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Rebecca S. Luster Radford

Shareholder
rradford@wwmlaw.com
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Phone: (318) 213-9254
Fax: (318) 424-5128


Rebecca S. Luster Radford is a shareholder with Wiener, Weiss & Madison. She joined the firm in 2024 and practices primarily in the areas of taxation, estate planning, successions, and business and corporate transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Rebecca’s practice had a similar focus. She is a frequent speaker on estate planning and taxation topics and is a co-author of Estate Planning in Louisiana, which is part of the Louisiana Practice Series since 2020.

Education

LL.M. in Taxation, Levin College of Law, University of Florida, 2013

  • Book Award Recipient for highest grade in Civil Tax Procedure and Estate Planning

J.D. and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 2012

  • cum laude
  • Faculty Merit Scholarship Recipient
  • Judge Alvin B. Rubin Scholarship Recipient
  • CALI Award Recipient for highest grade in Trusts and Fiduciary Administration, Tax Policy and Procedure Seminar, Louisiana Civil Procedure II, Successions and Donations, Estate Planning, Matrimonial Regimes, and The Legal Profession

M.S. in Accounting, Tax Consulting Track, McIntire School of Commerce, The University of Virginia, 2009

B.A., Economics and Business Administration, Rhodes College, 2008

  • cum laude
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science, The General Course, 2006-2007

Phillips Exeter Academy, 2004

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice Louisiana, 2013
United States District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, 2013
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2013
Professional Associations, Memberships, and Community Service

Estate Planning Conference, LSU CLE, Planning Committee Member, 2020–Present

Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport, Member

  • Board Member, 2020–2021, 2023-2024

Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court, Member, 2014–Present

Shreveport Bar Association, Member, 2013–Present

  • Secretary-Treasurer, 2019
  • Secretary-Treasurer Elect, 2018
  • Secretary of the Shreveport Bar Association Women’s Section, 2017

Louisiana State Bar Association, Member, August 2013–Present

The Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, Inc., Sustainer Member 2024–Present

  • Active Member, 2015–2024
  • Member-at-Large on the Board and External Liaison, 2023–2024
  • Membership Vice President, 2020–2021

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Board Member, 2018–Present

The Shreveport Club, Board Member, 2020–2023

Publications
  • Co-Author of Estate Planning in Louisiana, Louisiana Practice Series (Thomson Reuters, 12/2020 ed. – Present ed.)