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This Blog article is an opinion piece rather than a discussion of substantive law as is the case with almost all of our Firm's Blog articles. In this brief article we will discuss a somewhat troubling trend in California jurisprudence: the Closing Brief that judges...
By: Roger J. Buffington, Esq. One of the subjects that often comes up in attorney-client discussions is the question as to how the client will pay his or her attorney's fees. In this brief Blog article we will discuss the considerations between the two most common...
There is a serious gap in the law concerning the inheritance of bank accounts. The problem turns on the lack of clarity as to the intent of the bank account creator as to how a bank account is to pass to his or her beneficiaries upon the creator's death. Buffington...
By: Roger J. Buffington In last week's Blog article, we discussed our take with respect to California law as it handles expungement of a lis pendens, and why the current trend in the law is troublesome. Essentially, we observed that key holdings by California Courts...
By: Roger J. Buffington One of the fascinations of Trust law is that unlike some areas of law, which have been around for a very long time and for which the caselaw is largely settled, in trust litigation the law is in a state of flux and continues to rapidly...
By: Roger J. Buffington Investment fraud is a serious problem in California in common with many other states. It is a fact of life that for various reasons Southern California in particular has long been a hotbed of investment fraud. Buffington Law Firm's business...
By: Roger J. Buffington, Esq. Trust litigation often begins with a beneficiary or heir's receipt of a "120 Day Letter" from a successor-trustee of a living trust. On this Blog we have written frequently about such letters because they are of critical importance to...
By: Roger J. Buffington, Esq. Trust contests are sometimes a necessity when an inheritance activates upon the death of a loved one. Most commonly, an actual or potential beneficiary learns that a decedent's trust and estate plan has been tampered with by means of a...
By: Roger J. Buffington, Esq. A trust contest is a type of litigation in which the challenger brings a trust petition for the primary purpose of causing the Probate Court to issue a ruling in which the Court formally invalidates either the entire trust, or perhaps a...
By: Roger J. Buffington, Esq. Business litigation, in common with many other forms of litigation, is akin to a battle. Both sides are compelled to devote time, energy, and financial resources in order to prepare for trial. Obviously no one ever wants to begin trial...