Press Release

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 25, 2011—R. Keith Colvin, special counsel with the law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P., was elected recently as President-Elect of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys ("ACMA") at its recent meeting in Del Mar, California. ACMA is composed of more than 400 attorneys in the fifty (50) United States and across the provinces of Canada who have been selected for their knowledge and experience in the area of real estate mortgage lending and related real estate transactions.

The American College of Mortgage Attorneys was formed in 1974 by a group of lawyers seeking to establish and maintain an integrated group of lawyers from each state who are highly skilled and experienced in the preparation of real estate mortgages, lending transactions secured by real estate, and related practice. The College seeks to improve and reform laws and procedures affecting real estate secured transactions and to raise the level of professional responsibility of lawyers practicing in this area.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P., with more than 375 attorneys, provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a national and international corporate client base in highly regulated industries through offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.

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