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Company:
Liskow & Lewis

Job Title:
Attorney at Law

Address:
701 Poydras St.
Suite 5000
New Orleans, LA, 70139-5099

Work Phone:
(504) 556-4142

Fax:
(504) 556-4108

E-mail:
mladams@liskow.com

Marguerite Adams

Ms. Adams practices in the areas of real estate, finance, general business, probate and estate planning.

Real estate developers and lenders are among Ms. L Adams’ clients. She represents them in the acquisition, construction and financing of commercial office buildings, residential subdivisions, shopping centers, industrial facilities, and condominiums and other residential developments. She also counsels them in the preparation of leases, restructuring of partnerships, real estate sales and review of title and issuance of title policies for the firm’s title agency.

She also prepares wills and trusts for individuals and advises clients on the disposition of closely held businesses, taxation of estates and other estate planning matters. Additionally, she handles probate matters and represents trustees and corporate fiduciaries.  

Ms. Adams, a board certified estate panning and administration specialist, is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is chairman of its State Laws Committee. She is named in the Best Lawyers in America and is active in CREW – Commercial Real Estate Women, New Orleans.

Presentations

  • “Mediation and Arbitration of Will Controversies.” 12th Annual Estate Planning Institute, Tulane Law School, 2002
  • “Getting Your Estate Plan in Order,” New Orleans Estate Planning Day, 2002
  • “Recent Developments, Successions, Donations and Trusts,” Loyola University School of Law Estate Planning Conference, 2001
  • “Basics of Estate Planning,” New Orleans Estate Planning Day, 1999
  • “Recent Developments, Successions and Donations,” Louisiana State Bar Association, 1998
  • “Recent Developments, Successions and Donations,” Louisiana State Bar Association Fall Seminar, Asheville, North Carolina, 1997
  • “Recent Developments in Louisiana Succession and Trust Law,” Loyola University School of Law Estate Planning Seminar, 1997
  • “Planning for Family Businesses,” Tulane Tax Institute, 1996
  • “Ethically Representing Clients Who May Be Incompetent or Subject to Undue Influence,” Tulane Estate Planning Seminar, 1996

Honors & Affiliations:

  • Board certified estate planning and administration specialist
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel – Fellow; State Laws Committee – Chairman, 2004 – present
  • Louisiana State Law Institute – Successions and Donations Committee, Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association – Trusts, Estates, Probate and Immovable Property Law Section, Chairman, 1 995 – 1996; Specialization Commission, Estate Planning, 1996 – 1997
  • New Orleans, Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations – Member
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Award, 2006
  • CREW, Commercial Real Estate Women, New Orleans – Board of Directors, 2002 – 2004
  • New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center – President, Board of Trustees, 1994 – 1995
  • Catholic Foundation – Board of Trustees, 1995 – 1997
  • Academy of the Sacred Heart of New Orleans – Board of Trustees, 1994 – 2000; President of Alumnae Association, 2006-present