FirmMetairie, LA
Serves 6 counties
Practices from Metairie and handles successions in Orleans, St. Tammany, Jefferson, Lafourche, St. John and Terrebonne parishes. Represents heirs and succession representatives in successions with and without administration, probate of wills and small successions, and litigates will contests and representative removals. Also answers Medicaid estate recovery claims.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more
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- 2121 N Causeway Blvd., Suite 200Metairie, LA 70001
FirmMetairie, LA
Since 1989 · Serves 3 counties
Practices from Metairie, New Orleans and Hammond, serving Jefferson, Orleans and Tangipahoa parishes, and has handled successions since its founding in 1989. Handles succession and estate administration, trust administration, and estate and trust litigation over will validity, trust management and the distribution of estate assets, with estate, gift and income tax planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 1100Metairie, LA 70001
FirmMandeville, LA
Serves 1 county
Mandeville estate and elder law firm led by Christie Tournet, serving St. Tammany Parish and the Greater New Orleans area. Opens successions, including those that can proceed without administration, assists with funding and administering trusts, and handles non-contested interdictions and continuing tutorships. Christie Tournet is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more
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- 4040 Desoto StreetMandeville, LA 70471
Solo PracticeNatchitoches, LA
Serves 1 county
Natchitoches attorney Gary L. Conlay, in private practice there since 1983, is board certified in Tax Law and in Estate Planning and Administration by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. Handles successions with or without a will for families and fiduciaries, with attention to Louisiana and federal taxes. Offers free consultations by phone, email or Zoom.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningWills Trusts
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- PO Box 947Natchitoches, LA 71458
Solo PracticeBossier City, LA
Since 1982 · Serves 2 counties
Bossier City practice of David L. White, whose firm has served North Louisiana since 1982, with succession clients in Bossier City and Shreveport. Handles the probate of wills and testate and intestate successions, and brings interdictions in which the court appoints a curator for a family member who can no longer manage his or her affairs. Offers a free phone consultation.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipWills Trusts
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- 3985 Airline DriveBossier City, LA 71111
FirmRuston, LA
Serves 4 counties
Ruston firm with offices in Monroe, Minden and Shreveport serving the Interstate 20 corridor in North Louisiana. Handles small-succession affidavits, independent and administered successions, and ancillary successions for Louisiana property of out-of-state decedents. Also prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living will declarations, and handles guardianships.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 5 more
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- 202 N Vienna StRuston, LA 71270
Solo PracticeBaton Rouge, LA
Serves the whole state
Baton Rouge firm serving clients throughout Louisiana, including out-of-state heirs with Louisiana property. Handles uncontested, contested, ancillary and corrective successions, trust administration, interdictions, succession litigation and appeals. Morgan Field has represented succession clients before the Louisiana Supreme Court; flat fees are available for many uncontested matters.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more
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- 6161 Perkins Rd., Suite 1BBaton Rouge, LA 70808
Solo PracticeMonroe, LA
Serves 1 county
Monroe practice of attorney Brian Harkins, licensed in Louisiana for 32 years after nearly 24 years as an assistant district attorney. Helps families settle a loved one's affairs through Louisiana successions and drafts wills, trusts and long-term care plans, including planning for pets. Consultations are 15-minute phone appointments, by appointment only.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawWills Trusts
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- 601 North 5th StreetMonroe, LA 71201
Solo PracticeHouma, LA
Serves the whole state
Houma attorney with a Metairie office by appointment, handling successions in Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, Orleans and every other Louisiana parish. Handles administered successions, simple possessions, small-succession affidavits, successions for relatives who died years ago, and ancillary probate for out-of-state owners of Louisiana real estate. John E. Sirois is also a CFP.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 3 more
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- 220 Progressive Blvd, Suite AHouma, LA 70360
Solo PracticePrairieville, LA
Serves 2 counties
