FirmLeesville, LA
Serves 6 counties
Leesville firm based in Vernon Parish that also serves Rapides, Beauregard, Sabine, Natchitoches and Calcasieu Parishes. Guides executors and administrators through Louisiana successions, including creditor claims and omitted heirs, and prepares wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney. Senior partner Alvin C. "Chuck" Dowden Jr. has practiced law in Vernon Parish since 1986.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefenseFamily Lawand 2 more
- Office
- 301 S 3rd StreetLeesville, LA 71446
Solo PracticeRuston, LA
Since 2019 · Serves 6 counties
Ruston practice established in 2019, serving Lincoln, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, Claiborne and Bienville Parishes. Handles testate and intestate successions, small-succession affidavits and opening a succession in district court, and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills. Attorney Phillip J. Ellis meets clients in person, by phone or by video.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness LawCriminal Defenseand 4 more
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- 2100 Floyd Park Dr, Suite 3Ruston, 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
- Office
- 6161 Perkins Rd., Suite 1BBaton Rouge, LA 70808
FirmAbbeville, LA
Serves 1 county
Abbeville firm in Vermilion Parish with attorneys Gabe A. Duhon, Sean Rabalais and J. Isaac "Ike" Funderburk. Handles wills, successions and probate, trusts, powers of attorney and transfers of deeds, alongside residential and commercial real estate closings and title searches.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateCriminal DefenseFamily Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 105 Tivoli StAbbeville, LA 70510
FirmMarksville, LA
Serves 1 county
Marksville firm in Avoyelles Parish handling successions and probate, trust administration, estate taxes and acts of donation, along with wills and powers of attorney. Also handles property transfers, property divisions and community property settlements. Attorney Jenny Donaghey-Beckham's practice includes estate planning and successions.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateFamily Lawand 4 more
- Office
- 313 N Main StMarksville, LA 71351
FirmNew Iberia, LA
Serves the whole state
New Iberia firm with a satellite office in New Orleans, serving Iberia, St. Mary, St. Martin and Vermilion parishes and the rest of Louisiana. Handles successions with or without a will, from identifying assets and debts to putting heirs into possession and filing required accountings. Also drafts wills and special needs and spendthrift trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs PlanningCriminal Defenseand 4 more
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- 1101 East Admiral Doyle Drive, Suite 503New Iberia, LA 70560
FirmKinder, LA
Since 1978 · Serves 1 county
Kinder firm, established in 1978, serving Allen Parish and Southwest Louisiana. Assists executors and administrators through Louisiana successions, with counsel on intestate succession, usufruct and forced heirship, and drafts wills and trusts. All of its attorneys are licensed to practice in the Coushatta Tribal Court.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbatePersonal InjuryReal EstateWills Trusts
- Office
- 528 North Ninth StreetKinder, LA 70648
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
- Office
- 601 North 5th StreetMonroe, LA 71201
FirmNew Orleans, LA
Since 1937 · Serves 4 counties
New Orleans firm founded in 1937, with offices in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Lake Charles. Its Estate Planning & Administration attorneys administer domiciliary and ancillary estates, prepare estate and gift tax returns, and handle contested successions and trust disputes. Partners David F. Edwards and Miriam Wogan Henry are board-certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialists.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
- Office
- 201 St. Charles Ave, Suite 5100New Orleans, LA 70170
FirmLafayette, LA
Serves 9 counties
Lafayette office serving Lafayette, Acadia, Calcasieu, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Jefferson Davis and Vermilion parishes. Handles successions after a death, including opening the succession, probating a notarial or olographic will, and petitioning the court to transfer property, alongside will preparation. Attorney Daniel Tercero offers services in Spanish.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
- Office
- 203 W Brentwood Blvd, Suite 3Lafayette, LA 70506
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
- Office
- 220 Progressive Blvd, Suite AHouma, LA 70360
FirmNatchitoches, LA
Serves 2 counties
Natchitoches firm with a second office in Coushatta in Red River Parish; its attorneys report over 100 years of combined legal experience. Handles Louisiana wills and succession cases and estate planning, which the firm describes as an extremely complex area of Louisiana law. Initial consultations are free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbate
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- 137 St. Denis StreetNatchitoches, LA 71457
FirmLafayette, LA
Since 2012 · Serves 1 county
Lafayette firm that has handled family and estate matters throughout Acadiana since 2012, with retired judge Phyllis M. Keaty as of counsel. Handles successions for families after a death, including successions involving real estate, and prepares wills, trusts, special needs trusts and Medicaid plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs PlanningMedicaid Planningand 3 more
- Office
- 2701 Johnston Street, Suite 307Lafayette, LA 70503
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
- Office
- 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
- Office
- 4983 Bluebonnet Blvd, Suite BBaton Rouge, LA 70809
FirmLake Charles, LA
Since 2006 · Serves 1 county
Lake Charles firm handling Louisiana successions for Calcasieu Parish families: validating a will, determining who inherits when there is no will, and preparing the documents that place heirs into possession. It also takes succession disputes, including will-validity, capacity and undue-influence challenges, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationWills Trusts
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- 113 Dr. Michael DeBakey DriveLake Charles, LA 70601
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
- Office
- 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 2022 · Serves 13 counties
Baton Rouge family law and estate firm founded in 2022 by Deanna C. Johnson, serving East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston and ten other nearby parishes. It handles successions from the petition and appointment of the representative through inventory, debts and division of property, and drafts wills, trusts and powers of attorney. Estate planning case evaluations are complimentary.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateWills Trusts
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- 4701 Bluebonnet Blvd, Suite ABaton Rouge, LA 70809