Addie Prewitt is
Louisiana’s Estate Planning Lawyer
“It’s the people who really make Louisiana home for me.”
Education
Boston University School of Law
LL.M. (Masters of Law) in Taxation, 2006
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
J.D. (Juris Doctorate), 2005
Louisiana State University
B.A., Political Science 2002
Bar Admissions
Louisiana State Bar
United States Tax Court
United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Professional Memberships and Associations
Louisiana State Bar Association
Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union
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I was born in Lafayette, in the heart of Cajun country.
My grandparents lived next door, and there was rarely a day without a visit to or from someone in the extended family. Growing up, the family indulgence was season tickets to Saints games in the fall.
I played volleyball at LSU, the culmination of a childhood dream. I went to LSU law school.
There I enrolled in a tax law course and discovered that I really am a numbers person, and thrived in a program that appealed to my logical brain.
After graduating, I headed north to pursue a Master of Laws (LL.M) in taxation at Boston University School of Law. I liked the northeast so much that I took a position with the mergers and acquisitions tax practice at Ernst & Young in New York City.
My life in New York City was much like the lifestyle of NYC lawyers you might see on TV -- 80-hour work weeks, being on-call every minute, and sleeping with my Blackberry under the pillow. Even after transferring to Atlanta, I still longed to be closer to home: helping real people with real problems.
So in 2012, I decided to move back to Louisiana. And, in a full circle moment, I was welcomed back to the law firm where I began my career in Baton Rouge -- Taylor Porter.
I worked with families on their wills and trusts, and with family businesses on their succession plans. I helped an aging father pass his company off to his children.
I helped three friends sell their company for $60 million in a tearful, exciting closing.
I loved seeing the tangible benefit to people and their families. I knew that seeing their lives change for the better was important to me.
It was around this time that I met my husband. Soon after, we started a family and a family business.
My husband, a pharmacist and I opened a pair of pharmacies together in metro New Orleans. I spent two years working in the store and several years behind the scenes running the accounting and compliance aspects of the pharmacy and taking care of our two children.
I began thinking about the future in different ways, though.
With a range of legal experience working all over the country with many types of different people, I wanted to be able to provide people with the plans they needed to put their minds at ease.
So I brought that experience to the people back home to New Orleans, in this city I love so much.
It’s not just the parks I take my kids to, nor the hundreds of restaurants my husband and I can enjoy on date nights, and it’s not just for the sense of home it brings. My favorite thing about my Louisiana home is the people.
I love working with fellow Louisiana professionals, designing strategies for a more fulfilled life. I love getting to know my clients and their families, and working together to move toward a better future. It’s why I moved back to Louisiana in 2012 after years away. It’s why I choose to raise my kids here. It’s why I opened Addie Prewitt Law in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana. I am here for you, Louisiana.