- April 25, 2025
Ensuring Prudent Investing: A Trustee’s Responsibility
Understanding Prudent Investing Prudent investing is a crucial principle for trustees, as they are responsible for managing and protecting the…Read Article - April 23, 2025
Stock Market Volatility and Trust Asset Management
The Challenge of Market Volatility It can swing by hundreds or even more than a thousand points from one day…Read Article - April 18, 2025
Actress Anne Heche Died Without a Will, Son Tries to Settle $4.1M in Claims
Homer Laffoon, the 23-year-old son of late actress Anne Heche, is working to sell his mother’s assets in order to…Read Article - April 17, 2025
Winning Attorneys’ Fees with Cost of Proof Sanctions
How Requests for Admissions Under CCP § 2033.420 Can Pay Off By Evan Basakis In California litigation, Code of Civil…Read Article - April 11, 2025
Caregiver’s Effort to Replace Trustor’s Daughter as Beneficiary Thwarted
California appellate court overturns probate court on validity of trust amendments and lis pendens issues. By Kaden J. Kennedy The California Court…Read Article - April 4, 2025
Estate Law Update: Millions More California Homes Eligible to Bypass Full Probate Process
Before shifting my practice from estate planning to estate litigation, I witnessed up close the challenges and frustrations associated with…Read Article - March 27, 2025
Four Estate Planning Lessons from the Deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
By Carl Jones The recent passing of legendary actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, within days…Read Article - March 18, 2025
More Primary Residences Will Soon Be Eligible to Bypass the Full Probate Process in California
California’s Assembly Bill 2016 – which goes into effect April 1 – introduces significant positive changes to the probate process,…Read Article - March 12, 2025
Family to Receive Inheritance After Defeating Estate Challenges
We are proud to announce a confidential settlement in favor of our client, a family that was embroiled in estate…Read Article - March 12, 2025
Lesson for Couples: Act now while you are well to avoid financial calamity in the event of cognitive decline.
Written by Ryan B. Kalashian It was a heartfelt move by a high-profile person. Renowned comedian and former talk-show host Jay…Read Article - March 12, 2025
Music Legend’s Family Bears the Weight of Estate Feud Centered on Financial Abuse and Incapacity Claims
Robbie Robertson, famously associated with Bob Dylan, left his own mark as founder of legendary band, The Band, and through…Read Article - March 11, 2025
Effectively prosecuting failures to comply with fiduciary responsibilities
And how to avoid them in the first place Breach of fiduciary duty claims in estate and trust cases can…Read Article
