Financial attorney Bennet Koren succumbs at 64; funeral Tues.
BENNET SCOTT KOREN, an attorney who specialized in consumer financial services, died on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2016, at his New Orleans residence after a courageous battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). He was 64.
A native of Baltimore, MD., Koren was a 1974 honors graduate of Michigan State University and received his J.D. degree in 1977 from the Wayne State University Law School (Wayne Law).
He became a resident of New Orleans in 1981 when he joined the McGlinchy-Stafford Law Firm. Koren had more than 30 years of experience specializing in banking regulations and various financial service instruments. He was a frequent speaker on banking regulation and compliance at local, national and international programs. Koren served on the Editorial Board of Business Law Today from 1996 to 1999.
He was a member of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Banking Law Committee, Consumer Financial Services Committee and Housing Finance Subcommittee. He was on the Consumer Bankers Association Lawyers Committee, Louisiana Bankers Association Bank Counsel and Mortgage Bankers Association.
In 2014 Koren was named the “Top Mortgage Compliance Lawyer” by Mortgage Compliance Magazine. He was named one of “The Best Lawyers in America (Banking and Finance Law, Litigation) from 1995 to the present and was a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Lawyer. Koren was honored by Chambers USA/National Financial Services Regulation (Consumer Finance Compliance) and has been named a member of Louisiana Super Lawyers (Banking) since 2007 to the present. In addition Koren was selected in 2013 as a Top Rated Lawyer in banking and finance by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell and “Top Lawyer Banking and Finance Law” by New Orleans Magazine in both 2015 and 2016.
Among his other interests, he was an avid cyclist and enjoyed downhill sking. Koren was also an oenophile, a connoisseur of fine wines.
He was a longtime member of Touro Synagogue.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Lisa P. Germain, his son Alex L. Koren, his daughter Rachel G. Koren, his brother Paul Koren (Gail) of West Bloomfield, MI. and a sister-in-law, Amy S. Germain.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Avenue. Rabbi Alexis Berk will officiate. Interment will follow in Hebrew Rest Cemetery No. III, 2100 Pelopidas at Frenchmen Street.
Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home of Metairie is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be expressed online or for more information call 504-835-2341
