Attorneys  

David M. Touchstone
Attorney-At-Law,
First Commerce Title Co. President

318-752-8080
dmtouchstone@firstcommercetitle.com

Mr. Touchstone passed the LA Bar in 1977 after having graduated from LSU Law School in Baton Rouge, LA. He has practiced law since that time and is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and city courts. Mr. Touchstone is admitted to practice in US District Ct., Western Division of LA, US Tax Court, US Bankruptcy Court, Western Division of LA, and the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He has practiced primarily in the fields of Real Estate Law, Collection Law, and Creditor’s Rights in Bankruptcy. Mr. T. (as he is known to his staff) has closed thousands of real estate loans, examined thousands of real estate titles, and written thousands of title insurance policies.

 

R. Lee Coltharp
Attorney-At-Law,
VP Underwriting

318-752-8080
rlcoltharp@firstcommercetitle.com

Mr. Coltharp was admitted to the LA Bar in October 1993. He earned a Juris Doctor at LSU Law School in Baton Rouge, LA. Mr. Coltharp’s endeavors at First Commerce Title primarily include title examination, document preparation and review, closing, and other duties of counsel. Previous to joining the First Commerce staff, Mr. Coltharp was engaged in the banking industry as well as in the private practice of law.

 

Amanda Hulett
Attorney-At-Law,
First Commerce Title Co.

318-752-8080
ahulett@firstcommercetitle.com

Mrs. Hulett received her Bachelor of Science from LSU in Baton Rouge in 2005 and her Juris Doctor along with a Bachelor of Civil Law from Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, in May of 2008.  While attending law school, she was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and worked as a law clerk for the State of Louisiana.  Mrs. Hulett was admitted to practice law in Louisiana in 2008 and is a member of both the American and Louisiana State Bar Associations.

 

Administrative Office

 

 
Charmain Touchstone
Operations Administrator
318-752-8080
cltouchstone@firstcommercetitle.com
Paula Lamar
Bookkeeper / Admin. Assist.
318-752-8080
plamar@firstcommercetitle.com
   
Closing Officers  
Cheryl Smith
Closing Officer
318-752-8080
csmith@firstcommercetitle.com
Amanda Hulett
Closing Officer
318-752-8080
ahulett@firstcommercetitle.com
Sherry Lafitte
Closing Officer
318-752-8080 slafitte@firstcommercetitle.com
Lee Coltharp
Closing Officer
318-752-8080 lcoltharp@firstcommercetitle.com
Escrow Officers  
   
Sharon Gilmer
Escrow Officer
318-752-8080 skgilmer@firstcommercetitle.com
Sherry Lafitte
Closing Officer
318-752-8080 slafitte@firstcommercetitle.com
Danette Rivera
Escrow Officer
318-752-8080  drivera@firstcommercetitle.com
Angela Grounds
Escrow Officer
318-752-8080  agrounds@firstcommercetitle.com
Stefani Harvill
Escrow Officer
318-752-8080  sharvill@firstcommercetitle.com
 
   
Legal Secretary  
Megan McCright
318-752-8080 mmccright@firstcommercetitle.com
 
Title Department  
Shannon Roderick                              
318-752-8080 sroderick@firstcommercetitle.com
Callie Lutterman
318-752-8080 clutterman@firstcommercetitle.com
 
Audit Department  
Lauren Webb
VP Auditing & Public Relations Audit Dept.,
318-752-2179   lewebb@firstcommercetitle.com
Joan Potter
Supervisor Audit Dept.
Audit Dept. 
318-752-2179 jkpotter@firstcommercetitle.com