About Us
First Commerce Title
First Commerce is a title company which provides legal and escrow services. We act as a trusted intermediary in your real estate transaction. For example, in a sale, we protect all parties to the deal by ensuring that money changes hands only at such time as all conditions have been met for a Buyer to acquire a clear and merchantable title, and we prepare all legal documents necessary to achieve that end. We also issue title insurance policies that protect a Lender’s collateral interest, and a Buyer’s investment, against cases of fraud and forgery.
David M. Touchstone
President-Attorney, David M. Touchstone, has focused his practice of law on property issues for over four decades. He is a proud lifelong Louisianan, and received both his undergraduate and law degree from LSU. He holds a deep respect for Louisiana’s civilian legal tradition, and enjoys studying its historical roots in Napoleonic France and Ancient Rome. He has served on the legislative committee of the Louisiana Land Title Association (LLTA), working with some of our state’s greatest legal minds to draft property rights legislation. In 2012, he was awarded LLTA’s Title Person of the Year. Mr. Touchstone has administered transactions of over 30,000 properties in his career. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his seven children and ten grandchildren, and watching baseball.
Why you should work with First Commerce
We have been serving North Lousiana’s real estate needs for nearly three decades. Our team has seen it all when it comes to questions of title and ownership. We handle all of our abstracting and title examination in-house, so we can get your deal closed ASAP. We boast a spacious and comfortable location and provide a top-notch closing experience for all involved. We pride ourselves on our quality of service and our integrity. We do not cut corners— our customers are too important.
