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Trust & Estate Litigation

Overview

We protect your wealth when you face disputes over personal, charitable and commercial assets. The best way to do this is to prevent litigation, so we make every effort to limit your liability and engage in estate planning to minimize claims being made against your assets. When litigation is necessary, we combine zealous advocacy with sensitivity to the complex emotional and personal implications. Our experienced litigators represent individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations in resolving conflicts involving trusts, wills and estates. This includes representing trustees and beneficiaries in claims for breach of a trustee’s fiduciary duties, trust administration disputes, challenges to will validity involving mental incapacity or undue influence, and guardianship disputes.

Insights & Events

Latest

Speaking Engagement Recap October 22, 2025

Secure-ly Planning for Charitable & Planned Giving Under the SECURE Act and SECURE Act 2.0

2025 Planned Giving Day Conference for the Planned Giving Day Council of Greater Philadelphia
2 min read
Published Articles October 2025

GST Tax-Efficient Planning: Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust and Accumulation Trust Planning for Large Qualified Retirement

Law.com
1 min read
Updates September 2025

Illinois Amends the Probate Act With Key Changes to Small Estate Affidavit

Small Estate Limit Increased to $150,000, Excludes Vehicles
4 min read
Speaking Engagement Recap September 04, 2025

Stupid in Love: Intentional Estate Planning for Married Couples

National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Fall 2025 National Conference
1 min read
Updates September 2025

Updates to Minnesota Trust Law

First Updates to Minnesota Trust Code Since Enactment in 2016
5 min read
Published Articles August 2025

SALT-ing Your Properties for Potential Increased Income Tax Savings

The Legal Intelligencer
1 min read
Published Articles May 2025

Estate Planning Lessons From the Oracle of Omaha

New Jersey Law Journal
1 min read
Updates April 2025

Montana Allows Donor Standing for Endowment Violations, While Similar Efforts Are Pending in Oklahoma

Law Also Allows Charities to Obtain Judicial Declarations of Endowment Agreements’ Rights and Duties
4 min read
News March 3, 2016

Bryan Bloom Joins Drinker Biddle’s Corporate and Securities and Private Client Groups in New Jersey

2 min read
Press Release August 2014

Angela Fogt Brings Experience in Nonprofit Law to Faegre Baker Daniels

1 min read
Insights
Published Articles October 2025

GST Tax-Efficient Planning: Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trust and Accumulation Trust Planning for Large Qualified Retirement

Law.com
1 min read
Updates September 2025

Illinois Amends the Probate Act With Key Changes to Small Estate Affidavit

Small Estate Limit Increased to $150,000, Excludes Vehicles
4 min read
Updates September 2025

Updates to Minnesota Trust Law

First Updates to Minnesota Trust Code Since Enactment in 2016
5 min read
Published Articles August 2025

SALT-ing Your Properties for Potential Increased Income Tax Savings

The Legal Intelligencer
1 min read
Published Articles May 2025

Estate Planning Lessons From the Oracle of Omaha

New Jersey Law Journal
1 min read
Updates April 2025

Montana Allows Donor Standing for Endowment Violations, While Similar Efforts Are Pending in Oklahoma

Law Also Allows Charities to Obtain Judicial Declarations of Endowment Agreements’ Rights and Duties
4 min read
Published Articles March 2025

Tax-Efficient Distribution Strategies Needed Now for Certain Inherited Retirement Plans

Pennsylvania CPA Journal
1 min read
Published Articles January 2025

Ideas We Should Borrow: A Legislative Wishlist for NJ Trusts and Estates

1 min read
Published Articles July 2024

Key to Transferring the Garden: Review of NY’s 2024 Transfer-on-Death Deed Law Provides Model for Pa., NJ

The Legal Intelligencer
1 min read
Published Articles June 2024

Converting Trust Elections for S Corporation Stock

1 min read