Empathy, Leadership, and Innovation: Reneau Longoria's Path to Becoming a Top Woman of Law

Reneau Longoria is honored to be featured as one of the Top Women of Law in the March 2025 MortgagePoint Black Book spotlighting the industry's leading Financial Services Attorneys. Reneau is the Managing Member, Sole Owner of Doonan, Graves & Longoria, LLC

With 35 years of civil and criminal legal experience, Reneau J. Longoria thrives on strategic problem-solving. Longoria is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Montana, New York, Texas, and is pending admission in Vermont. 

"The most rewarding part of my work is collaborating with both my clients and my team to develop creative, practical, and mutually beneficial solutions," she says. Longoria is an enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana and active in the Indian Law Section of the Montana Bar and nationally on Indian Law and creditors rights.

She ensures her firm stays resilient through flexibility, talent development, and accountability, helping both employees and clients navigate an evolving legal landscape. As a female attorney, Longoria says she has faced unique challenges, "but those challenges have shaped me into a stronger, more empathetic leader." As an example, she cites her firm's Family Leave policy, first introduced in 2023. "Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, we give employees the traditional 12 weeks but allow them to craft a plan that best supports their needs for both leave and reentry." 

Among her proudest moments, she highlights this recognition and having her work published in the American Bar Association Journal, January 2025 Urban Lawyer, The Montana Bar Journal and MortgagePoint. Looking ahead to 2025, Longoria sees adaptability as key. "Change is a constant in our industry, but 2025 will be a year where our ability to adapt will be more critical than ever." She emphasizes fostering professional growth to build stronger teams and better service. "Efficiency starts with understanding. The more we truly know borrowers... the more effective we can be."