By Jenna Greene | May 17, 2020
When it comes to legal blood sports, nothing tops a trusts and estates fight. This case--involving 114-lawyer Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, television producer Aaron Kaplan and his former sister-in-law, Elizabeth Kaplan--is no exception.
By Jenna Greene | May 17, 2020
When it comes to legal blood sports, nothing tops a trusts and estates fight. This case--involving 114-lawyer Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, television producer Aaron Kaplan and his former sister-in-law, Elizabeth Kaplan--is no exception.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Thomas W. Ude Jr. | May 15, 2020
Advance planning is important for everyone, but because LGBTQ people are more likely than their straight and cisgender peers to rely on families of choice, advance planning is the only way to ensure that they receive respectful health care, and that life-and-death decisions are made by people they trust.
By Angela Morris | May 15, 2020
Legendary Texas trial lawyer Ernest Cannon has sued his estate planning lawyer and firm, alleging their mistake in setting up a trust for his son cost him $8.78 million.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Thomas E. Jones and Jasmin Severino Hernandez | May 14, 2020
As a result of the severe constraints on business operations of all types and the precipitous decline in the value of financial assets, there are unique opportunities at this time to make various types of intergenerational transfers on a tax-favored basis.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Eugene Pollingue Jr. | May 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many estate planning issues, the first and foremost of which is, do you have an estate plan? If you do not have an estate plan, state law will determine who receives your property, which may not necessarily be the individuals to whom you wish it to go.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen and Amy Neifeld Shkedy | May 4, 2020
We have seen an uptick in estate planning interest both from new and existing clients, and expect to see more when things get back to "normal."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Raymond Radigan and Lois Bladykas | May 1, 2020
In their Trusts and Estates column, Raymond Radigan and Lois Bladykas write: The use of a mediator during this time of "social distancing" is possible through video and other electronic means, and if matters are resolved, the burden on the court system will be reduced.
By Raychel Lean | April 29, 2020
"The old adage 'you can't change the rules in the middle of the game' accurately sets the scene in a series of hearings conducted before the probate court giving rise to this appeal," the opinion began.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 23, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court, providing guidance into what is necessary for a viable claim for intentional interference with an inheritance, has affirmed a Lancaster County trial judge's dismissal of a woman's claims that her sister and her mother's lawyer tried to diminish her portion of her mother's estate.
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