Frank J. DiVittorio
Email: FJD@CHEHARDY.COM
Frank DiVittorio practices in the areas of commercial transactions and
litigation, debt collection, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, family
law, succession litigation, estate planning, and real estate. He earned
his Juris Doctor Degree and sports law certificate from Tulane University
Law School. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in general business
from Louisiana State University.
Mr. DiVittorio sits on the board of the Hammond Downtown Development District. He also serves on the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce. He has previously served as the President of the Florida Parishes Inns of Court, a professional society of judges and lawyers with the goal of improving professionalism in the practice of law.
Mr. DiVittorio is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Louisiana, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana; United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Louisiana and United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Louisiana. He is also licensed to write title insurance policies in the State of Louisiana.
Before joining Chehardy Sherman Williams, Mr. DiVittorio was with the law firm of Seale & Ross, PLC in Hammond, Louisiana.
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Hammond Office: - 111 N. Oak Street, Suite 200
- Hammond, LA 70401
- (985) 269-7220
- (985) 269-7224 Fax
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Education: - Tulane Law School - J.D.
- Louisiana State University - B.S. in General Business
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Licenses: - Admitted to the Louisiana Bar
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Louisiana; United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Louisiana
- State Courts of Louisiana
- Real Estate Title Insurance Agent, Louisiana
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Noteworthy Experience: - Employment agreements, non-competition agreements: Acadian Cypress & Hardwoods, Inc. v. Stewart, 121 So.3d 667 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2013)
- Community Property Partitions: Newman v. Newman, 2009-0062 (La. App. 1 Cir. 9/11/09)
- Property Rights: Roba, Inc. v. Courtney, 47 So.3d 509 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2010); River Parish Financial Services, L.L.C. v. Gill, 186 So.3d 181 (La. App. 1 Cir. 12/23/15)
- Construction Law: Caminita v. Core, 66 So.3d 19 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2011
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Professional Organizations & Memberships: - Florida Parishes Inns of Court, former President
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Publications & Published Works: - Presentation, "Trusts: The Ultimate Guide" (presented on topics covering revocable and irrevocable trusts), National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2017.
- Presentation, "Estate Planning From A to Z" (presented on topics covering revocable living trusts), National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2016.
- Presentation, "Probate Boot Camp" (presented on topics covering insolvent successions, successions that include a business, succession litigation, ancillary successions, and other problem areas), National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2015.
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Community & Civic Involvement: - Hammond Downtown Development District, Board Member
- Hammond Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Committee Member
- Pontchatoula Jaycees, Member