Prairieville practice serving Ascension Parish and the Greater Baton Rouge area, with succession and interdiction filings at the 23rd Judicial District Court in Gonzales. Handles testate and intestate Louisiana successions, interdictions and curatorships, wills, trusts, financial and medical mandates, and Medicaid planning. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 4 more
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- 16094 Hwy 73, Suite 202Prairieville, LA 70769
FirmBaton Rouge, LA
Since 2002 · Serves the whole state
Baton Rouge estate and elder law firm established in 2002, with New Orleans and Lake Charles offices, serving every Louisiana parish. Handles simple and administered successions, small-succession affidavits, trust administration and interdictions. Founder Linda S. Melancon is board certified in Estate Planning and Administration; consultations carry a $450 fee and mostly run by Zoom or phone.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more
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- 3956 Government StreetBaton Rouge, LA 70806
Solo PracticeBaton Rouge, LA
Serves 1 county
Baton Rouge practice of managing attorney Siobhan Leger, handling testate and intestate Louisiana successions. Work covers small succession affidavits, federally taxable estate administrations, ancillary probates, trust administration, contested succession litigation, and tutorship and interdiction proceedings. Consultations are free for most matters, excluding Medicaid consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 9 more
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- 4983 Bluebonnet Blvd, Suite BBaton Rouge, LA 70809
FirmBaton Rouge, LA
Since 1976 · Serves the whole state
Baton Rouge elder law firm, in practice since 1976, serving the Baton Rouge, Denham Springs and Gonzales areas and clients across Louisiana. It handles succession administration, including locating heirs, valuing assets and managing creditor claims, alongside wills, trusts, special needs trusts and Medicaid planning. Founder Peter J. Losavio, Jr. is a Certified Elder Law Attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 3 more
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- 8414 Bluebonnet Blvd, Suite 110Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Solo PracticeNew Orleans, LA
Since 1967 · Serves 4 counties
Mid-City New Orleans firm founded in 1967, now run by Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco, serving Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany and St. Bernard parishes. It handles probate of the will and the succession, from the petition and executor appointment through inventory, payment of debts and distribution to heirs, as well as interdictions and special needs planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 6 more
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- 4833 Conti Street, Suite 109New Orleans, LA 70119
FirmBaton Rouge, LA
Since 2002 · Serves 1 county
Baton Rouge estate planning firm that opens and administers successions in East Baton Rouge Parish and helps trustees administer trusts. Handles will contests, capacity and undue influence claims, heirship disputes, breach of fiduciary duty by succession representatives, and trust litigation. Founded by Myrna Arroyo in 2002; offers a free 15-minute consultation call.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
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- 4459 Bluebonnet Blvd, Building 1 Suite ABaton Rouge, LA 70809
FirmNew Orleans, LA
Since 1958 · Serves 1 county
New Orleans firm whose Estate Planning and Probate Group handles testate and intestate successions, from appraising assets and paying creditors to transferring title. Litigates will, trust and succession disputes, including undue influence and executor fraud, and handles interdictions. Four partners are board-certified estate planning and administration specialists.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 5 more
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- 400 Poydras Street, Suite 2550New Orleans, LA 70130
FirmAlexandria, LA
Serves the whole state
Alexandria firm with offices in Lafayette, Shreveport and Monroe that administers small and large successions across Louisiana. Handles opening the succession, the detailed descriptive list, creditor claims, tax returns and the judgment of possession, and contests or defends wills and fiduciary acts. J. Graves Theus, Jr. is board certified in tax law and in estate planning and administration.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 7 more
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- 1902 Jackson StreetAlexandria, LA 71301
FirmShreveport, LA
Since 1982 · Serves 1 county
Shreveport firm, formed in May 1982, representing executors and heirs in Louisiana successions from submitting the will to the court through paying bills and distributing the estate. Handles succession litigation, including will contests and claims of malfeasance or fraud, and monitors successions handled by other lawyers for heirs. Its elder law attorneys also plan for Medicaid and VA benefits.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 2 more
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- 9105 Ellerbe Rd, Suite A 100Shreveport, LA 71106