Barbon Gernhauser Law is a Louisiana-based legal practice specializing in estate planning, family law, and real estate matters, offering clear and compassionate guidance to protect clients’ families, assets, and legacies. Led by attorney Valerie Barbon Gernhauser, the firm stands out for its deep understanding of Louisiana’s unique civil law system and its personalized, efficient approach to legal planning and transitions.
The firm focuses on providing tailored strategies that reflect each client’s goals and values, serving individuals, families, and business owners across Greater New Orleans and South Louisiana. With a commitment to transparency and dependability, Barbon Gernhauser Law helps clients navigate important life events—from creating comprehensive estate plans to handling successions and family agreements—with clarity and respect.
Services Offered
- Estate Planning
- Wills & Living Wills
- Revocable Trusts
- Long-Term Care & Elder Law Planning
- Medicaid Eligibility Planning
- Healthcare & Financial Powers of Attorney
- Wealth Preservation & Gifting Strategies
- Digital Asset Planning
- Annual Estate Plan Reviews
- Successions & Probate
- Judicial Successions
- Small Succession Affidavits
- Probate Administration
- Out-of-State Heirs & Ancillary Probate
- Heir Property Solutions
- Business Succession Matters
- Family Agreements
- Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
- Community Property Partitions
- Parenting & Support Agreements
- Blended Family Planning
- Adoption Planning
- Uncontested Divorce
- Real Estate & Title Counsel
- Purchase & Sale Agreements
- Donation Deeds & Family Transfers
- Title Review & Curative Work
- Heir Property & Title Clearing
- Partition Agreements
- Title Opinions
- Closings & Escrow (through Iris Title Co.)
Barbon Gernhauser Law serves clients throughout Louisiana, including Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Terrebonne, Tangipahoa, Ascension, Livingston, Concordia, and East Baton Rouge Parishes. Attorney Valerie Barbon Gernhauser is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
