John W. Barton, Jr. is an AV® rated partner in the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Mr. Barton's principal areas of practice include business transactions, banking, real estate, including commercial development, rural and farm land transactions, wetland mitigation banks, mineral law, governmental relations, regulatory and administrative law.
Practice Areas
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1976
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1971
Admissions
Louisiana State Courts, Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,1976
Professional Associations
Louisiana Bar Association (Corporate Law Section)
Baton Rouge Bar Association (Corporate Law Section)
Community Involvement
Currently on Landmark Bank Board in Clinton, LA, Chairman Compliance Committee.
Current President of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation
Current member, Rotary Club of Baton Rouge
Former Board member, Istrouma Area Boy Scouts
Former Board member, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Foundation
Past President and Board Member of the Nature Conservancy of Louisiana
Former Board Member and Secretary of Baton Rouge Country Club and City Club of Baton Rouge
Life Member of Ducks Unlimited, Coastal Conservation Association, NRA
Member of Louisiana Forestry Association
Honors and Awards
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®
AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated.
