Though more than a dozen years have passed since the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws approved and recommended that states adopt the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (UPIA), there still is...
Any trusts and estates attorney who has been in practice for more than a few years is likely to have dealt with an incapacitated trustee. A common problem is that of a superannuated trustee who is no longer capable of...
Being a trustee entails risk of personal liability. Being one of a number of trustees can increase the risk. In the legendary Matter of Rothko,1 a fiduciary that failed to try to prevent his co-fiduciaries from...
The most frequently cited reason for lawsuits against attorneys is poor client communication.1 Comprehensive communication is especially critical in the complex, emotional and often conflict-ridden relationships...
