Topic California Decanting Statute

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.”

Andrew Verriere & Ryan Szczepanik discuss how California courts remain beleaguered by budgetary constraints.

Principal Ryan Szczepanik and Daniel Spector presented on the “Best (and latest) Practices for Trust, Estate and Financial Elder Abuse Mediations” to the Alameda County Bar Association. Topics discussed included common methods of resolution, when to participate in a T&E, FEA mediation, selecting the right mediator, pre-mediation tasks, the mediation brief, and the settlement agreement.