G. Wogan Bernard Direct Dial Number: (504) 585-7289 email: Mr. Bernard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1980 and attended Jesuit High School, graduating in 1999. In 2003, he graduated cum laude from the Washington and Lee University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Mr. Bernard graduated from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in May 2006, with both a Juris Doctorate degree and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree. While in law school, he was a published Member and Senior Editor of the Louisiana Law Review and served on the Student Bar Association Ethics Committee. Mr. Bernard is an associate in Chaffe McCall's Business and Real Estate Section where he has represented lenders and developers with the acquisition, divestiture, development, leasing and financing, loan workouts, and distressed asset assistance of office buildings, apartments, condominiums, restaurant, low-income housing, and hotel developments.  He has also assisted clients in the areas of planning, zoning, subdivision, and permitting requirements on the state and local level.  In addition to real estate, Mr. Bernard also advises clients on trusts and estate planning and probate matters. Mr. Bernard is an active member of the American Bar Association Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section and currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Government Incentives Committee of the ABA Section of Real Property Trust and Estate Law. Publications Garnishing the Congressional Intent: Protecting Debtor Wages in Bank Accounts Under the Federal and Louisiana Wage Garnishment Exemption Statutes, 66 La. L. Rev. 233 (2005). Update on the Amendments to FAS 140 - Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions, published in the June 2009 Edition of the ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law eReport Presentations “FAS-140 Accounting For Transfer of Financial Assets And Repurchase Financing Transactions” ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, June 2008. “Update on the Amendments to FAS-140—Accounting For Transfer of Financial Assets And Repurchase Financing Transactions” ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, January 12, 2009.

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