Attorney James Morgan Field III's Legal Cases

Litigation

Allen v. Brown, 404 So. 3d 47

Dec 27, 2024

OUTCOME: Client successfully had claims dismissed as abandoned, eliminating the lawsuit and preventing further disruption to the succession and related estate matters.

Represented defendants in a dispute brought by an individual asserting claims related to the succession, including allegations that could have interfered with administration of the estate and exposed t ... he client to liability. The case required enforcing procedural protections and defending against claims that had not been actively pursued, while preserving the client’s position in related succession matters.

Probate

In re Succession of Brown, 391 So. 3d 703

Jun 04, 2024

OUTCOME: Client successfully defended the succession and had the claimant’s attempt to assert heirship and challenge the estate dismissed, preventing disruption of the administration and protecting the estate from an unsupported claim.

Represented the executor in a succession proceeding involving a claimed heir seeking to assert rights in the estate through alleged filiation. The matter involved challenges to standing and whether the ... claimant had any legal right to participate in or contest the succession. The case required addressing both procedural and substantive issues concerning heirship, filiation, and the proper parties to a succession proceeding under Louisiana law.

Probate

Est. of Johnson v. Williams, 390 So. 3d 398

Apr 26, 2024

OUTCOME: Client successfully preserved the estate’s right to pursue recovery and accounting of over $400,000 in missing assets, with the First Circuit reversing dismissal and allowing the case to move forward.

Represented the estate administrator in a dispute over more than $400,000 in missing funds allegedly withdrawn from the decedent in the years before her death, including a vanished IRA. The case focuse ... d on the administrator’s right to pursue recovery and force an accounting from a sibling believed to possess or know the location of estate assets. The matter required addressing whether the estate could move forward under the authority of the administrator alone when the defendant was an heir and objected to the action.

Probate

In re Succession of Morgan, 370 So. 3d 399

Sep 08, 2023

OUTCOME: Client successfully defeated the claimed will, and the Louisiana Supreme Court declared the purported testament absolutely null, allowing the succession to proceed without enforcement of the defective will.

Represented Diana Ford in a succession dispute over whether a lost, unsigned copy of a purported notarial will could be used to control the estate. The case involved a high-stakes fight over who would ... control the succession and whether the estate would proceed under the claimed testament or as an intestate succession. I handled the matter through the appellate process and argued before the Louisiana Supreme Court on the enforceability of strict testamentary formalities.

James Morgan Field III's Legal Cases (4)

Allen v. Brown, 404 So. 3d 47

In re Succession of Brown, 391 So. 3d 703

Est. of Johnson v. Williams, 390 So. 3d 398

In re Succession of Morgan, 370 So. 3d 399