Top Rated Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney in Lafayette, LA

William P. Stubbs, Jr., is the managing partner of Stubbs Law Firm, LLC, in Lafayette, Louisiana. A skilled attorney with more than four decades of experience, Mr. Stubbs represents clients in Lafayette and the surrounding areas in matters involving business law, as well as estates and trusts. He has worked with businesses in many different industries including advertising, communications, construction, oil and gas service and production, health care, manufacturing, sports, timber, transportation and more. Over the course of his career, he has helped numerous businesses with formation, financial transactions, transfers of ownership, tax planning and other matters. He has also helped hundreds of individual clients prepare and protect their legacy through drafting wills and trusts.

Born in the small town of Sicily Island, Louisiana, Mr. Stubbs earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Louisiana State University and went on to attain his law degree from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He has been licensed to practice in Louisiana state courts since 1973 and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Tax Court. He has been certified in tax law, as well as in estate planning and administration, by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.

Rated AV Preeminent,* the highest potential rating, by the prominent peer review service Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Stubbs is well known and highly regarded among his fellow attorneys.

Mr. Stubbs is a member of professional organizations, including the Lafayette Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of Phi Delta Phi, an international legal honor society.

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