Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens & Black has built a practice through strong legal representation of individuals and businesses throughout North Louisiana. We are a comprehensive, full-service law firm with legal standards of excellence passed down from generation to generation. Continuing the path begun by the firm’s patriarch, Graydon Kitchens, Sr., Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens & Black remains one of the preeminent law firms in North Louisiana handling a large number of legal issues facing individuals and businesses, both large and small.
Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death
When you suffer a personal injury or a loved one has been killed, our attorneys are committed to working for you to receive the compensation you deserve. Whether you are injured in a car accident, on someone else’s property, or due to the faulty construction or design of a consumer product, we are dedicated to ensuring that your legal and emotional needs come first. We also have experience litigating injuries caused by the actions of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, or other health care facilities. We will sit down with you to discuss your legal and personal needs and inform you of your legal options. We do everything possible to make sure that you receive fair compensation for your pain, suffering, lost wages, and out-of-pocket expenses.
We also believe that you should not have to pay a high fee to receive high quality legal representation. When you have suffered a personal injury, Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens & Black will make every effort to minimize the cost to you. We will use mediation when possible to help you reach a fair, just solution to your case, while avoiding the costs and delay often associated with litigation. In fact, when we represent your personal injury case, we will receive NO FEE unless you receive compensation for your injuries.
Estate Planning and Successions
With an emphasis on good client relations as a guide, Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens & Black provides comprehensive estate planning services to ensure your needs are met. Before drafting a will or trust, we will discuss your wishes to ensure your property is distributed as you desire after your death. We draft a variety of trusts, including living trusts, testamentary trusts, and irrevocable trusts, according to your specific needs. All estate planning techniques are carefully selected considering your specific goals and needs and the consequences of all applicable tax laws and regulations.
When a loved one has passed away, we will assist you through the successions process. We are experienced in the administration of large and small estates and will guide you through intestate and testate successions, simple successions, and administrated successions. We will make sure all estate assets are properly distributed and any debts are properly resolved.
Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
For over seventy-five years, Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens & Black has been a comprehensive real estate law firm, handling all transactional matters surrounding commercial and residential real estate deals, while aggressively litigating any disputes that arise.
Our real estate attorneys maintain a broad legal base in transactional matters. Every year, we handle hundreds of commercial and residential real estate transactions for both buyers and sellers. Ranging from preparing title opinions and drafting title insurance to closings and complex timber transactions, our firm handles nearly all transactional issues that arise.
In addition to large commercial transactions, we are ideally suited to represent individual buyers and sellers as well. In a time when more and more private individuals are conducting real estate sales without the help of a licensed broker, quality legal guidance is especially important. Our firm ensures that your documents follow all legal principles guiding the sale, and that the transaction is closed with your best interests in mind.
When real estate deals go wrong or some aspect of the transaction is in dispute, Kitchens, Benton, Kitchens & Black will help. Unlike many real estate firms, our transactional practice is paired with a highly successful litigation practice. We will aggressively represent your interests in any dispute. Whether it’s the terms of a purchase agreement or a title dispute, our attorneys possess the experience and skill to advocate your position and achieve the best possible outcome.
