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Zitzmann Law is a full service law firm founded by New Orleans attorney James Zitzmann in 2014. Whether you are a native to the New Orleans metro area or have encountered an issue while visiting or doing business in southeast Louisiana, our firm can help you be on the right side of the law.

Trachelle L. Cornish is the founding partner of Cornish Law LLC. For the past seven years, she has worked alongside municipal government to remedy the city of blighted property by establishing the heirs of heirship property and she has worked alongside highly successful attorneys in the areas of real estate, elder law, plaintiff’s litigation, commercial litigation, title, tax, bankruptcy, and personal injury law. Additionally, she has supervised in operations with an international Fortune 500 company, accounting for trillions of dollars in revenue and a staff of 75.. Trachelle graduated from Southern University Law Center, where she received national recognition after earning a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Legal Research. Trachelle uses her award-winning legal research skills to determine the likelihood that a client will have a successful outcome in their legal matter. From here, she can more accurately and insightfully pinpoint her clients’ advantages and disadvantages and present the most effective plan of action.

Sarah Spigener and the Spigener Law Firm specializes in Louisiana successions and Mississippi probates.  Sarah Spigener also practices and has experience in the areas of civil litigation, estate planning, real estate law, and personal injury.. From Gulfport, Mississippi, Ms. Spigener made New Orleans her home nearly ten years ago.  Ms. Spigener studied Spanish at the University of Southern Mississippi to achieve her Bachelor's Degree, and spent a semester abroad studying at The University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, Spain.  At Southern Miss, Ms. Spigener was a member of the Honors College and various student organizations, such as the Student Government Association. Ms. Spigener earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law. While at Ole Miss, Ms. Spigener was active in the Christian Legal Society.. Ms. Spigener has had a broad array of legal experience in areas such as environmental, employment, criminal, personal injury, class action, successions, estate planning, and civil law.

Ms. Casteix is the firm’s Managing Partner whose practice primarily focuses on business and real estate transactions as well as estate planning and administration (successions). She is a native and lifelong resident of New Orleans.. After receiving her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law, Ms. Casteix began her legal career   as a law clerk for the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. In 1980 she became a partner in the firm of Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix where she remained a partner until 1995 when  Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix was founded.. Ms. Casteix has counseled clients in a variety of business and real estate transactions, including business sales, residential and commercial mortgage loans, mergers and acquisitions, real estate development, condominium conversions, commercial leases for shopping centers and office buildings, and commercial and residential acquisitions and financing. She has also served as special counsel to a family-owned corporate client in its initial and subsequent public stock offerings.. In her estate planning and administration practice, Ms. Casteix has handled multi-million dollar estates and established charitable foundations for her clients.. Ms. Casteix is an agent for First American Title Insurance Company and  a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association. She has an AV rating, the highest peer review rating available through Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named by New Orleans Magazine as a Top Lawyer in the New Orleans area.

Melinda Tucker is a probate, estate, and succession attorney based in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area.  She handles all estate litigation and Louisiana probate and succession matters for the firm.  Her practice includes simple to complex trust and estate conflict resolution and litigation, post-death estate administration, conservatorships, guardianships, and estate and small business planning.. Melinda is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Mississippi and is a former Senior Assistant District Attorney for Orleans Parish. She was an Assistant Attorney General in Louisiana from 1992 to 2005 where her duties included general and disciplinary counsel to numerous boards and commissions and general civil practice.. Melinda was born in Dayton, Ohio, and was a resident of New Orleans from 1971 to 2005. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Orleans in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law in 1980. She has been licensed to practice law in Louisiana since 1980 and in Mississippi since 1996.

