Steven E. Hayes
Email: SEH@CHEHARDY.COM
Steven Hayes is married to his wife, Gina and and they have two children, Madison and Austin. He has been a partner of the Chehardy, Sherman, Williams Law Firm since its founding in 1989 focusing exclusively in the areas of his specialty.
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Education: - Pfeiffer College - B.A., 1978
- Tulane University, Louisiana - M.B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984.
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Licenses: - Admitted to the bar, 1984, Louisiana
- Admitted to Practice: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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Noteworthy Experience: - Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist (1996) and Board Certified in Taxation (1990),
- Louisiana Board of Specialization, Louisiana State Bar Association.
- HWith over 30 years of specializing in the practice areas of estate planning, wills, trusts, successions and elder law, he has prepared in excess of 10,000 estate plans, handled thousands of successions and trusts, and assisted individuals and families in difficult situations and in litigated matters involving these areas.
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Professional Organizations & Memberships: - Louisiana State Bar Association
- New Orleans Estate Planning Council
- and current Chairman of the Estate Planning Specialization Committee of the Louisiana Bar Association
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Awards & Accolades: - Selected as “Louisiana Super Lawyer” every year since 2008
- New Orleans Magazine “Top Lawyer”- elder law
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Community & Civic Involvement: - Chairman of the Estate Planning Specialization Board for the Louisiana Bar Association
- member of the New Orleans Estate Planning Council
- frequent speaker on estate planning in hundreds of events for various organizations, including the Federal Government Employees, Corps of Engineers, Financial Planner Association, Money Watch Live, Families Helping Families and other organizations and continuing legal education seminars.
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Publications & Published Works: - Succession Procedure
- Will and Estate Planning Changes in Response to Current Tax Developments
- Stretch IRAs
- The New Estate & Gift Tax Law
- Update on Forced Heirship
- Who Needs a Will?
- Reducing Taxes with Charitable Remainder Trusts
- Qualified Personal Residence Trust
- Protecting Life Insurance from Estate Taxes
- Independent Administration of Estates
- How Often Should Your Estate Plan be Reviewed?
- Estate Planning for Incapacity
- Business Buy-Sell Agreements
- The Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment
- Revocable Living Trusts – Not Just for Probate Avoidance
- Succession Procedure
- Family Limited Partnerships
- Children from Different Marriages
- Annulling Wills or Donations because of Mental Incapacity or Undue Influence
- Will and Estate Planning Changes in Response to Current Tax Developments
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Contact Information - Phone: (504) 830-4107
- Email: seh@chehardy.com
