Areas of Practice
Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1978, cum laude
- Tulane University, B.A., 1981, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1981
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir.
- E.D. La.
- M.D. La.
- W.D. La.
Margaret Laborde is a member of Jones Walker's Real Estate Practice Group and practices from the firm's Lafayette office. Ms. Laborde joined Jones Walker in 2009 after the firm's merger with Longman Russo, APLC. Ms. Laborde has a varied oil and gas practice, with an emphasis on negotiation and drafting of farmouts, operating agreements, leases, assignments, servitudes, and other agreements relating to oil and gas exploration and production, oil and gas property title examination, and transactions involving the purchase and sale of oil and gas assets.
Ms. Laborde co-authored "Subleases, Overriding Royalty Interests and Reversionary Rights" with R. Thomas Jorden, Jr., which was presented at the 2000 Gulf Coast Institute, held October 26–27.
Noteworthy
- BV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Lafayette Association of Petroleum Landmen
- Lafayette Parish Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association






