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    Jeffrey E. Tomlinson

    Partner

    Baton Rouge
    225-376-0273
    jeff.tomlinson@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    BusinessReal Estate

    Clients trust Jeff Tomlinson to guide them through high-dollar transactions. He helps buyers and sellers of real estate investments sort through the paperwork and manage the back-and-forth negotiations. Thanks to a rigorous focus on issues that matter and a keen eye for detail, Jeff executes deals with maximum efficiency.

    Jeff’s practice focuses in the areas of commercial real estate, title matters, oil and gas and negotiating agreements on behalf of facility owners, contractors, consultants and suppliers. These matters often involve highly complex and detailed issues. Jeff drops the legalese and keeps his clients informed in language everyone understands, no matter their field.

    He also represents and advises manufacturing and industrial facilities, contractors, consultants and suppliers in an array of construction, service, licensing, rental, procurement and product supply arrangements. In addition, he is a licensed title insurance agent and has experience in underwriting and resolving title issues associated with real estate and negotiating utility and pipeline right-of-way interests.

    He also represents and advises manufacturing and industrial facilities, contractors, consultants and suppliers in an array of construction, service, licensing, rental, procurement and product supply arrangements. In addition, he is a licensed title insurance agent and has experience in underwriting and resolving title issues associated with real estate and negotiating utility and pipeline right-of-way interests.

    Experience

    • Negotiating and drafting service, rental and product supply agreements for industrial facilities and contractors/suppliers, including agreements related to the construction of clean energy projects.
    • Counseled owner/developer in the acquisition and sale of multiple property sites for restaurant chains.
    • Representation of buyers and sellers in commercial real estate transactions.
    • Negotiating oil, gas and mineral leases on behalf of individual and corporate entities.
    • Advised renewable energy producer on real estate matters for a 150MW solar power plant located on approximately 1,000 acres in Louisiana.
    • Represented land management company in carbon capture and sequestration project located on approximately 9,000 acres in Louisiana.
    • Counseled global manufacturer of ammonia on real estate and procurement matters related to construction of green and blue ammonia plants.
    • Served as local counsel to energy delivery company in its due diligence review of natural gas pipeline and distribution real estate assets.

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    Recognition

    • Real Estate Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2025)
    • Real Estate Law, The Best Lawyers in America (2025)

    Education

    • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D./B.C.L., 2003
    • Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, cum laude, 1997
    • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D./B.C.L., 2003
    • Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, cum laude, 1997

    Credentials

    • Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
    • Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Baton Rouge Bar Association
    • Louisiana Land Title Association
    • Baton Rouge Property Lawyer Association
    • Licensed Title Insurance Agent
    • Chapel on the Campus Member (2007 - present)
    • Chapel on the Campus Deacon (2009 - 2014)
    • Louisiana Land Title Association - Legislative Committee Member (2019 - present)
    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Baton Rouge Bar Association
    • Louisiana Land Title Association
    • Baton Rouge Property Lawyer Association
    • Licensed Title Insurance Agent
    • Chapel on the Campus Member (2007 - present)
    • Chapel on the Campus Deacon (2009 - 2014)
    • Louisiana Land Title Association - Legislative Committee Member (2019 - present)
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