Neil T. Erwin

Neil T. Erwin is an Attorney at Law with Neil Erwin Law, LLC whose practice has focused for more than forty years on local government law. Working from a Bossier City office, he represents governmental bodies, businesses, citizen groups, and individuals. His work includes zoning and land use, real estate regulation, expropriation, property leases and conveyances, contracts, economic development, governmental relations, code drafting, and litigation involving public and commercial interests.

Erwin earned a B.F.A. in Political Communications from Southern Methodist University and a J.D. from LSU Law Center. He attended Washington University School of Law before completing his legal education at LSU. During law school, he served as an editor of the Louisiana Municipal Law Journal. This education supports a practice combining public law, planning, communication, real estate regulation, contracts, and the institutional concerns of municipalities and other governmental bodies.

Erwin advises local governments on zoning and real estate regulation and handles governmental and commercial matters for public bodies, citizen groups, businesses, and individuals. His work includes public-private partnerships, cooperative endeavor agreements, intergovernmental agreements, economic development districts, expropriations, public records, open meetings, property transactions, and special land use districts. His client base includes local governments and major businesses, giving him experience with public-sector and private-sector perspectives.

Neil T. Erwin is admitted in Louisiana and has held leadership roles in the Louisiana City Attorneys Association, including service as president in 2025 and previously in 2011-2012. He is Chambers-rated for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use. His professional involvement includes state and local bar organizations and municipal-law leadership. This background reinforces a practice centered on practical solutions for government operations, land use, economic development, and community projects.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Neil Erwin Law, LLC
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• President, &, Louisiana City Attorneys Association (2025)
• Member, Bossier Bar Association
• Member, Shreveport Bar Association
• Member, Past Captain and Past King, Krewe of Justinian (Lawyers Mardi Gras Krewe)
• Past Chair, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
• Past Chair, LSUS Chancellors Advisory Board
• Past Board Member, Metropolitan Shreveport Zoning Board of Appeals
• Member, LSUS Foundation
• Member, Louisiana Tech Foundation
• Member, First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• LSU Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Southern Methodist University
  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Political Communications

Awards & Badges