Languages

• English

Law Firm Overview

Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law, Family Law, Bankruptcy and Business Law.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Bankruptcy
• Elder Law
• Trusts
• Wills
• Family Law
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Paternity
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Estate Administration
• Probate Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Decedents Estates
• Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
• Estate Planning for the Elderly
• Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
• Family Trusts
• Living Trusts
• Powers of Attorney
• Special Needs Trusts
• Trust Administration
• Trust Law Trust Planning
• Wealth Preservation
• Wills Inheritance
• Probate
• Ancillary Probate
• Probate Administration
• Probate Taxation
• Alimony Annulment
• Community Property Law
• Domestic Partnerships
• Domestic Violence
• Gay and Lesbian Family Law
• Marital Agreements
• Marital Property Distribution
• Marital Property Law
• Marital Property Settlements
• Name Changes
• Non-Traditional Family Law
• Postnuptial Agreements
• Premarital Agreements
• Restraining Orders
• Separation Agreements
• Spousal Support
• Uncontested Divorce
• Bankruptcy

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, I.V.A.M.S. Alternative Dispute Resolution Award
• Moot Court Honors, Third Place Brief, Semi Finalist Team
• Tulane Law School Mardi Gras Invitational National Sports Law Tournament Second Place Brief, Quarter Finalist Team, 2003
• University of San Diego School of Law Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, 2002

Published Works

• "Special Needs Trusts: Providing for Disabled Children without Sacrificing Public Benefits.", Journal of Juvenile Law, Vol.24, 2004

Pro Bono Activities

• Treasurer, University of LaVorne, College of Law Alumni Association, 2005 - Present

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law