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Donald B. Wiener

Of Counsel

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Phone: (318) 213-9271
Fax: (318) 424-5128

330 Marshall St #1000
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

Don Wiener is of counsel for the firm of Wiener, Weiss & Madison. He has more than 25 years of experience in commercial transactions, including corporate, oil and gas law, real estate, commercial lending, title insurance and probate.

Education
  • Phillips Exeter Academy
  • B.A., Duke University, 1984
  • J.D., Tulane University, 1988
    Associate Editor of the Tulane Law Review
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
  • All Louisiana State Courts
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
  • Shreveport Bar Association
  • Louisiana State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
Representative Experience
  • Representation of a client selling over $275 million of oil and gas assets to a publicly traded corporation.
  • Representation of various banks and borrowers in connection with secured lending, including loans for the construction, sale and purchase of hotels, apartment complexes and housing developments.
  • Representation of owners of closely held companies in connection with the sale of various businesses, including truck stops, hotels, and mineral operations.
  • Representation of clients in venture capital private placements in various industries, including start-ups in chemical, film, mineral exploration and pharmaceutical ventures.
  • Representation of clients leasing mineral rights in the Haynesville Shale play, as well as on-going management of minerals rights and timber properties located throughout Louisiana.
Prior Experience
  • Legislative Assistant, Office of U. S. Congressman Charles E. “Buddy” Roemer, III, 1984-1985.
  • Attorney, Vinson & Elkins, Washington, D.C. office, 1988-1991.
Community Service
  • Louisiana Law Institute, Corporations Committee (2008 - 2016)
  • Council for a Better Louisiana, Board Member (2001-2006)
  • Alliance for Education, Past President and Board Member (2005 – 2015)
  • The Montessori School for Shreveport, Board of Trustees (2010 – 2015)