The 2026 Update on Georgia Law “Ski LE” in Avon, Colorado served as an opportunity for Gaslowitz Frankel attorney Robert C. Port to educate fellow Georgia lawyers on the increasingly regularity with which family law issues can also implicate probate, estate, and trust matters. Robert’s presentation on “Update on Fiduciary Law — the Intersection of […]
In high-net-worth divorce proceedings throughout Georgia, the focus often remains on the equitable division of assets. However, when those assets are housed within complex trust structures or closely held business entities, the legal landscape shifts from family law to the specialized realm of fiduciary litigation. For family law attorneys, recognizing fiduciary negligence at its earliest […]
Wealth managers, who stand at the intersection of a client’s financial reality and their family dynamics, are often aware that the most emotionally comfortable choice, appointing a child or sibling, is also the most legally precarious, which is why fiduciary litigators advocate for corporate trustees. Not only does a corporate trustee have the specialized expertise […]
For wealth managers advising high-net-worth individuals, a blended family is a red flag. While remarriage represents a new chapter for the client, the complexity it introduces to wealth transfer is fertile ground for litigation. When a client enters a later-life marriage, the potential for conflict between the new spouse and children from a prior marriage […]
For wealth managers, a family business is often the most valuable, yet volatile, component of a client’s net worth. When a client holds control as an officer or managing member, their fiduciary duties to minority owners and beneficiaries are constant. Issues arising during succession can have ramifications that ripple across generations, transforming the controlling interest […]
Wealth managers can make a huge difference in the lives of their clients’ families by encouraging clients to protect their legacy by appointing a qualified fiduciary to manages their assets post-death. The choice of an executor or trustee can easily transform latent family tensions into high-stakes litigation. While clients may resist selecting a professional corporate fiduciary […]
For wealth managers advising business owners, the transition of a closely held family enterprise represents the largest point of asset vulnerability their client will face. This asset is exposed to catastrophic risk during a generational shift. While the original owner often runs the business informally with single-owner control, including the potential for aggressive compensation or […]
For wealth managers, the relationship with a client’s estate planning attorney is one of collaborative foresight, focused on meticulous drafting, tax efficiency, and smooth administration. However, when a client faces a contentious claim, such as a challenge to a trust’s validity, an allegation of breach of duty against an executor, they need a fiduciary litigator, […]
The specialized practice of fiduciary litigation requires aggressive advocacy and meticulous technical knowledge. For our referral partners, corporate fiduciaries, wealth managers, and estate planning attorneys, a litigator’s value rests on their validated expertise in contentious disputes. Gaslowitz Frankel is proud to announce that attorney LeAnne M. Gilbert has accepted the invitation to become a Fellow […]
For wealth managers, the transition from asset accumulation and management to multi-generational wealth preservation presents a critical inflection point where fiduciary litigation expertise becomes indispensable. While a wealth manager’s core competence lies in optimizing investments and managing liquidity, the integrity of a client’s total balance sheet, including illiquid assets held in trusts, LLCs, and family […]
