Helping families plan, protect, and preserve their legacies across Shreveport, Bossier City, Monroe, Ruston, and beyond.
Attorney Carl H. Franklin has been guiding Louisiana families through successions, probate, wills, and estate planning for over 39 years. As one of the state’s most experienced Louisiana succession lawyers and probate attorneys, Carl combines deep local knowledge—spanning Shreveport, Bossier City, Monroe, Ruston, and surrounding parishes—with a compassionate, client-centered approach.
Whether you need a Louisiana succession lawyer to open a succession, a probate attorney to settle an estate, or an estate planning lawyer to draft wills and trusts, Carl Franklin stands ready to protect your family’s future.
Whether you’re facing the probate process or handling a Louisiana succession, we’re here to guide you every step of the way with clarity, compassion, and experience.
Not every Louisiana succession moves through the court system the same way. Depending on how an estate is set up, and sometimes on decisions the
When someone dies without a will in Louisiana, their property doesn’t sit in limbo waiting for a decision. The law already has an answer, and
Most states allow someone to leave their estate to whomever they choose, with very few restrictions. Louisiana is different. Because of its civil law roots,
