Neal J. Kling - New Orleans, LA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1993
    J.D.
    Honors: Order of the Coif
    Honors: LSU Hall of Fame
    Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, 1991 - 1993

• Non Legal Education

  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 1989
    B.S.
    Major: Business and Public Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• McGlinchey Stafford, A Professional Limited Liability Company, Member, January, 1999
• McGlinchey Stafford, A Professional Limited Liability Company, Associate, August, 1993 - December, 1998

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, The World's First Interactive Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1995
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, The Second Annual World's Best Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1996
  
• Speaker, Revised UCC Articles 8 and 9, First National Banker's Bank, 1996
  
• Instructor, Transactional Documentation Skills Course, Loyola University School of Law, 1996 - Present
  
• Panelist, Business Plan Evaluation Program for Entrepreneurship Program, University of New Orleans, 1996 - 1999
  
• Guest Lecturer, Choice of Business Entities for Entrepreneurship Program, University of New Orleans, 1996 - 1999
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, The Third Annual World's Best Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1997
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, The Fourth Annual World's Best Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 1998
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, Burning Issues: The Role of Insurance in a Real Estate Transaction, American Bar Association, 1998
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, The Sixth Annual Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 2000
  
• Instructor, Corporate Documentation Skills Course, Loyola University School of Law, 2000
  
• Program and Chair Moderator, The Seventh Annual Mortgage Financing Program, American Bar Association, 2001
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, Revised Article 9 - What Every Real Estate Lawyer Needs To Know, American Bar Association, 2001
  
• Speaker, What's New in New Article Nine? An Overview of Revised Article 9 In Connection With Commercial Transactions, Loyola School of Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2001
  
• Speaker, Revised Article 9 and Its Impact on Real Estate Lending, National CLE Conference, 2002
  
• Program Chair and Moderator, Section of Business Law, Real Estate Financing Subcommittee Program, 2004 - 2007
  
• Adjunct Faculty Member, Vessel Documentation and Finance, Tulane Law School, 2006 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Chair, Board of Trustees, Academy of the Sacred Heart (a member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools) (2014), Chair (2016-2019), Vice Chair (2014-16), Secretary (2013-14), Executive Committee (2013-2021), Head Search Committee (2013-14), and Board
• Chair, Board of Trustees, Stuart Hall School for Boys (2008-2010), Corporate Secretary (2004-2008), Executive Committee (2004-2012), and Board Member (2003-2012)
• Board Member, Sacred Heart Foundation (2022)
• Member, Board of Directors, Spirit of Charity Foundation (formerly known as Medical Center of Louisiana Foundation) (2008)
• Member, St. Dominic Parish Family Advisory Council (2007-2010)
• Graduate, Metropolitan Area Committee’s Young Leadership Forum (program to promote community involvement and awareness) (2000)
• Executive Board, New Orleans Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (1997-1999)
• Board of Directors, KNOCO, Inc. (local governing board of Knights of Columbus) (1995-1997)
• Graduate, United Way’s BoardsWork! Training Program (program to train individuals for service on non-profit boards of directors) (1997)
• Member, Knights of Columbus, Third Degree (1990)
• Member, Young Leadership Council (1994-1996; 2000-2002)

Published Works

Articles

• Ramirez v. Fairgrounds Corporation-The Harm in Holding Harmless, 52 La. Law Rev. 1061, 52, 1992
  
• Vessel Documentation and Finance, Course Materials – Tulane Law School (annually since 2007)
  

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1999

Other Affiliations

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane Law School (teaching Vessel Documentation and Finance) (2006)
• Member, American Bar Association Section of Business Law: Commercial Financial Services Committee (Chair – Real Estate Financing Committee (2004-2007), Vice Chair - Real Estate Financing Subcommittee (2001-2004), Subcommittees on Loan Documentation and Maritime Financing), UCC Committee (Subcommittee on Secured Transactions); Liaison From Commercial Finance Committee to Membership Committee (2010-2013); Liaison From Commercial Financial Services Committee to Diversity Committee (2004 - 2010); Representative From Commercial Financial Services Committee to Synergy Group (2007 - 2010); Liaison from Section of Business Law to Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (2011-2013); Council Member (2016-2019); Chair, Council Committee on Committees (2017-2019); Program Board, Co-Chair (2023)
• Fellow, American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys (President, 2023-2024; Executive Committee Member, 2020-2024, Member, Board of Regents, 2013-2017)
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• Chair, American Bar Association Section of Business Law Commercial Finance Committee (2013-2016), Vice Chair (2007-2013)
• Faculty Member, Tulane Law School Summer Abroad Program – Rhodes, Greece (teaching Vessel Documentation and Finance)
• Instructor, Drafting Corporate Documents Skills Course, Loyola University of New Orleans, School of Law (2000-2006)
• Instructor, Transactional Documentation Skills Course, Loyola University of New Orleans, School of Law, (1996-2005)
• Proctor Member, The Maritime Law Association of The United States (2001 -); Member, Marine Financing Subcommittee