Stephen J. Paine
Top rated Business & Corporate attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana
Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine LLC
Practice areas: Business & Corporate, Energy & Natural Resources, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in Louisiana since: 2009
Education: Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017 Call today:
318-944-7862
Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine LLC
333 Texas Street14th Floor, Regions Tower
Shreveport, LA 71101 Visit website
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Dedication and commitment, combined with zealous advocacy and shrewd strategies, are the cornerstones of Stephen J. Paine’s practice, emphasizing personalized attention, meticulous focus on every aspect of his clients’ cases and enthusiasm to see them free of their legal woes. A partner at the law office of Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine LLC, in Shreveport, Louisiana, he handles myriad legal matters pertaining to:
- Energy, oil and gas law
- Natural resources law
- Partnership tax and planning
- Federal and state taxation
- Estate planning and administration
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Entity formation
- Corporate and securities compliance
Mr. Paine completed his undergraduate studies with a B.B.A. and earned an M.S., both from Texas A&M University, in 2000. He went on to enroll in the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he sharpened his legal talents in an early effort to help his clients today. Prior to receiving his Juris Doctor in 2005, he served as the senior board editor for the Louisiana Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. The same year he graduated from law school, he obtained his license to practice law in Alabama and later became licensed to practice law in Colorado and Louisiana.
Within his legal community, Mr. Paine strives to progress the standard of client care in his industry to even greater heights, and in light of his contributions, he has been rated “Very Good” on Avvo and was recognized as one of Shreveport/Bossier’s Best Lawyers by SB Magazine. He maintains close affiliations with legal organizations such as the American Bar Association, the Shreveport Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association. Furthermore, he serves as a member of the board of directors for the Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport, as well as a board member and treasurer of the Petroleum Club.
Practice areas
Business/Corporate, Energy & Natural Resources, Estate Planning & Probate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax: BusinessFocus areas
Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Energy Law, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Limited Liability Companies, Living Wills, Natural Resources Law, Partnership, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Sub-chapter S Corporations, Tax Law, Trusts, Wills
- 40% Business/Corporate
- 20% Energy & Natural Resources
- 20% Estate Planning & Probate
- 10% Mergers & Acquisitions
- 10% Tax: Business
First Admitted: 2005, Alabama
Professional Webpage: https://arklatexlaw.com/attorney/stephen-j-paine/
- American Bar Association
- Alabama, 2005
- Colorado, 2007
- Louisiana, 2009
- Board Member of Directors for the Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport
- Shreveport Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association
- Represented client in the establishment of multiple equity funding commitments of up to $100 million for use in the oil and gas industry.
- Represent various business start-ups (including ones backed by Biomedical Research Foundation).
- Advise high net worth individuals on structuring business transactions and transitioning wealth to the next generation.
- Represent large landowners with mineral contracts and related easements.
- Serve as counsel for sellers of upscale lake residential lots in south Shreveport.
- Serve as outside counsel for large local family-owned oil and gas business that has diversified.
- Represented sellers in the sale of a $20 million plus start-up health and fitness business.
- Represented seller in the sale of a $40 million plus convenience store provider (franchisee) to the franchisor.
- Represented sellers in the sale of a $40 million plus physician practice to a billion dollar backed private equity firm.
- Represented sellers in the sale of $150 million plus franchised business.
- Drafted public placement memorandum and other related instruments for the establishment of a $70 million oil and gas investment vehicle.
- Represented sellers in the sale of approximately $115 million in oil and gas interests to a publicly owned NYSE company.
- Represented sellers in the sale of a large fuel and packaging business to a publicly owned NASDAQ company.
- Represented borrower in the establishment of a $50 million revolving credit facility established for investments in the oil and gas industry.
- Certified Public Accountant
- Volunteer mentor for 2017 & 2018 Louisiana’s Startup Prize Qualifying event
- Petroleum Club Board Member and Treasurer
- Selected as a Rising Star for Super Lawyers (Louisiana) for business and corporate law, Super Lawyers
- Listed in SB Magazine as one of Shreveport/Bossier’s best lawyers, SB Magazine
- Texas A & M University, B.B.A./M.S. in Accounting, 2000
- “Achieving the Proper Remedy for a Dissenting Shareholder in Today’s Economy: Yuspeh v. Koch“, 65 La. L. Rev. 911, 2005
- Speaker at Louisiana Society of CPAs Estate & Financial Planning Workshop, August 24, 2022
- Presenter for the Field Landman Seminar, May 17, 2018
- Faculty Presenter for the National Business Institute’s – Business Law Boot Camp , August 29, 2017
- Faculty Presenter for the National Business Institute – “Securities Law Compliance in Common Oil and Gas Transactions“, January 16, 2014
Office location for Stephen J. Paine
333 Texas Street
14th Floor, Regions Tower
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-944-7862
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017
