PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Title, Commercial Litigation

EDUCATION: Tulane Law School- JD, 1991 Louisiana State University - BA, 1987

PROFILE:   Ms. Durio graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. In 1991, graduating cum laude, Ms. Durio received a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University School of Law. Ms. Durio practices primarily in the areas of commercial real estate transactions and commercial litigation. She has represented numerous developers, property owners, national corporations and local buyers and sellers of real estate, landlords and tenants, investment and property-management companies and lenders in connection with the acquisition, development, leasing, financing and divestiture of commercial properties, condominiums, restaurants and hotel developments. Ms. Durio has also significant civil litigation experience in state and federal courts in Louisiana representing individual and corporate clients in contract and commercial litigation matters.

BAR ADMISSIONS: All Federal and State Courts in Louisiana

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES: Co-Authored Annual Domestic Law Conference: “The Impact of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 on Divorce Law,” Loyola School of Law, 1995 Authored and presented 1999 Succession Law Update, Stewart Title of Louisiana Real Estate Agent Seminar Authored and presented Agency and Wills and Donations, Stewart Title of Louisiana Real Estate Agent Seminar, 1999

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Louisiana Bar Association 2000-2001 Secretary/Treasurer Consumer Protection & Bankruptcy Section Former Chair, High School Mock Trial Competition