Estate Planning law in Louisiana covers wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Louisiana has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to estate planning cases, and attorneys who practice in District Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in Louisiana is generally 10 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through District Court, and Louisiana's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Louisiana State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in Louisiana bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting an estate planning attorney in Louisiana, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with District Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Louisiana and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to estate planning law in Louisiana to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Louisiana.

Joseph Barron Odom Sr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawrence & Odom LLP
 508 Minden Street Ruston LA 71270
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2016)
English, Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Christopher Szeto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Christopher Szeto
 8131 Plum Street Suite 1 New Orleans LA 70118
(504) 226-2292
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2012)
English, Mandarin
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning
Roy Maughan Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Maughan Law Firm, LLC
 634 Connells Park Ln Baton Rouge LA 70806
(225) 926-8533
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1982)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Sean Morrison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sean Morrison Law Offices LLC
 3805 Pontchartrain Dr. Ste 17 Slidell LA 70458
(504) 308-0108
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (2007)
Bar #24124459
Ohio Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Environmental Law
Stephen Rue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stephen Rue & Associates
 422 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 529-5000
Harvard Law School (2019)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Lawrence R. Anderson Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawrence R. Anderson, Jr.
 11953 Coursey Blvd. Baton Rouge LA 70816
(225) 293-7100
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1967)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Construction Law
Caroline D. Alford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wiener, Weiss & Madison, A Professional Corporation
 P.O. Box 21990 Shreveport LA 71120-1990
(318) 226-9100
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2017)
English
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Personal Injury
Phillip Lynch Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1280 Clausel St Mandeville LA 70448
(985) 626-9382
Southern University Law Center (1984)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Bradley J Spedale - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Newman, Mathis, Brady & Spedale, PLC
 433 Metairie Road Suite 600 Metairie LA 70005
(504) 613-0894
Mason School of Business - College of William and Mary (2003)
English
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Patrick Murray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Murray Law Office
 523 Georgia Avenue BOGALUSA LA 70427
(985) 205-8877
Loyola University New Orleans
English
Bar #36602
5th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Catherine A. Gauthier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kean Miller LLP
 5035 Bluebonnet Boulevard Suite B Baton Rouge LA 70809
(225) 389-3764
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (2019)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Justin Edward Molaison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Molaison Law Office, LLC
 111 Veterans Blvd STE 1810 Metairie LA 70005
(504) 834-3788
New England Law | Boston (2010)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Sarah W Hickman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wagar Hickman, LLC
 1590 W. Causeway Approach Suite 2 Mandeville LA 70471
9858888740103
Loyola University New Orleans (2010)
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Philip N. Maples - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maples Law Office, LLC
 P.O. Box 1184 Gonzales LA 70707
(225) 402-8082
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2009)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Maro Petkovich Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bowes, Petkovich & Palmer, LLC
 2550 Belle Chasse Highway Suite 200 Gretna LA 70053
(504) 368-2700
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (2008)
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Sye J Broussard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Broussard Dove, APLC
 7605 Park Ave Houma LA 70364
(985) 868-4800
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Entertainment & Sports Law
Michael Scott Ogden - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
M. Scott Ogden Lawyer at Law
 130 W. Kirby St. Lake Charles LA 70601
(337) 436-3332
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Robert W Hoke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grand Law Office
 3421 N. Causeway Blvd. Ste. 503 Metairie LA 70002
22576914147691414
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (2011)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Estate Planning
Roy Bowes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bowes, Petkovich & Palmer, LLC
 2550 Belle Chasse Hwy Gretna LA 70053
(504) 368-2700
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Collections Divorce Estate Planning
Carl Henry Franklin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carl Henry Franklin, Lawyer at Law
 910 Pierremont Rd. Ste 410 Shreveport LA 71106
(318) 429-6822
Southern University Law Center
English
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Gwenda R Lamb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lamb Estate Law Office, LLC
 1403 A Metro Drve Alexandria LA 71301
(318) 448-1533
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Jeremy Hanna - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hanna Law Office, LLC
 5217 W. Napoleon Ave. Metairie LA 70001
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2009)
Western District of Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Personal Injury
Christopher A. Sisk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grand Law Office
 3421 N. Causeway Blvd. Ste. 503 Metairie LA 70002
(504) 831-1222
Loyola University New Orleans (2009)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Foreclosure Defense
John C. Nickelson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nickelson Law PLLC
 7591 Fern Avenue Suite 1403 Shreveport LA 71105
(318) 678-5786
University of Virginia School of Law (2001)
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Divorce
Florencia Ibanez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Broussard, David & Moroux
 P.O. Box 3524 Lafayette LA 70502
(337) 233-2323
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Family Law Real Estate Law
Jennifer M. Bonneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bonneau Law Office, LLC
 118 West Harrison Avenue Suite 301 New Orleans LA 70124
(504) 488-0678
Southern University Law Center (2000)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Theodore David Vicknair Sr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vicknair Law Office, LLC
 3112 Jackson Street Alexandria LA 71301
(985) 264-9822
University of Florida Levin College of Law (1999)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
John E. Sirois - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John E. Sirois, A Professional Law Corporation
 One Galleria Boulevard Suite 735 Metairie LA 70001
Tulane University School of Law (1996)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Marie Rudd Hidalgo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marie Rudd Hidalgo Law Firm
 516 W 21st Avenue Covington LA 70433
(866) 951-8210
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1993)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Erik Lane Burns - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 510 N Range Ave Denham Springs LA 70726
(225) 791-2340
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1993)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Douglas Lee Bryan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 419 South Preston St P.O. Box 707 Marksville LA 71351
(318) 240-8282
Loyola University New Orleans (1988)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Family Law Personal Injury
D. Alex Onstott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciolino & Onstott, LLC
 400 Poydras St. Suite 2145 NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
(504) 524-0120
Tulane University School of Law (2012)
English, German
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
David Cougle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cougle Law, LLC
 P.O. Box 74 Pearl River LA 70452
(985) 863-4565
Southern University - Baton Rouge (2005)
Arabic, English
Federal - Immigration Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
John Schoonenberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henderson Reilly Boudreaux & Schoonenberg
 300 Lafayette St Houma LA 70360
(985) 868-2081
St. Thomas University School of Law (2003)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Estate Planning Medical Malpractice
Robert Brandt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Williams and Brandt
 750 East I-10 Service Road Suite D Slidell LA 70461-5535
(985) 641-3700
Tulane University School of Law (1978)
Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Deceased
Business Law Divorce Estate Planning
Deanna Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Magnolia Law
 4705 Bluebonnet Blvd. Ste. B Baton Rouge LA 70809
(225) 369-5200
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
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