RESOLVE
“We help good people in difficult situations.”
It is rare to find a legal team with both deep knowledge of California trust and probate law and substantial courtroom experience.
Our attorney combine detailed knowledge of the California Probate code and probate court procedure with trial-ready experience, including more than 100 jury trials and 500 bench trials and contested hearings. When a trust, estate, or conservatorship dispute requires court intervention, our clients have experienced litigators behind them.
WILLS & TRUSTS
Will Contests
Trust Contests
Undue Influence
Fraud & Forgery
Improper Execution
Interpretation Disputes
FIDUCIARIES & ACCOUNTINGS
Fiduciary Litigation
Trustee Misconduct
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Trust & Estate Accountings
Accounting Disputes
Trustee Removal
CAPACITY & CONSERVATORSHIPS
Capacity Disputes
Conservatorship Litigation
Contested Conservatorships
Medical & Capacity Evidence
Plan thoughtfully. Resolve wisely. Administer faithfully.
CASE STORY
THE PROBLEM
A purported will transferred a million-dollar home to a granddaughter.
THE STRATEGY
The Law Offices of John C. Martin retained a handwriting expert who concluded the signature was not the grandmother’s.
THE RESOLUTION
After a bench trial, the court rejected the will and the home passed to the decedent’s biological children.