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James J. Ferraro, JD

Vice President/Legal Counsel, Argent Trust Company

James Ferraro is a vice president and trust counsel in the Shreveport, La., office of Argent Trust Company. Ferraro joined Argent in 2016 and brought with him 12 years of experience as a trust officer, manager of trust real estate and trust counsel for UMB Bank in Kansas City. Prior to attending the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, his previous career was as a social studies and history teacher in Kansas City, Mo.

He has been a member of the Missouri Bar Association since 2003, and has been active in the legal and estate planning community in Kansas City as past president of the family and the law section of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, a member of the Kansas City Estate Planning Council and the National Trust Real Estate Association. He has continued his professional affiliations after moving to Louisiana as a member of the Tax and Estate Planning Council of Shreveport.

Phone: 318.588.6750 | Toll-free: 800.269.0076 | Email: jferraro@argenttrust.com | Website: argentfinancial.com |

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Keeping Property in the Family with LLCs and Partnerships

Passing a farm, vacation home or other property down for generation after generation has its challenges. LLCs and partnerships can help.

April 29, 2022

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How to Keep Your Estate Plan from Jeopardizing a Disabled Heir’s Benefits

Anyone with a child or grandchild with a disability needs to pull out their will and make sure the way it’s written doesn’t unintentionally keep someo…

February 9, 2022

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Can Bitcoin Be a Prudent Investment for Trusts?

There has been increased interest from individual investors in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. What about fiduciaries? Can trustees consider inves…

August 10, 2021

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What Happens to Your Digital Assets When You Die?

Those special photos, memorable emails and your stash of cryptocurrency could be forever lost if you don’t have a plan for how to transfer them to you…

May 1, 2021

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Worried about Passing Down a Big IRA? Consider a CRT

Charitable remainder trusts give you more options and more control on how your heirs inherit now that the “stretch” IRA is a thing of the past.

February 8, 2021

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Don’t Let These Too Common Estate Planning Excuses Stand in Your Way

The top reasons why people don’t have an estate plan may sound pretty familiar to you. Here’s what they are, and what’s at stake.

October 16, 2020

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Guidance on Choosing the Right Trustee (or Trustees) for Your Estate

From a spouse or child to a bank or lawyer, you have several options to consider when selecting a trustee for your estate. To help make your decision,…

September 8, 2020