Estate Litigation

Estate litigation is where a myriad of issues intersect, including fiduciary duties, tax law, real estate, family businesses, bankruptcy, and creditors’ rights. As a result, it is critical that clients have a team of estate litigators who not only have the dedication, but also the experience, to effectively resolve the most complex of trust and estate contests. Whatever the nature of the conflict, Garofalo Thiersch’s estate litigators will bring together a team of attorneys with the appropriate experience to ensure our clients receive the highest quality legal services to effect the best possible outcome.

Garofalo Thiersch’s estate litigation attorneys handle complex matters for a broad range of clients. Our clients include individuals, financial institutions, personal representatives, and beneficiaries of estates.  Some of those litigated matters may involve:

• Will Contests
• Lack of mental capacity
• Fraud, duress and undue influence
• Breach of fiduciary duty for or against fiduciaries and their agents
• Removal of fiduciaries
• Will interpretation, construction and reformation
• Attorney and fiduciary fee disputes
• Disputed claims for and against estates
• Spousal rights and elective share proceedings
• Determination of, and challenges to, heirship
• Citations to recover assets