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Court Analyzes the “Testamentary Exception” — With a Twist

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Under the aptly named “testamentary exception,” a beneficiary taking under a will can sometimes access communications between the testator and the testator’s lawyer. This exception rests on the understandable concept that the...more

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On Rehearing, Court Holds That Drafts Of Wills and Trust Documents Are Not Discoverable And Discusses The Attorney-Client...

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In In re Rittenmeyer, the mother of the decedent was the executor of his estate. No. 05-17-01378-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 6647 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 22, 2018, original proceeding)....more

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Court Holds That Drafts Of Trust Documents Are Discoverable And Discusses The Attorney-Client Privilege

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In In re Rittenmeyer, the mother of the decedent was the executor of his estate. No. 05-17-01378-CV2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2812 (Tex. App.—Dallas April 19, 2018, original proceeding). ...more

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