Susan M. Tyler

Susan M. Tyler

New Orleans, LA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
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161 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Equipment Finance Law Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in New Orleans.

Biography

Susan M. Tyler is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. She has more than thirty years of experience in commercial real estate and development, commercial lending, commercial leasing, and title examination. Susan represents developers, owners, lenders, and other business clients in a diverse range of commercial real estate projects across a broad array of asset categories. She has advised clients in construction projects; mixed-use commercial, hospitality, hotel, multi-family, and condominium developments; office buildings; retail and shopping centers; banks and financial institutions; and other real estate matters. She also represents clients in industrial, healthcare, and agricultural transactions. Her representation includes acting as real estate counsel to the developer team in the 2018 construction financing and redevelopment of the iconic World Trade Center in New Orleans as a Four Seasons Hotel and Residences. Susan is a licensed title insurance agent, a certified public accountant, and is also licensed to practice law in Louisiana, Florida, and Texas.
Jones Walker LLP

161 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Georgetown University, BSBA, graduated 1981
  • Tulane University, JD, graduated 1986

  • Florida, Florida
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
  • Texas, Texas

  • American Bar Association (Commercial Law and Real Property Sections) - Member
  • American College of Mortgage Attorneys - Fellow
  • Bridge House Corporation - President (2018-2019); Executive Committee (2015 to date); Board of Directors (2010 to date)
  • Florida State Bar Association - Member
  • Garden District Association - Board of Directors and Chair, Zoning Committee (2004-2010)
  • Grace House of Louisiana, Inc. - President (2001-2003); Board of Directors (1998-2003)
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Assistant Bar Examiner, Business Entities and Negotiable Instruments (1998–2003)
  • New Orleans CREW, Commercial Real Estate Women - President (2015); Board of Directors (2014 to 2016)
  • New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (2010) - Member
  • Texas State Bar Association - Member

  • Florida 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
  • Florida, Florida
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
  • Texas, Texas
  • American Bar Association (Commercial Law and Real Property Sections) - Member
  • American College of Mortgage Attorneys - Fellow
  • Bridge House Corporation - President (2018-2019); Executive Committee (2015 to date); Board of Directors (2010 to date)
  • Florida State Bar Association - Member
  • Garden District Association - Board of Directors and Chair, Zoning Committee (2004-2010)
  • Grace House of Louisiana, Inc. - President (2001-2003); Board of Directors (1998-2003)
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Assistant Bar Examiner, Business Entities and Negotiable Instruments (1998–2003)
  • New Orleans CREW, Commercial Real Estate Women - President (2015); Board of Directors (2014 to 2016)
  • New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (2010) - Member
  • Texas State Bar Association - Member
  • Georgetown University, BSBA, graduated 1981
  • Tulane University, JD, graduated 1986
  • Florida 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

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Equipment Finance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Equipment Finance Law, New Orleans (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Equipment Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Special Focus:
  • Construction
  • Foreclosures
  • Title Matters
  • Transactions
  • Uniform Commercial Code
  • Workouts and Restructurings

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