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“In Trust Litigation, It’s Best to Take the ‘Appeal Now’ Approach”

Aug 21, 2019
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Kevin P. O'Brien
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Congratulations to Kevin O’Brien for his article published in The Recorder. Kevin analyzes the nuance of appeals within trusts & estates cases in the article, “In Trust Litigation, It’s Best to Take the ‘Appeal Now’ Approach.”

Many general civil litigators, at some point, will find themselves in probate court litigating a dispute among the trustees and beneficiaries of a family trust. There are some procedural issues that civil litigators must approach differently in probate court. At the top of this list is the timing and availability of the “interlocutory” appeal.

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