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Max S Ciolino
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Biography
My greatest joy as an attorney is helping my clients find comfort and security during challenging times. I provide this support through both estate planning and probate legal services. When my clients need estate planning or probate services, they are often struggling with issues of death, loss, aging, fear, and uncertainty. It is my job to help them achieve certainty, clarity, and calm by guiding them through the choices and processes at hand.
As an Estate Planner, I help my clients evaluate the roles of their family and friends, and their assets and debts. I then advise them regarding key decisions involving who should be entrusted with certain responsibilities and obligations, and how property should be distributed.
When clients need succession or probate assistance, I counsel my clients through gathering the necessary information, working with creditors and heirs of an estate, and navigating the opening and closing of the succession. My goal is to provide clarity, efficiency, and support to an otherwise overwhelming process, so that a family can focus on overcoming grief and emotionally supporting their loved ones.
We know that legal services can be expensive, so we have developed a range of offerings that are designed to help our clients get the legal services they need, at a cost they can afford. To achieve this goal, we offer several different levels of estate planning services, and payment plans for succession and probate matters.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Estate Planning
50%
11 years
Probate
50%
11 years
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Licensed in Louisiana for 10 years
State: Louisiana
Acquired: 2015
No misconduct found
Location
Ciolino & Onstott
400 Poydras Street, Suite 2145, New Orleans, LA, 70130
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Posted by Amy | June 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation
Grateful nonprofit
The Max Ciolino Law Firm, has been an essential part of Groovin' Again's establishment. Max Ciolino and his firm have been attentive, knowledgable and provided high quailty legal service. We're extremely grateful for this partnership and help becoming established as a 501c3 charity. We highly recomm...
Posted by Jamie | March 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills
Personal, attentive service
Max was so great to work with. He provided a high level of customer service on writing our wills, and transferring our property into LLCs. He was accessible, informative, and affordable. We will definitely be working with Max again!
Posted by Robert Giglio | February 27, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Great Service and assistance
Max help me setup my LLC . He explained what a LLC is and why is was a good choice for me. He took time to answer all my questions ( I ask a lot of questions ) He obtained My EIN# Setup the LLC , Reviewed a Franchise Contract , Explained in detail what was in the contract . He always got back to...
Posted by Jennifer | February 15, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Start-up business legal needs
Max took the time to find out all the details of my business needs and make sure I get started on the right foot. I really felt like he personally cares about the success of my start-up and was thorough in helping me set up my LLC and liability waivers/disclaimers as well as work through some other c...
Posted by emily | February 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Clear, accommodating & accessible legal guidance.
Max is the first attorney I've worked with as a new business owner, so naturally I was a bit nervous (it's intimidating!). Luckily, he could not have been more helpful or accommodating of my needs. He was careful to walk me through every step of the process of registering my LLC and even offered sug...
Max S Ciolino's Lawyer Endorsements
"Max is a competent and empathetic attorney. He listens to his clients and strives to provide realistic solutions that will not break the bank."
"Max and I were opposing counsel on a matter. I found him to be thoughtful, professional, and prompt when it came to returning calls and emails. When opposing counsel can work together professionally and efficiently like Max does, it helps both parties save money. I look forward to working with Max again in the future."
"I endorse this lawyer. Max is hardworking and shows great attention to detail in rendering client services."
"I've known Max since law school, and we have worked together for over 3 years. He has a strong moral compass and will work tirelessly to accomplish the goals of his clients. He builds strong bonds with clients and co-counsel and provides competent, professional service with a more personal touch than most other attorneys. Because of the relationships he builds with clients, he always goes above and beyond to represent their interests."
"Max is a kind, caring, and thorough attorney, who finds solutions without judgment. Throughout my time working with Max, he has continually made decisions that positively influence his community and his clients. I highly recommend his services!"
"I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Ciolino on a number of issues, including litigation and succession matters. I also was once a client of Mr. Ciolino when I had a legal issue of my own. Throughout the years that I've known him, he has always been a professional, kind, and persistent advocate for myself and for my clients. I would recommend him without hesitation to my clients, family, and friends."
"Having worked with Max on more than one complex and contested successions, I can recommend him as someone with the experience and knowledge to handle a probate matter, be it simple or complex. More importantly he has a quality too many of us lack: the patience to explain to our non-professional clients the law that applies, the options that might be available under the law, and the legal reasons for a particular course of action. With this patience he is able to make his clients knowledgeable participants in the probate process rather than just passive observers."
"I uncondititionally refer clients to Max for their estate planning needs. I also routinely will seek Max's learned input on other legal matters due to his thorough and analytical approach to the practice of law. I endorse Max wholeheartedly."
"Mr. Ciolino is smart, thoughtful and hardworking attorney. He is a great resource for anyone needing assistance with estate planning or probate, and an excellent attorney committed to helping his clients. I choose to refer potential clients looking to develop their wills to him, knowing he will make sure they are taken care of."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"Max Ciolino is a genuine and capable attorney who delivers for his clients. My experience in working with Max in the past assures me of his passion and determination for those he advocates for. Max will get the job done all the while keeping his clients abreast of their legal situation along the way."
"Max is a perfect embodiment of when knowledge of the law meets passion and commitment to the community. He is a natural leader and compassionate individual. As a law student at Tulane, he worked diligently to represent the student body and obtain necessary changes. As a scholar and advocate, he has worked diligently toward improving environmental and educational policies and improving life for the residents of New Orleans."
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Experience
Honors
2011
Spirit of Geimenschaft for Leadership and Community Service, Loyola University New Orleans
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Attorney, Ciolino & Onstott
Associations
2015 - Present
Louisiana State Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Succession of Georgia Haynes
Client's goals were fully met.
Succession of Gloria Dean Faulkner
Client's goals were fully met.
Succession of Roger Asher
Client's goals were fully met.
Succession of Alexander & Tora Simmons
Client's goals were fully met.
Education
2015
Tulane Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
2012
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
MA - Masters
2011
Loyola University New Orleans
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2016
Sierra Club Group of New Orleans monthly meeting
"Common Sense Solutions to Waste, Pollution, and Litter at the City Level"
2012
Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference
"Voices from the Classroom: New Orleans Recovery School District Teachers on Education Reform in New Orleans"
Publications
2016
The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
The Right to an Education and the Plight of School Facilities: A Legislative Proposal
2014
Policy Futures in Education
Education Reform in New Orleans: Voices from the Recovery School District
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers