Let’s face it, lawyers have bad reputations, including being greedy opportunists, lazy, driving sports cars, and not really caring about their clients’ needs. I think part of that has to do with the surrounding circumstances—almost always bad—when it comes to hiring a lawyer. But our not so good reputations also come from not properly setting […]
I get calls every week from Bay Area Trust, Last Will, and Estate beneficiaries complaining that they can’t get their brother or sister, who is the Trustee and Executor of their parents’ estate plan, to provide copies of the parents’ estate plan after the parents have died. In response to these calls, I usually suggest […]
I’ve been planning to write more this year about California Trust, Will, and Probate litigation. But I’ve been hesitant to do so because: This is a very complex area of the law involving even more complex fact scenarios, which may or may not apply to a particular case. I’m worried that I may not be […]
