According to STEP, the contagion is spreading to the world of trusts, with a marked increase in trust and
estate litigation over the past couple of years: «As family fortunes suffer from the global financial crisis, it seems likely that the trend will continue to accelerate.
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Litigation funder IMF is calling for aggrieved shareholders to sign up for a possible court action against Treasury Wine
Estates, the owner of a portfolio of leading and iconic wine brands such as Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Lindemans, claiming «deceptive and misleading conduct»
over disclosures around its troubled US business.
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Estate & Business law Attorney in California for over 30 years, advises business and individual clients in real estate and business deals & litig
Estate & Business law Attorney in California for
over 30 years, advises business and individual clients in real
estate and business deals & litig
estate and business deals &
litigation.
Sheppard Mullin's Private Wealth and Fiduciary
Litigation team includes some of the most successful trial attorneys in the country in disputes
over private wealth, most notably involving trusts, decedents»
estates and conservatorships or adult guardianships.
Services provided are the 80 % of legal services that lower - and moderate - income people likely will ever need from an attorney
over their lifetimes, such as family law, criminal law,
estate planning, probate, small business and non-profit formation, civil
litigation, and bankruptcy.
Brach Eichler has
over 70 lawyers focusing on health care law, real
estate law (including environmental, land use and tax appeals),
litigation, trusts and
estates, corporate, intellectual property, labor and employment, family law, and personal injury.
Represented financial institution in breach of contract
litigation over priority in commercial real
estate foreclosure.
Estate litigation generally encompasses any dispute regarding a will or trust, and can range from disagreements
over the language or provisions in a will or trust, to a full will challenge.
With
over 30 years of experience as both a lawyer and chartered professional accountant, he has helped start - up businesses, resident and non-resident business owners and corporations with their tax planning, with will and
estate planning, voluntary disclosures and tax dispute resolution including tax
litigation.
Will and Trust
Litigation: We handle disputes
over the meaning of
estate planning documents, arguments involving personal representatives or trustees, and challenges to documents based on lack of capacity or undue influence.
These mistakes often come to light only when the
estate is being distributed — and they can lead to costly and time - consuming
litigation when charities fight
over the bequest.
Chicago's Robert D. Kreisman of Kreisman Law Offices has
over 40 years of trial experience and specializes in a wide range of legal services, including Illinois personal injury law, mediations and arbitrations, Illinois product defect / product liability law, Illinois medical malpractice claims, real
estate law, commercial
litigation and Illinois nursing home abuse cases.
Alan Sackrin and Lawrence Tolchinsky have
over four decades of combined legal experience in real
estate,
estate planning, probate, business law, personal injury, and civil
litigation matters.
Our experienced
litigation attorneys are fully capable of representing you in the probate court in disputes
over a loved one's will or intestate
estate.
With
over 35 years» experience in real
estate and commercial
litigation, Al's expertise ranges from broad commercial disputes to niche practices in title insurance
litigation and foreclosure of large commercial loans.
Over the past 30 years, Freed has represented a broad spectrum of clients across the country, including manufacturers, general contractors, developers, insurance companies, recyclers, restaurants, financial institutions and real
estate entities, in significant matters ranging from trials and conventional
litigation matters to arbitrations and mediations.
Notable mandates: Counsel on Accor SA's sale of Motel 6 chain regarding Canadian assets worth about $ 30 million;
litigation counsel to CourtCanada Ltd. in its multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Ontario Government; acted in resolution of shareholder dispute in real
estate holding companies valued at
over $ 70 million; counsel to Harris & Partners Inc. in its capacity as CCAA monitor in restructuring of The Futura Loyalty Group Inc.; acted as vendor of assets of a Canadian company and U.S. affiliate valued at
over $ 25 million to a U.S. private equity fund.
We focus on areas of law that the average individual may need
over his or her lifetime — family law, bankruptcy, simple
estate and probate, landlord tenant issues, civil
litigation, and assisting pro per litigants, among others.
Over the years, Mr. Cooper has provided effective case law research and legal drafting services for virtually every civil
litigation context — covering a diverse number of legal cases involving family law, contracts, personal injury
litigation, wrongful dismissal, landlord / tenant,
estate law, corporate / commercial law, and more.
«Why I think it's a growth area is because we have an aging population in Canada and things like guardianship applications, disputes
over powers of attorney and also will challenges — the typical things you associate with
estate litigation,» says Anderson.
With
over 20 years of practice in
estate litigation, Mussio Goodman's experience and understanding of the law can prove to be the difference maker you need when disputing a will.
Founded
over 75 years ago, Kleinbard offers sophisticated legal services to middle market and Fortune 1000 companies in the areas of business and finance, employment, government relations, intellectual property,
litigation, real
estate, taxation, and trusts and
estates.
In his
over twenty years of practicing law, Howard has established numerous areas of concentration, including criminal defense in State and Federal courts, auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, police misconduct, civil
litigation,
estate planning and civil rights.
