By Stan Soocher | October 17, 2019
There have been disputes over rights to the two existing photographs of blues icon Robert Johnson as well as over who was his rightful heir. The latest court decision involves a contingency fee agreement originally entered into by a law firm hired by Johnson's son, who died in 2015. The case offers an example of what rights counsel may gain from such an arrangement following the death of the signatory client.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | October 17, 2019
While recently gaining traction in both the public eye and the legal field, the claim of tortious interference with expectancy of inheritance is actually quite old and its interpretations vary among different jurisdictions, including in Pennsylvania.
By Zach Schlein | October 11, 2019
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment against Chicago-based lawyer Adeena Weiss Ortiz on Thursday. Ortiz had filed suit against her mother and sister over her father's estate.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Ilene Sherwyn Cooper | October 4, 2019
In her Trusts and Estates Update, Ilene Sherwyn Cooper discusses decisions rendered as the summer ended. The multi-faceted opinions addressed a variety of issues affecting Surrogate's Court practice, including lost wills and the revocation of wills.
By Raychel Lean | September 26, 2019
"Every case has a beginning, a middle and an end," said plaintiff attorney Elliot Miller. "This case had an extraordinary middle."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen and Amy Neifeld Shkedy | September 26, 2019
When we receive requests like these, we start off by explaining the basic estate planning process, including the documents that should be prepared in order to have a complete basic estate plan.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | September 19, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is now poised to answer two questions: Does the failure of one settlor of a trust to disclose to another each and every asset of a corporate entity being contributed to the trust constitute fraud? And should irrevocable trusts be subject to a stricter standard than wills for finding that fraud occurred?
By Catherine Wilson | September 18, 2019
Two trusts and estates firms combine with a focus on succession planning for both the attorneys and their high net worth clients.
By New Jersey State Bar Association | September 16, 2019
A pair of amicus matters head to Trenton
By Samantha Stokes | September 11, 2019
The firm has added a trio of attorneys to its private clients, trusts and estates practice group, including New York-based partner Stephen Liss, formerly of UBS Financial Services and Barclays, and two Chicago lawyers.
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