Mr. M. Thomas Arceneaux, Private Law Practice

Mr. Arceneaux has been in practice for over 30 years. He has run the gamut of the law practice experience, from United States District Court law clerk to associate at a large Houston law firm (Vinson & Elkins) to small partnership practice to in-house counsel to solo practice. His practice is primarily commercial law, with emphasis on commercial transactions and commercial litigation, but he also has a substantial practice in state and local government law, with clients that include the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry and the Town of Blanchard. Tom received his B.S. in economics, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 1972 and his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU in 1976. At the Law Center, he was a member of Order of the Coif and served as Articles Editor for the Louisiana Law Review. From 1982-1990, Tom served as a member of the Shreveport City Council, including holding office as Chairman and Vice Chairman of that body. Tom is an instructor in collections and bankruptcy in the Paralegal Institute at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He is a member of the Louisiana and Texas State Bar Associations and the American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before state courts in Louisiana and Texas, as well as the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a Master Member of the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court. He has served on many community organization boards, including the Shreveport-Bossier Mayors' Prayer Breakfast, the Rotary Club of Shreveport, the Shreveport Little Theater, Holy Angels Residential Facility, Highland Restoration Association, Red River Marine Institute and Northwest Louisiana Legal Services (now Legal Services of North Louisiana). He is a member of the worship team at River Valley Church in Bossier City. Arceneaux joined the firm in 2003 and may be reached at (318) 934-0226. His e-mail address is tarceneaux@bwor.com.