He has helped start - up businesses, resident and non-resident business owners and corporations with their tax affairs, and
over the years, he has assisted numerous corporations and individuals with simple and complex tax and
estate planning matters as well as tax amnesty and tax
litigation issues.
A Martindale - Hubbell AV ® Preeminent ™ Rated attorney, Michael has
over 25 years of experience representing businesses and individuals in transactional matters, commercial
litigation, and employment and real
estate matters.
Since the firm's inception in 1998: We have closed
over $ 850,000,000.00 in real
estate transactions; and the firm, either solely or as co-counsel, has settled or successfully tried to a jury verdict
litigation matters in excess of $ 30,000,000.00.
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While working for other small firms in the Indianapolis
over the past 20 years, Anna has gained a great deal of knowledge and experience in the areas of family law,
estate administration, small claims, civil
litigation, real
estate, and personal injury, among other practice areas.
For
over 37 years our attorneys have represented clients in a wide variety of
litigation matters, including complex contract disputes, securities claims, tortious interference, trade secrets and other business torts, partnership disputes, financial and accounting issues, employment and non-competition claims, intellectual property issues, securities and RICO
litigation, and real
estate disputes.
And at $ 10 million, the disputed amount pales by comparison to the recent $ 42 million contingency fee controversy between Alice Lawrence and the lawyers who represented her in
litigation over her late husband's
estate, which didn't generate much commentary despite a bang up post by David Giacalone.
We excel at helping defendants and plaintiffs protect their interests in
litigation over contracts, employment agreements, construction problems, real
estate deals, and white - collar investigations and lawsuits.
Her experience focuses on business torts, securities, the Uniform Commercial Code, banking fraud, defamation, contract disputes, real
estate disputes, and defense of banks in complex multi-district
litigation over overdraft fees.
The Houston and Dallas real
estate litigation lawyers at Deans & Lyons, LLP represent both homeowners and homeowner associations in all types of disputes that arise
over homeowner association (HOA) covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R s).
Outside of real
estate, M&S's in - house team has been busy with regulatory and compliance, commercial
litigation and employment work
over the year.
The past few years have provided opportunities to become more involved with
estate management, where the lack of proper record keeping has led to
litigation as siblings take their siblings to court
over the financial management of their parent's affairs.
For
over 25 years, Davis Malm has represented Bernardi in all of its business, financing, real
estate,
litigation, and employment matters.
Kenneth Stallard is a Member at Carr Maloney with
over 25 years of experience in civil
litigation, including professional malpractice, construction defects, fire loss, medical devices, products liability, lead paint exposure, radon gas exposure, insurance coverage, contract disputes, and trust and
estates matters.
The free service isn't good for just lawyers — it can also help clients on limited budgets, such as parties in a divorce case or a dispute
over a small
estate, for whom
litigation expenses can be overwhelming.
Argued
over 200 cases in the Maryland appellate courts; named Best Lawyers 2015 and 2012 Baltimore Appellate Practice «Lawyer of the Year» and Best Lawyers 2014 Baltimore Trusts &
Estate Litigation «Lawyer of the Year;» Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; played a critical role in shaping Maryland law.
Jodi Knobel Feuerhelm has
over 30 years of experience in the areas of construction counseling and
litigation, product liability, contract, real
estate and other complex commercial disputes.
Founded
over a century ago and located in New York City, the firm represents a wide array of clients throughout the United States and internationally on virtually every legal issue, including advertising, marketing, regulatory, intellectual property, corporate,
litigation, labor and employment, real
estate, taxation and private client services.
Over the past decades of service to northern Nevada, the firm has engaged in many diverse practice areas, to include
litigation and trial practice, personal injury, business and corporate law, wills and
estate planning, employment and municipal law.
Our law firm counts
over 150 attorneys practicing in the areas of commercial
litigation, insurance defense
litigation, natural resources, mining and energy law, healthcare, commercial transactions, banking and finance, creditors rights, real
estate transactions and development, tax and
estate planning and administration, intellectual property matters, employment law, and governmental affairs and lobbying.
Her expertise also extends to mediation, as she's been conducting private mediations for
over 10 years in the areas of family law and
estate litigation — most often for cases where those two areas of the law intersect.
I have dealt with your firm
over many years across multiple departments (
Litigation, Corporate,
Estate Planning & Inheritance, Conveyancing).
In the subsequent
litigation over the mother's
estate, the stepsons attempted to use an allegedly altered version of the recording as evidence.
I have had Adam Dash & Associates work with me on a wide variety of matters
over the years, from real
estate to business contracts to zoning to civil
litigation.
As a Practice Group Leader, he manages
over 20 lawyers in nine offices across the United States while maintaining a broad environmental practice involving negotiation of real
estate and corporate transactions, administrative and judicial
litigation, regulatory enforcement defense, and development and implementation of corporate sustainability policies.
With
over 40 years of experience in business transactions, commercial
litigation, real
estate law,
estate & probate law, and intellectual property disputes, the team at Adair Myers Graves Stevenson can assist you and your business through any legal situation that arises.
Estate litigation involves disputes
over wills and powers of attorney, capacity issues, and improper use of funds or dealing with property.