Ferguson Case Orr Paterson’s trust and estate litigation attorneys understand that trust and estate disputes are often personal and fraught with emotion and complications associated with the death of a relative or loved one. Our team of trust and estate litigators combine comprehensive knowledge and understanding of trust and estate law and practice with decades of experience in trust and estate litigation, procedure and strategy, much of which is unique to trust and estate disputes. Our experience involves litigating all manner of trust and estate disputes, including:
- Defending individual and corporate trustees from claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of loyalty, breach of investment duties, and similar claims.
- Representing individual beneficiaries with the identification and collection of their inheritances.
- Beneficiary disputes, contested heirship, and claims involving pretermitted or adopted heirs.
- Disputed creditor claims.
- Disputes involving judicial construction or modification of wills and trusts.
- Contested wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other estate planning documents.
- Disputes concerning capacity or undue influence.
- Elder abuse claims.
- Contested accountings, fraudulent transfers, and partition actions.
- Spousal property elections.
- Disputes concerning family and estate management.
- Conservatorships and guardianships.
- Restoring trust assets to the trust.