At Campbell Harrison & Dagley L.L.P., we handle a broad range of contested trust and estate matters, including probate litigation, will contests, trust litigation, and disputes arising out of guardianships. We have successfully handled several large claims by and against estate executors and trustees accused of asset mismanagement, self-dealing, and other breaches of fiduciary duties. We represent individuals, families, spouses, children, trustees, executors, beneficiaries, and heirs in these matters and have a history of achieving consistently outstanding results for our clients.
Trust and probate matters that we have handled for our clients include:
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Representation of the executor of the estates of the majority shareholders of a closely held corporation in an action against the corporation’s senior corporate officers who had arranged to purchase the corporation for an amount far below the corporation’s fair value. Ownership of the corporate stock was restored to the estates as a result of the successful litigation of the claims.
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Representation of a trust beneficiary's guardian against a national bank for breach of trust in connection with the bank-trustee's agreement to sell the trust's holdings in a closely held corporation, resulting in a $17.3 million judgment in favor of the beneficiary.
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Successful defense of the trustees of a $250 million family trust in a suit by the trust's beneficiaries for damages and removal of the trustees.
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Settlement of will contest for client who had been substantially written out of her husband's will in favor of his closely held company's management and lawyer.
To learn more about our lawyers and our practice, please review the information in this website and contact us if you wish to discuss your legal concern.
