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When Hostilities Break Out Between Co-trustees, Where Does That Leave Trust Counsel?

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When hostilities break out between individual co-trustees, incumbent trust counsel faces a representation conundrum. In §8.8 of Loring and Rounds: A Trustee’s Handbook (2025), see appendix below, we grapple with the...more

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Suing Attorneys In Texas For Participating in Fiduciary Breaches

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It is not uncommon for an attorney to execute all or part of his or her client’s wishes, which may be in breach of a fiduciary duty owed by the client to a third party. The third party can certainly sue the client for...more

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Former Theranos CEO Denied Attorney-Client Privilege Over Communications with Company Attorneys

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Former Theranos CEO Denied Attorney-Client Privilege Over Communications with Company Attorneys; District of Massachusetts Allows Putative Securities Class Action to Proceed Against OvaScience Investors; Delaware Chancery...more

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Continuous Representation Doctrine Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations Where Attorney Withdraws in Appellate Court

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Huyen Nguyen v. Karen Ellen Ford, No. H046809, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 411, at *1 (Ct. App. Apr. 24, 2020). Brief Summary - The court held that plaintiff's claims for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty against her...more

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An LLC’s Attorney Represents the LLC’s Members Too, Right?

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Not long ago, The LLC Jungle posted an article addressing the perils of attorney representation of an LLC with two equal “co-managing members.”  See Why Having “Co-Managers” for Your LLC is a Terrible Idea. This post...more

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