Rebecca S. Luster Radford is a shareholder with Wiener, Weiss & Madison. Rebecca is certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization as an Estate Planning and Administration Specialist and is a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Rebecca joined the firm in 2024 and practices primarily in the areas of taxation, estate planning, successions, and business and corporate transactions. 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
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow, March 2026 – Present
- Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist - Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, January 2025 - Present
- Estate Planning Conference, LSU CLE, Planning Committee Member, 2020 - Present
- 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, 2014 - Present
- Shreveport Bar Association, Member, 2013 - Present
Secretary-Treasurer, 2019
Secretary-Treasurer Elect, 2018
Secretary of the Shreveport Bar Association Women’s Section, 2017
- Louisiana State Bar Association, Member, 2013 - Present
- The Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, Inc., Sustainer Member, 2024 - Present
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, 2018 - 2025
- The Shreveport Club, Board Member, 2020 - 2023