Practice Areas

Practical legal guidance for real estate, title, land, energy, and related property matters across Louisiana.

How We Help

We help resolve the issues that can slow down, complicate, or cost you a deal.

Brown & Purser works with clients on the legal side of real estate, title, land, and related property matters. From title defects and ownership questions to land use, energy, and curative issues, our role is to identify problems early, help protect your interests, and keep the matter moving toward resolution.

Real Estate Services

We assist clients with real estate transactions, purchase agreements, title review, ownership questions, and related property issues that can affect the deal before, during, or after closing.

  • Representation of buyers and sellers in commercial and residential property transactions
  • Title opinions
  • Boundary disputes
  • Curative work
  • Negotiation with parties in interest to secure complete ownership
  • Succession / probate support
  • Contested succession litigation
  • Environmental compliance
  • Land use, zoning, and permitting

Curative Work

Brown & Purser helps identify and resolve title defects, record issues, legal description problems, and prior-transfer concerns that may delay closing or create uncertainty around ownership.

  • Corrections of acts
  • Correcting legal descriptions
  • Probate / succession issues
  • Prior transfer authority issues
  • Community property issues
  • Unreleased oil, gas, and mineral leases
  • Uncancelled mortgages, liens, and encumbrances
  • Tax sale / adjudicated property issues
  • Improperly executed prior transfers

Energy Services

From oil and gas leasing to solar and renewable energy development, Brown & Purser helps clients navigate the legal issues tied to land, title, minerals, and ownership. Our firm provides practical guidance for energy-related transactions, disputes, due diligence, and leasing matters across Louisiana.

  • Title examination
  • Abstracts
  • Oil & gas leasing
  • Solar leasing
  • Energy infrastructure leasing
  • Landowner representation
  • Mineral rights disputes
  • Lease disputes
  • Royalty disputes
  • Division orders
  • Unitization and pooling
  • Environmental compliance
  • Land use, zoning, and permitting
  • Representation before Louisiana mineral / energy boards

Environmental, Land Use & Related Matters

Additional legal support for environmental compliance, land use, zoning, permitting, risk evaluation, and select civil matters that intersect with the firm’s property-focused practice.

  • Environmental compliance
  • Risk assessment
  • Land use matters
  • Zoning and permitting
  • Property-related civil matters
  • Select personal injury matters