Estate Planning, Successions and Probate Administration

Planning for the future and for the efficient use and management of finances are vital issues for many of our clients. The estate planning attorneys at Blanchard Walker assist clients throughout North Louisiana, including Shreveport, Bossier City, and other communities in North Louisiana.

Our estate planning lawyers assist clients by developing personal tax and estate plans, drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills (advance directives), prenuptial agreements, family limited liability companies and family limited partnerships, planning for family financial needs, administering estates and trusts, including marital deduction planning, business succession planning, dealing specifically with needs of the elderly and planning for disabled family members.

Our lawyers deal not only with planning, but also with estate administration matters including probate, as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets, such as life insurance policies, annuities, qualified plans, and trust assets. We also assist the personal representative of the estate in the gathering, valuation, accounting, and distribution of the decedent's assets. Our law firm makes sure that federal and state estate tax returns are prepared and filed, and that the appropriate documents are filed in order to release liens on the decedent's real property.

Make sure that your family is protected with professional estate planning services. We provide last will and testament drafting, medical or general power of attorney documents, Louisiana charitable trust legal advice, and Louisiana inheritance tax legal advice. Contact Blanchard Walker to schedule an initial consultation with one of our estate planning attorneys so that we can discuss all of your estate planning needs.

Blanchard Walker attorneys with experience in this area are:

John T. Cox, Jr.
Wm. Timothy Allen
M. Thomas Arceneaux