R. Lewis McHenry

R. Lewis McHenry

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997
Awarded Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Real Estate Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Real Estate Law
Works at
Jones Walker LLP

162 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Lewis McHenry is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents a wide range of parties in real estate transactions. Lewis advises clients on real estate acquisitions and divestitures, workouts, commercial bankruptcy, development, and finance. He handles matters in connection with multi-family residential developments throughout the southeastern and southwestern United States, office buildings, hotels, and medical facilities. He also advises forest products companies on timber investments and related activities. Lewis sits on the boards of directors of a number of privately held companies. He is past secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee for the State of Louisiana, and chairman of the Louisiana Endowment for Humanities, which publishes Louisiana Cultural Vistas.

Works at
Jones Walker LLP

162 Best Lawyers awards

Jones Walker LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • Bowdoin College, AB, graduated 1977
  • Yale University, JD, graduated 1982
  • University of Oxford, graduated 1979

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, Louisiana

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Affiliations

  • Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities - Past Chairman
  • Louisiana Bankers Association - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Section on Bankruptcy Law - Past Chairman (1989-1990)
  • Oxford-Cambridge Society - Past President
  • American Law Institute - Member
  • Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee - Secretary

Federal Clerkships

  • United States Court of Appeals

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • Business
  • Chapter 12
  • Commercial
  • Condominiums
  • Conveyance
  • Creditors' Rights
  • Debtors' Rights
  • Finance
  • Historic Tax Credits
  • Loan Documentation
  • Real Estate
  • Real Property Law
  • Secured Transactions
  • Tax Certiorari
  • Transactions
  • Workouts and Restructurings

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