Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
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Professional Experience Kameron Kirkevold’s practice focuses on complex guardianship, probate and trust matters arising under Washington State’s Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act (TEDRA). He joined Helsell Fetterman in 2010 after two years as an associate in his father’s firm of Kirkevold Law Offices, Inc., and has been a partner at the firm since 2016. Kameron works with professional fiduciaries, individuals, and families dealing with simple and complex matters arisin...
Mr. Scott is a Partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. He focuses his practice on fiduciary litigation, including trust, estate, partnership and guardianship disputes, representing parties on both sides of the docket. Mr. Scott also advises settlors, trustees, protectors, and asset holders in high value disputes related to international trusts and asset protection structures. Additionally, Mr. Scott co-counsels with family law attorneys in divorce cases where trust or e...
Steven I. Klein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Franchise Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Steven I., who practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on ...
Antonio P. Romano is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Antonio P., who practices law in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Antonio P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Eve Rachel Markewich is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Eve Rachel, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eve Rachel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Bob Scully is a Member based in the Alexandria office, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Service Group. His practice focuses on complex business tort, trusts and estates, construction, real property and intellectual property litigation. He has 35 years of trial experience in federal and state courts of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Ross Evans primarily focuses his practice in trust and estate litigation, guardianship, and business disputes. Ross provides comprehensive counsel in trust and estate administration, including probate, representing heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, trustees, and executors in both contested and uncontested trust and estate proceedings. His expertise extends to will and trust contests, and he has a proven track record of successfully litigating breach of fiduciary duty claims against trustees, i...
Kasey D. Huebner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Individuals, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Kasey D., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kasey D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
John’s practice is almost exclusively in the context of business and commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on litigating limited liability company, shareholder, and partnership disputes, state and federal securities claims, construction contract and lien enforcement actions, and probate and trust matters in Oregon and Washington. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict and litigated hundreds of cases through arbitration, summary determination, or other successful adjudication.
Spencer L. Reames is a trusts and estates counselor and litigator representing individuals, families, fiduciaries, and beneficiaries throughout the New York metropolitan area. Spencer handles a broad range of sophisticated and complex probate and trust disputes, including will contests, contested accounting proceedings, discovery proceedings, fiduciary removal and surcharge, will and trust construction and reformation, asset discovery proceedings and other miscellaneous proceedings. His pract...
Jeffrey Luszeck is a partner at the firm, where he focuses his practice on trust and estate litigation, business and commercial litigation, power of attorney litigation, fiduciary litigation, estate and trust administration, and guardianship matters. Jeff has represented a broad spectrum of clients—including agents, beneficiaries, creditors, executors, fiduciaries, heirs, principals, trustees —in complex disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, decanting, undu...
Stephen H. Gariepy is a partner and National Co-Chair of Hahn Loeser’s Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer & Preservation Section. Steve focuses his practice on leading-edge estate planning techniques. His ability to design creative and comprehensive plans – and make them practical and understandable – has attracted clients nationwide from the ranks of Forbes 400, business owners, families and nonprofit organizations. Steve regularly counsels owners of privately held compan...
DAVID L. CASE is a shareholder at Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., with over 35 years of experience in tax planning, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and business transactions. David was involved in finalizing and passing the new Arizona Trust Code, and has written and made presentations on this topic, as well as numerous tax planning matters, for the State Bar of Arizona and other organizations. In addition to the formulation of estate plans while addressing wealth transfer tax i...
Greg Densen is a partner in Taft’s Private Client group. Greg’s expertise is in probate issues and controversies and tax-based estate and business planning and administration. Greg recently assisted a family with the design and implementation of a business and tax-sensitive plan to transfer management and ownership of 50+ operating companies between generations. He has provided counsel to several families with issues of a similar nature. Greg frequently helps families through the ...
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