 So.2d 943, 99-0052 (La.App. 4th Cir. 6/2/99); Donnaud's Inc. v. Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Co., 858 So.2d 4, 03-427 (La.App. 5th Cir. 9/16/03); Thomas v. North 40 Land Development, Inc., 894 So.2d 1160, 04-0610 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1/26/05);. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Real Estate; Bank Foreclosures; Banking Law. | | | | John D. Brady (Member) born Pasco, Washington, May 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., 1972); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1975). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America. (Resident, Baton Rouge Office). Practice Areas: Commercial Law Litigation; Banking Law. | | | | Charles E. Spedale (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: Southeastern Louisiana University (B.A. in Political Science, 1974); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1977). Member: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. (Resident, Baton Rouge Office). Practice Areas: Collections; Real Estate. | | | | Richard L. Crawford (Member) born Roswell, New Mexico, September 30, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member: Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America. (Resident, Baton Rouge Office). Reported Cases: NSA Associates v. Beychok 659 So.2d 729 (LA. 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Collections; Creditor's Rights. | | | | Joseph E. Fick, Jr. (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1974); Loyola University (J.D., 1977). Delta Theta Phi. Member, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. Member: Jefferson and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Collections; Creditors Rights. | | | | Mark C. Landry (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1981, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, District of Columbia and Texas; 1994, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1977); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1980). Member: Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Southeast Louisiana Chapter, 1989-2001 and Emergency Services Committee, 1990—; Member, Executive Board, Southeast Louisiana Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2007—; Training Committee Chair, 2003—; Member, Board of Directors, Christian Brothers Foundation, 1993—. Member: Jefferson, New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit; Bank Counsel Section, Louisiana Bankers Association. Reported Cases: F.D.I.C. v. McFarland, 243 F.3d 876 (5th Cir. 2001); Navieros Inter-Americanos, S.A. v. M/V Vasilia Exp., 120 F.3d 304 (1st Cir. 1997); Traina v. Whitney Nat. Bank, 109 F.3d 244 (5th Cir. 1997); In re Walker 5l F.3d 562 (5th Cir. 1995); In re Allison, 960 F. 2d 481 (5th Cir. 1992); In re McLeod 158 B.R. 393 (E.D. La. 1994), vacated, 30 F. 3d 1490 (5th Cir. 1994); In re Koerner 49 B.R. 994 (E.D. La. 1985) aff'd 800 F. 2d 1358 (5th Cir. 1986); F.D.I.C. v. Innovative Telephone Communications, Inc., 179 F.R.D. 181 ( E.D.La. 1998); Wilkin v. Dev Con Builders, Inc., 561 So. 2d 66 (La. 1990); Schultz v. Doyle, 00-0926, (La. 1/17/01); 776 So.2d 1158; Coiled Tubing, Inc. v. Morris, 420 So.2d 1267 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1982); Nat. Bank of Commerce in Jefferson Parish v. Bowles, 472 So. 2d 74 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1985); Colonial Bank v. Perkins, 528 So. 2d 172, (La. App. 4th Cir. 1987); Ford Motor Credit Company v. Savote, 532 So. 2d 820 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1988); Lanier v. Capital Resources Group, Inc., 563 So. 2d 557 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1990); First Nat. Bank of Commerce v. Houston, 605 So.2d 1 (La. App. 2nd Cir. 1992); Hibernia Nat. Bank v. Boullion, 622 So.2d 1187, (La. App. 2nd Cir.1993); Blue, Williams & Buckley v. Brian Investments, Ltd., 96 1451 (La. App. 1st Cir. 6/20/97) 706 So.2d 999; Jordan v. Ryan, 97-2623 (La. App. 4th Cir. 4/22/98) 712 So.2d 974; Cadle Co. v. Johnson, 97-0946 (La. App. 1st Cir. 5/15/98) 714 So.2d 183; First Nat. Bank of Commerce v. Williams, 98-0316 (La. App. 4th Cir. 9/30/98) 719 So.2d 663; Seale v. Abadie, 99-771 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1/12/00) 752 So.2d 971; Strahan v. Maytag Corp., 99-869 (La. App. 4th Cir. 4/5/00),760 So.2d 463; First Nat. Bank of St. Bernard v. Assavedo, 00-496 (La. App. 4th Cir. 5/24/00) 764 So.2d 162; Commerce Funding Corp. v. Lewis Plumbing & Heating, Inc., 00-1883 (La. App. 4th Cir. 5/23/01),788 So.2d 1203; Romano v. Travelers Indem. Co., 00-2104 (La. App. 4th Cir. 9/12/01),799 So.2d 543; James v. Ocean National, L.L.C., 04-2119 (La. App. 4th Cir. 7/15/05) 905 So.2d 1096; Gulf National, L.L.C. v. Alfortish, Inc., 05-804 (La.App. 5th Cir. 3/14/06). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy Law; Collections; Construction Liens; Mortgage Foreclosure. | | | | Clay J. LeGros (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1979); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1982). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Jefferson and Louisiana State Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Probate; Bank Foreclosures. | | | | Stephen J. Broussard (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Louisiana. Education: University of New Orleans (B.S., 1978); Loyola University (J.D., 1982). Licensed Real Estate Broker, Louisiana, 1978. Lecturer, Course in Title Examination, Loyola Law School. Member: New Orleans, Jefferson and Louisiana State (Member, Title Examination Committees, Parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, 1985—; Past Chairman, Jefferson Parish Real Estate Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Successions. | | | | —————————— | | | | Keith M. Frey (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (B.A., 1989); Loyola University (J.D., 1993). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights. | | | | Wayne A. Maiorana, Jr. (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., 1999); Loyola University (J.D., 2002). Formerly with, Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. Practice Areas: Contracts; Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Collections; Debtor and Creditor. | | | | Laura T.D. Sims (Associate) born Alexander City, Alabama, July 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2001); Tulane University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Banking Law; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. | | | | Bradley J. Spedale (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 02, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Louisiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., Sociology, 2001); College of William & Mary (J.D., 2006; M.B.A., 2006); Louisiana State University; Louisiana Tech/Tech Rome, Italy. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Baton Rouge Bar Association. Languages: English and Italian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking Law; Debtor and Creditor; Business Law; Taxation; Trusts and Estates. |
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