Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Probate litigation in Fairfield, Sacramento, and across California has surged in recent years due to increasingly complex family structures, aging populations, contested bequests, and disputes over real property. When a will is disputed, an executor fails to perform, or assets were mishandled before or after death, beneficiaries often require decisive legal action. 1. Understanding Probate Litigation in...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Estate planning and trust administration malpractice causes enormous financial and legal harm—invalidating documents, altering inheritance outcomes, triggering avoidable tax liabilities, and fueling trust and probate litigation. But malpractice is no longer limited to attorneys and trustees. Increasingly, real estate agents, professional fiduciaries, and even estate planning lawyers become key...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Elder financial abuse has unfortunately become one of the most commonly litigated civil matters in California due to increasing life expectancy, rising caregiver dependency, and widespread access to elders’ financial accounts and digital credentials. The Sacramento and Solano County areas experience a high volume of cases involving undue influence, property theft, fraudulent trust amendments, misuse of...
Trust litigation in Fairfield, Sacramento, and throughout California has become increasingly common as wealth transfers rise, family structures evolve, and vulnerable elders become frequent targets of undue influence. When a trust stops operating as intended—because a trustee refuses to account, mismanages property, plays favorites, or engages in misconduct—beneficiaries often have no choice but to seek legal intervention. This cornerstone...
Corporate litigation encompasses a broad range of legal disputes involving businesses, including conflicts between shareholders, breaches of fiduciary duty, and contractual disputes. Our firm specializes in representing corporations, directors, officers, and shareholders in complex litigation matters. We provide strategic legal counsel to navigate the intricacies of corporate law and achieve favorable outcomes for our clients.
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Our firm offers skilled representation to clients facing professional malpractice claims, including those involving attorneys, medical practitioners, accountants, architects, engineers, and other licensed professionals. Professional malpractice arises when a professional fails to meet the standard of care applicable to their industry, resulting in harm to a client or patient. In California, professional malpractice claims typically require...
When a California real estate licensee is investigated or disciplined by the Department of Real Estate (DRE), the threat to their license is only one part of the problem. DRE accusations, investigations, and even informal complaints frequently generate—or are generated by—civil lawsuits. In some cases, the DRE process is simply the regulatory side of a much broader legal conflict: one where the licensee is simultaneously defending their...
California real estate brokers face a heightened level of regulatory scrutiny—not just as licensed professionals, but as supervisors, business owners, and fiduciaries. The Department of Real Estate (DRE) holds brokers strictly accountable for the conduct of their affiliated licensees, even in cases where the broker was unaware of the violation. A single salesperson’s mistake can result in formal disciplinary action against the designated...
Guiding Legal Counsel, APC – Strategic, Discreet, and Aggressive Defense in Complex Licensing Investigations If you are a California real estate licensee—whether a broker, agent, or corporate officer—facing investigation or disciplinary action by the Department of Real Estate (DRE), the stakes are high. Your professional license is your livelihood, and the consequences of discipline can range from public reproval to full revocation....
Guiding Legal Counsel, APC – Strategic, Discreet, and Aggressive Defense in Complex Financial and Regulatory Investigations When Government Scrutiny Threatens Your Reputation and Liberty White collar criminal investigations and prosecutions are among the most intimidating legal challenges a professional or business executive can face. These matters are often highly complex, document-intensive, and prosecuted by well-resourced government...
