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Robert A. Hawthorne Jr.

Robert A. Hawthorne Jr.

Kean Miller LLP
  • Business Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law ...
  • Louisiana
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Biography

Bob Hawthorne is of counsel to the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He 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.

Bob earned his B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1959. He earned his J.D. in 1962 from the LSU Law Center where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of the Coif, and Associate Editor of the Louisiana Law Review. He served as an Adjunct Professor at the LSU Law Center from 1981 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1999.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Louisiana
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Of Counsel
Kean Miller LLP
Current
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
J.D. | Law
Honors: member of Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of the Coif
Activities: Associate Editor of the Louisiana Law Review.
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Louisiana State University
B.S.
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Awards
AV Rating
Martindale Hubbell
Professional Associations
Baton Rouge Bar Association
Member
Current
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American Bar Association
Member
Current
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Louisiana State Bar
Member
Current
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American College of Mortgage Attorneys
Former Regent
Current
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Baton Rouge Bank Counsel Group
Chairman
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Robert A. Hawthorne Jr.'s Website Profile
Website
Kean Miller LLP Website
Blog
Louisiana Law Blog
Contact & Map
Kean Miller LLP
Baton Rouge, Downtown
400 Convention Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 3513 (70821-3513)
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Telephone: (225) 382-3402
Fax: (225) 388-9133