Trust & Estate Litigation

Barr & Barr represents trustees, beneficiaries, and heirs in disputed estate and trust matters.  For over 15 years, our attorneys have tried, litigated, mediated, and settled cases involving every type of dispute concerning wills, trusts, health care directives, powers of attorney, life insurance policies, deeds, IRAs, and other tax-deferred assets.  We represent trustees accused of breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongdoing, as well as beneficiaries who have been harmed by negligent or dishonest fiduciaries.  We have extensive experience in preparing and defending complex accountings, and are experts at obtaining and challenging accountings.  If your dispute involves a fiduciary’s investment decisions, our expertise in the Prudent Investment Rule can help you evaluate all your options.  If you are a trustee or executor facing a challenge from beneficiaries, we can help you.  If you are the beneficiary of a will or trust and suspect that your trustee or executor has wrongfully taken assets or is withholding information, we can obtain the answers you need.