Steeg Law Firm LLC

5 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Biography

David A. Martinez is a seasoned commercial and residential real estate attorney with particular experience in title insurance. Mr. Martinez is highly respected for his legal expertise and approach to resolving a client’s issue in a practical way, qualities that have attributed to him being recognized by his peers as one of the top real estate attorneys in New Orleans through his inclusion in Best Lawyers.

“Through experience I have learned that most people are all fired up about their case, but after they have spent a lot of money on winning they may not feel like they have gained anything,” says Mr. Martinez. “That is why I thoroughly analyze each client’s case from both a legal and practical perspective from the very beginning. When I give my clients an answer I am confident that my opinion will accomplish what they are trying to accomplish while saving them time and money.”

Mr. Martinez has been with Steeg Law since 2003, where he coordinates insurance for numerous commercial and residential transactions, including hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, convenience store chains, and multi-state sales and loan closings, as well as homeowners’ purchases and refinance mortgage transactions.

His practice areas include title examinations, title insurance law and secured transactions. In addition to providing title insurance for closings handled through Steeg Law, as an attorney with Orleans Title, the firm’s in-house title insurance agency, he works with the national accounts offices of its underwriters, First American Title Insurance Company and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, acting as the Louisiana title agent for multi-site/multi-state transactions, including the sale or refinancing of entire portfolios of commercial properties.

Steeg Law Firm LLC

5 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English

  • Loyola University New Orleans, JD, graduated 1994
  • Tulane University, BA, graduated 1991

  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association

  • New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations - Member
  • Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish - Commissioner
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Real Property Committee - Member
  • Urban Land Institute Louisiana - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Exam - Assistant Examiner
  • Westbank Rotary Club - Former Member
  • English
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations - Member
  • Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish - Commissioner
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Real Property Committee - Member
  • Urban Land Institute Louisiana - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Exam - Assistant Examiner
  • Westbank Rotary Club - Former Member
  • Loyola University New Orleans, JD, graduated 1994
  • Tulane University, BA, graduated 1991

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Real Estate
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America - Real Estate Law (2013-2024)
  • New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers in Real Estate Law
  • Tulane University, cum laude graduate
  • Loyola University School of Law, Moot Court

Additional Information

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Case History

Transactions
  • Refinance
Represented borrower in refinance of existing $18,000,000 loan secured by industrial facilities in Arizona and Louisiana, including construction loan proceeds for a new warehouse facility in Louisiana
  • Loan Transaction
Represented lender in a $4,800,000 loan transaction to a shipbuilding and repair company, secured by a mortgage on its facilities and by a UCC security interest in its equipment, accounts, inventory, and other movable property
  • Refinance
Represented borrower in refinance of existing $18,000,000 loan secured by industrial facilities in Arizona and Louisiana, including construction loan proceeds for a new warehouse facility in Louisiana
  • Title Work for Refinancing
Title work for refinancing of multi-million dollar office building in Jefferson Parish
  • Private Servitude Amendment
Amendment of private servitude for roadway and utilities for major development in Jefferson Parish
  • Purchase
Purchase and development of site for company-owned office building in Jefferson Parish

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