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  1. Pennsylvania Fiduciary Litigation

    Wells Fargo Terminated as Trustee

    By Patti Spencer

    Thank you Gary Beyer for your post entitled "Wells Fargo Terminated as Trustee." Beyer writes: "On Thursday, a Circuit Judge in Wisconsin terminated Wells Fargo Bank as trustee of the…

  2. PropertyProf Blog

    Brophy & Thie on Slaves and Inheritance

    By Steve Clowney

    Al Brophy (UNC) & Douglas Thie (Independent) have posted Land, Slaves, and Bonds: Trust and Probate in the Pre-Civil War Shenandaoh Valley on SSRN.  Here's the abstract:“Land, Slaves, and Bonds”…

  3. PropertyProf Blog

    Vanderbilt Symposium on Private Wealth Transfer

    By Steve Clowney

    The papers from Vanderbilt's recent symposium on "The Role of Federal Law in Private Wealth Transfer" are now hitting SSRN.   The Symposium featured a lot of the real heavy-hitters in…

  4. TortsProf Blog

    The Evolution of Asbestos Litigation at Tulane

    By Christopher Robinette

    The Tulane Law Review recently hosted "The Evolution of Asbestos Litigation:  Enduring Issues and the Administration of Trusts."  The articles are now available:Edward F. Sherman, The Evolution of Asbestos Litigation,…

  5. The Right Coast

    The Evolution of Trust – NYTimes.com

    By Thomas A. Smith

    I link to this David Brooks piece merely to point out his firm grasp of the obvious. You don't need to read the whole thing. What a great gig he…

  6. Dallas Divorce Law Blog

    Trust distributions – community or separate property?

    By Michelle May O'Neil

    Another complex issue that can arise in family law cases involves the characterization of trust distributions received by a spouse during the marriage.

  7. Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

    Shelly Sterling Seeks Emergency Court Order in Probate Court

    By Gerry W. Beyer

    As I have previously discussed, the diagnosis by doctors that Donald Sterling was mentally unfit aided the sale of the Clippers by Shelly Sterling to Steve Ballmer, because the terms…

  8. Asset Protection Law Journal

    Second Annual Ohio Asset Protection and Legacy Trust Institute

    By Ken Laino

    Yesterday I attended the Second Annual Ohio Asset Protection and Legacy Trust Institute.  The Institute was a full day continuing legal education program of the Ohio State Bar Association.  It…

  9. The Legal Watercooler

    Mad Men, Lawyers, Ego and Trust

    By Heather Morse

    A new season of Mad Men is in full swing, and once again, I continue to find themes that translate from a 1960s fictional advertising agency to a new millennium…

  10. The New York Probate Litigation Blog

    Times Features Comprehensive Article on Trusts

    By Philip Bernstein

    The New York Times has published a rather comprehensive, if brief, overview of trusts. For those of you who find all of the acronyms we use to describe various trusts,…