Rebecca S. Luster Radford is a shareholder with Wiener, Weiss & Madison. She joined the firm in 2024 and practices primarily in the areas of taxation, estate planning, successions, and business and corporate transactions. Prior to joining the firm, Rebecca’s practice had a similar focus. She is a frequent speaker on estate planning and taxation topics and is a co-author of Estate Planning in Louisiana, which is part of the Louisiana Practice Series since 2020.

Education

  • Levin College of Law, University of Florida - LL.M. in Taxation - 2013

    Book Award Recipient for highest grade in Civil Tax Procedure and Estate Planning

  • Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University - J.D. and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law - 2012

    cum laude
    Faculty Merit Scholarship Recipient
    Judge Alvin B. Rubin Scholarship Recipient
    CALI Award Recipient for highest grade in Trusts and Fiduciary Administration, Tax Policy and Procedure Seminar, Louisiana Civil Procedure II, Successions and Donations, Estate Planning, Matrimonial Regimes, and The Legal Profession

  • McIntire School of Commerce, The University of Virginia - M.S. in Accounting, Tax Consulting Track - 2009
  • Rhodes College - B.A., Economics and Business Administration - 2008

    cum laude
    The London School of Economics and Political Science, The General Course, 2006-2007

  • Phillips Exeter Academy - 2004

Professional Associations, Memberships, and Community Service

  • Estate Planning Conference, LSU CLE, Planning Committee Member

    Member Since: 2020 - current

  • Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport, Member

    Board Member, 2020–2021, 2023-2024

  • Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court, Member

    Member Since: 2014 - current

  • Shreveport Bar Association, Member

    Member Since: 2013 - current

    Secretary-Treasurer, 2019
    Secretary-Treasurer Elect, 2018
    Secretary of the Shreveport Bar Association Women’s Section, 2017

  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member

    Member Since: 2013 - current

  • The Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, Inc., Sustainer Member

    Member Since: 2024 - current

    Active Member, 2015–2024
    Member-at-Large on the Board and External Liaison, 2023–2024
    Membership Vice President, 2020–2021

  • Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Board Member

    Member Since: 2018 - current

  • The Shreveport Club, Board Member

    Member Since: 2020 - 2023

Publications

Co-Author of Estate Planning in Louisiana, Louisiana Practice Series (Thomson Reuters, 12/2020 ed. – Present ed.)