Many times people leave specific items or cash amounts to their heirs when drawing up their will or trust. In Louisiana, our law calls for these inheritances or bequests (as they are technically termed) to be dispensed with before any [...]

In about 20% of all estate plans that I prepare, there is also some business planning that needs to take place. This business planning typically takes the form of Louisiana LLC formation. LLC’s, or limited liability companies, are most often [...]

During a recent seminar, someone asked me how lawyers determine the fees they charge their clients for a succession. This is a great question and one that does not have one right answer. There are a number of ways in [...]

I talk a lot about avoiding Louisiana probate (or succession as we call it) with a Revocable Living Trust. Typically the primary reasons stated for avoiding succession are avoiding high costs and time delays, but there is one major reason [...]

In the past few months our firm has been preparing an abundance of Revocable Living Trusts for Louisiana residents seeking to avoid probate or succession as it is called in Louisiana. One of the essential parts of a Louisiana Revocable [...]

With the advent of the internet age many people are attempting to create their Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney on their own. It seems so easy. Go on the internet, get a fill in the blank form and before [...]