Eric Schorr | Estate Planning

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Eric Schorr | Sessions, Fishman & Nathan, L.L.C.

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Eric Schorr joined Sessions, Fishman & Nathan, L.L.C. in 2002, and practices primarily in the areas of Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate. He is certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Estate Administration and advises clients in all aspects of estate planning and estate administration, and he is recognized as an authority in the fields of Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid Planning. Eric is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and he is a member of the Special Needs Alliance, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning and the New Orleans Estate Planning Council. He is also a Co-Chair of the New Orleans Bar Association’s Committee on Wills, Trusts and Successions.

Eric received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Loyola University Journal of Public Interest Law as Articles Editor and received several awards for Law Excellence in the areas of Federal Taxation of Wealth Transmission and Federal Income Taxation. He also earned a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Elder Law (with Honors) from the Stetson University School of Law in Tampa, Florida. He is one of only three lawyers in Louisiana (and the only lawyer in Southeast Louisiana) to have earned this distinct designation.

Eric is a member of the Louisiana Law Institute, the official advisory law-revision commission, law-reform agency, and legal-research agency of the State of Louisiana, where he serves on the Committee for Disabled Adult Children.

Eric is also approved as a Dispute Resolution Arbitrator by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and frequently serves on arbitration panels deciding cases of securities law violation and broker/dealer misconduct.

In 2020, Eric was named as a Managing Partner of the Firm.

Areas Of Practice
Trusts
Estate Planning and Estate Administration
Probate
Business & Corporate
Elder Law and Special Needs Planning
Tax

Professional Associations And Memberships
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
New Orleans Bar Association, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
New Orleans Estate Planning Council, Member
Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
Special Needs Alliance, Member

Certified Legal Specialties
Estate Planning and Estate Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, 2011
Dispute Resolution Arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Bar Admissions
Louisiana
S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
S. Supreme Court
Education
Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
Juris Doctor – May, 2002
Honors: Certificate of International Law
Honors: Received several Awards for Law Excellence in the Areas of Federal Taxation
Honors: Received several Awards for Law Excellence in Areas of Wealth Transmission
Law Journal: Loyola University Journal of Public Interest Law, Articles Editor
Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida
M., Master of Laws cum laude – December, 2014
Tulane University
Undergraduate Degree cum laude