Katelyn P. Gunn

Katelyn Gunn concentrates her practice in estate planning, counseling individuals, families, and closely held businesses on sophisticated estate planning issues.  Her work includes drafting documents such as wills, powers of attorney, trusts, and matrimonial agreements; administering succession proceedings; preparing U.S. Gift Tax returns and U.S. Estate Tax returns; and working with families and foundations to establish charitable giving plans.

Katelyn also advises clients on changes in tax laws, identifies and carries out tax-efficient wealth transfer opportunities, and assists families with business succession planning with the goal of promoting generational business continuity.  Katelyn has been recognized by Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” for Tax Law and is a former board member of Hands On New Orleans, a nonprofit that promotes voluntarism in the Greater New Orleans area.

• American Bar Association member.
• Louisiana State Bar Association member.
• New Orleans Estate Planning Council member.
• Association of Employee Benefits Planners of New Orleans member.

• The Best Lawyers in America:  Ones to Watch 2023 - 2025.
• New Orleans Magazine "Top Lawyer" 2023 and 2024.
• New Orleans CityBusiness 2024 Women of the Year honoree.

"Bridging Generations: Navigating the Transition of the Family Business," Tulane University's 33rd Annual Estate Planning Institute, November 2024.

"Key Issues in Estate Planning with Real Estate," Louisiana State Bar Association's Beyond the Basics: Estate Planning Strategies for Louisiana Practicioners Seminar, March 2024.

"Key Issues in Estate Planning with Real Estate," Tulane University's 32nd Annual Estate Planning Institute, November 2023.

"Settling Difficult Successions," 51st Annual LSU Estate Planning Conference, November 2021.

"Renounce Dat!  Renunciations in Estate Planning for Practical and Tax Purposes," Tulane University's 28th Estate Planning Institute, November 2019.