Robert A. Hawthorne, Jr.

Of Counsel

  • Baton Rouge – Downtown

Bob Hawthorne is one of the founding members of the firm and practices in the estate planning and probate, business and corporate, and real estate groups. Bob represents clients in the finance, acquisition, construction, purchase, refinancing, management, leasing and sale of various types of real estate developments, both commercial and residential, including office buildings, shopping malls, manufacturing facilities, retail centers, industrial facilities, and commercial developments.

Bob advises business and corporate clients with regard to commercial lending transactions, financings, and the structure and formation of corporate entities. He has extensive experience in the negotiation and structuring of construction, permanent and mezzanine financing. Bob has particular experience in transactions involving industrial sites, real estate titles and probate matters.

  • LSU Law Center, J.D., 1962
    • Member, Order of the Coif
    • Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review
    • Member, Phi Delta Phi
    • Member, Omicron Delta Kappa
  • LSU, B.S., 1959

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana
  • AV Preeminent-rated, Martindale-Hubbell