Malcolm A. Meyer joined Adams and Reese in 2004 and represents real estate transactions and title insurance as part of the Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Group. He has more than 30 years of experience in real estate, banking and finance, corporate law and business counseling.
Malcolm was an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School, teaching Louisiana Real Estate Transactions and Legal Ethics. He has qualified as an expert witness in the areas of Ethics and Real Estate. His book, “Meyer’s Manual on Louisiana Real Estate,” is the acknowledged treatise on Louisiana real estate law. He served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant in the JAG Corps for four years in the Philippines.
His other significant contributions include:
- Chairing the Louisiana State Bar Association Title Standards Committee from 1990 to 2002, which drafted the first real estate title standards for the state.
- Receiving a 2009 Louisiana Appleseed award for “unwavering commitment to pro bono legal work.”
- Speaking frequently on real estate and insurance issues for attorney CLEs through the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the Louisiana Bankers Association, and the Louisiana Land Title Association.
- Representing title work, mortgages and closings on hospitals, oil refineries, factories, downtown office complexes, and processing plants.
- Serving as the Louisiana underwriter for a major title insurer.
Malcolm has devoted hundreds of hours of pro bono work focusing on Heirship Property issues in Louisiana. This work led to the enactment of a new law, Act No. 81, lowering probate and title-clearing costs for many low-income homeowners and protecting heir property owners from land loss, affording them better disaster recovery options, and increasing access to the wealth generating tools commonly associated with home ownership.
He has received several awards and recognition for his pro bono work, including the Daily Point of Light National Volunteer Award, given by the Points of Light Institute and an award established by former President George H.W. Bush; the "Leadership in Law" honor by New Orleans CityBusiness; "Good Apple Award" from Louisiana Appleseed; and both the Pro Bono Publico and Century Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association.
In his spare time, Malcolm raises catfish and honeybees and grows blueberries on his farm.
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