Curtis R. Shelton

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Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 40 years

Business Lawyer at Shreveport, LA
Practice Areas: Business, Litigation, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy ... +11 more

Regions Tower, Suite 1400, 333 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA

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About Curtis

Biography

Psi Chi; Order of the Coif; Louisiana Law Review. Author, "Seizures of Personal Property Supported by Reasonable Suspicion: United States v. Place," 44 Louisiana Law Review 1149, 1984.

Practice Areas

14

Practice Areas

Other 9%

9%
Banking 7%

7%
Bankruptcy and Debt 7%

7%
Business 7%

Corporate and business entity formation; transactions; purchase and sale of business; commercial real estate matters; closely held and family held business planning

40 years | 500 cases

7%
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 7%

Representation of creditors in enforcing and collecting claims; preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation; representation in adversary proceedings; discharge litigation

40 years | 100 cases

7%
Construction and Development 7%

7%
Contracts and Agreements 7%

7%
Corporate and Incorporation 7%

7%
Debt Collection 7%

Commercial and consumer collections, including representation of creditors in state, federal and bankruptcy court

40 years | 1,500 cases

7%
Debt Settlement 7%

7%
Family 7%

7%
Litigation 7%

Commercial and business litigation; shareholder, member and partner disputes; breach of contract; corporate receivership; succession litigation; interdiction

40 years | 250 cases

7%
Oil and Gas 7%

Representation of landowners and locally owned oil and gas exploration and production companies; leases; servitude issues; purchases and sales of mineral interests' acquisition agreements; area of mutual interest agreements; assignments;assignments; litigation; title matters

29 years | 75 cases

7%
Real Estate 7%

7%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 120 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 275-325 per hour

Contingency

33%-40%

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Louisiana for 40 years

State: Louisiana

Acquired: 1985

Eligible to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Ayres, Warren, Shelton & Williams, L.L.C.

Regions Tower, Suite 1400, 333 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA, 71101

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Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC

333 Texas Street, Suite 1400, Shreveport, LA, 71101

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Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Manager, Ayres, Warren, Shelton & Williams, LLC

1900 - Present

Member, Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC

2001 - 2005

President, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC

1990 - 2008

Shareholder, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC

1985 - 1989

Associate, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway

Associations

1985 - Present

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

1985 - Present

Shreveport Bar Association

Member

2006 - 2008

Harry V. Booth American Inn of Court

Member

1986 - 1992

Louisiana Banker's Association, Bank Counsel Section

Member

1985 - 2008

American Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Citizens Bank v. Kepco, Inc., et al

Successfully secured title to all collateral under client's control

McCalmont Industries, LLC acquisition of Premier Technical Plastics

Client closed on acquisition acquiring plastic injection molding plants in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas

In re Denise Bankston

Through reorganization, client paid all debts owed in full within one year and retained significant assets

Oil and Gas Leasing - Haynesville Shale

Consummated leases totally in excess of $20 million

In re: Mobley

Bank recovered all of the principal amount owed to it of approximately $30 million

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Education

1985

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

Northwestern State University

BS

N/A

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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