Family Law

• Adoption

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  In Brennan’s House of Printing, Inc. v. Brennan we represented certain stockholders who claimed a controlling ownership interest and asserted that the family business had issued stocks in addition to the initial stock issuance allowing our clients to have shareholder control of the company. Because the company records were informal, we accomplished proof of the later stock issuance and our clients’ percentage ownership by secondary means through the use of evidence including tax returns and filings with the secretary of state proved that our client’s claim was valid. 924 So.2d 1067 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2006).
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Formation
  We handle business formations including partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies (LLCs). We can help you determine which form of corporate entity (i.e. corporation or LLC) best suits your needs, prepare all documents required by the Secretary of State for business formation, ensure these documents are properly filed, and assist with trademark and tradename registration so your new business gets off on the right foot. We can also assist your company with filing its annual reports and reports of any changes, for example, to report a new registered agent or a change of address.
• Business Disputes
  When business disputes or issues surface, it is critical to have a committed, hardworking and caring attorney representing you so that the situation can be resolved efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Limited Liability Companies

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  In Partition of real estate suit, successfully obtained dismissal of claim for damages for alleged fraud in terminating Trust. Hendricks v. Bryant, 2017 CA 1063 (La. App. 1 Cir., 4/6/18)
• Real Estate Transactions
  Contract disputes often arise in real estate transactions and resolving these disputes in an efficient manner is in everyone’s best interest.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  When a person postpones creating a will or trust, they risk creating problems for family members after their death. These problems can potentially range from incurring estate tax liabilities to disputes over who will receive the assets of the estate or care for the decedent’s children. These problems and disputes are financially and emotionally taxing on loved ones; effective estate planning helps you assist your loved ones in avoiding unnecessary strain at a time that is already stressful.
• Wills
• Trusts
  We are a committed, caring and talented firm with a reputation for delivering outstanding results for our clients. Our areas of experience extend to business law & litigation, probate, successions, wills, trusts & estates, and real estate.
• Power of Attorney
  There are basically two types of powers of attorney that we recommend on a regular basis for our estate planning clients. A medical power of attorney and financial power of attorney. Our policy is that in most cases the powers of attorney are not effective until the client is unable to make decisions. In the financial power of attorney, this springs to life when the client’s doctor certifies the inability or if the client’s doctor is unavailable then the certification by two doctors. Why do we recommend a deferred financial power of attorney? First, we think each person should be in charge of their own decisions unless incapacitated. Second, while the relationship between spouses is a bond with a strong sense of trust, there are incidences where a spouse is unaware of the other spouse’s inability to control one’s self such as gambling or substance abuse. If the financial power of attorney is effective immediately, then the spouse who has a problem can use the power of attorney to dispose of assets or encumber assets without the other spouse’s knowledge.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  In Citizens Savings Bank v. G & C Development, LLC et al, we skillfully assisted a real estate development company and its two owners in litigation against their bank following a foreclosure on their development. We were able to avoid a substantial deficiency judgment against our clients. The owners had guaranteed the company’s loan; because the real estate development company was defunct, the individual owners/guarantors would have otherwise been responsible for the company’s debt of $2,000,000.00+, without the favorable judgment we secured in this case. 113 So.3d 1085 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2013).