I was raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, and am a proud graduate of Lafayette High School. After earning my undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 2013, I spent two years serving in the Phoenix Corps of Teach for America. I returned to my hometown in 2015 and spent a year working as a legal assistant to Attorneys Marc W. Judice and Daniel C. Palmintier at Judice & Adley law firm. These early lessons on best practices in a legal career were formative for me, and I carry them with me to this day.. After enrolling at LSU Law in 2016, I was chosen to serve as a legal intern for Louisiana Sea Grant – a division of the federal environmental program governed by NOAA. This work involved researching legal issues surrounding the preservation and restoration of Louisiana’s coast, as well as educating the public on environmental issues facing Louisiana’s wetlands and coastal communities. During my 2L year, I served as a student attorney for LSU’s Immigration Law Clinic. Handling everything from drafting naturalization forms to providing legal advice to Green Card applicants at informational clinics, this semester-long placement culminated with an asylum candidate I represented being granted asylum status.. Originally hired as a summer associate while still in law school, I have been with Scott | Vicknair LLC since 2018. Since that time, I have served as the personal law clerk to Partner Brad Scott, passed the Louisiana Bar Exam, and been promoted to a full-time associate attorney working in the firm’s Succession and Estate Planning Division. I am licensed to practice in Louisiana and am a member of the Louisiana Bar Association. I harbor a passion for improving the lives of our citizens, and I am happy to provide an important service to Louisiana families in need through my estate planning and succession work.

Genevieve Leslie is an Associate Attorney with SVHC. Her practice focuses primarily on successions, estate planning, and estate litigation.. A native of Thibodaux, Louisiana, Genevieve earned her Juris Doctorate and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2016 and her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Honors from Louisiana State University in 2012. During law school, Genevieve received several honors and awards, including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grade in Elder Law, the Pro Bono Hours Award for over 100 hours of pro bono service, and the Public Interest Law Society Scholarship.. Genevieve served as the Fellowship and Career Development Chair for the Public Interest Law Society where she helped her fellow students secure scholarships and employment in various public interest law positions in the community. Genevieve was chosen to be a LSU Law Ambassador, and she served as the Columns Editor while writing her own monthly column for LSU Law’s student-run newspaper, “The Civilian.” She also participated in the Civil Mediation Clinic where she successfully mediated several suits in East Baton Rouge Small Claims Court. An avid runner and animal lover, she created and organized the “Bark-and-Boo Charity 5K Run,” which helped raise awareness for dogs in local shelters needing “forever” homes.. Prior to joining the firm, Genevieve served as the Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable John D. Saunders of the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. Genevieve also had the opportunity to intern for the Louisiana Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, the Louisiana Mental Health Advocacy Service, the Louisiana Children’s Advocacy Program, and the East Baton Rouge Public Defender’s Office.. Genevieve is admitted to the Louisiana Bar, and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association. Additionally, she is a Louisiana state-licensed Notary Public and is certified in LexisNexis Professional Research. In her spare time, Genevieve enjoys running, cooking new recipes, and chasing after her Golden Retriever puppy.

Eric M. Schorr joined Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, L.L.C. in 2002, and he practices primarily in the areas of Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate. Mr. Schorr is certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Estate Administration. He advises clients in all aspects of estate planning, estate administration and Medicaid planning, and he is recognized as an authority in the areas of Medicaid Planning and Special Needs Trusts. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the New Orleans Estate Planning Council and the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning. Mr. Schorr received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Loyola University Journal of Public Interest Law as Articles Editor. Mr. Schorr has received several awards for Law Excellence in the areas of Federal Taxation of Wealth Transmission and Federal Income Taxation. He is approved as a Dispute Resolution Arbitrator by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and frequently serves on arbitration panels deciding cases of securities law violation and broker/dealer misconduct.. Mr. Schorr is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State, American and Federal Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice before all Louisiana State and Federal Courts, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Andrew was born and raised in New Orleans. He worked in the private sector for over ten years prior to obtaining his juris doctor degree from Loyola New Orleans College of Law in May 2016. As a law student, Andrew graduated in the top 25% of his class, obtaining multiple honors for his grades. While maintaining his standing in the class ranks, his work on the Loyola Maritime Law Journal was published in the 2016 edition, vol. 15. Additionally, he served on the Loyola Maritime Law Journal Board as a Comment Editor for the 2015-2016 semester.. Throughout his time in law school, Andrew clerked for a prominent New Orleans plaintiff’s firm, affording him the opportunity to work on many types of cases with a stellar team of attorneys.. Andrew's pre-law background includes employment as a marketing and design coordinator for multiple businesses, as well as freelance work doing the same for clients in the greater New Orleans area. As a founding member of Lifsey & Birch, LLC, Andrew will share equal management duties with the other founding member, Serena Birch.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in New Orleans and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in New Orleans and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in New Orleans and surrounding areas.