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Buffington Law Firm's Trust Litigation team has noted some important trends concerning trust litigation during 2018. In California trust litigation has become vastly more common in recent years because most families utilize trusts rather than wills to transfer their...
One strategy some people in Orange County use in their estate plans to protect their interests and wishes is designating more than one person to serve as the executor of their estates. Some executors are appreciative of the testator's consideration to help them split...
This week complete a two-part Blog article dealing with the considerations that counsel and client must consider when deciding whether to demand trial by jury or, by contrast, accede to a judge-only ("bench") trial. This is often a complex decision with no sure right...
Buffington Law Firm's business and real estate trial attorneys are often faced with the question as to whether the case should ultimately be decided by a judge or by a jury. In most types of civil trials (probate proceedings being a notable exception) a party is...
Buffington Law Firm's breach of contract and investment fraud attorneys have successfully handled numerous cases involving investment fraud. Last week we described the nature of a typical fraudulent investment scheme. The red flag indicator that one's investment is...
Buffington Law Firm's practice areas encompass business litigation, real estate litigation, and trust/estate/elder law litigation. We also handle assault-and-battery lawsuits. Our Firm is experienced in handling jury trials, arbitrations and alternative dispute...
Perhaps you are about to enter negotiations that could win you rights to an innovative product your up-and-coming company wants to sell.However, you do not have much experience with important contract negotiations. Here are five tips to boost your confidence and help...
Buffington Law Firm's breach of contract and investment fraud attorneys have represented numerous clients who have been victimized by investment fraud. Regrettably, these cases tend to fall into a familiar pattern - a person entrusts his or her investment portfolio,...
Part of making a trust is appointing a trustee to administer it, which can mean various things for different types of trusts. However, the bottom line is that the trustee takes on the duty to run the trust according to the term the trustor sets and according to the...
For California business owners, contracts play an essential role in their companies' operations. They enter into contracts with vendors, clients and their own employees. They buy or lease property. When one party does not live up to its obligations, serious problems...