Book description
Surrogate Court dockets are filled with cases involving family members
fighting over the assets and intentions of a deceased parent or spouse.
Probate Wars of the Rich & Famous: An Insider's Guide to Estate
Planning and Probate Litigation
tracks the estate litigation cases of Anna Nicole Smith, Brooke Astor,
Michael Jackson, Nina Wang, Jerry Garcia and Leona Helmsley and
identifies the five universal factors that caused such disputes. Each
chapter provides estate planning insights designed to help individuals
plan their estates without causing litigation. If, however, probate
litigation cannot be avoided, the book also provides invaluable lessons
about undue influence claims, how to remove a fiduciary, demanding an
estate accounting and claims seeking to set aside lifetime transfers
that undermined the decedents intentions. Few - if any - estate planning
books utilize colorful celebrity accounts to provide meaningful insights
and actionable advice. Russell J. Fishkind
is a Partner in the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Department at
Saul Ewing LLP, where he focuses on high net worth estate planning,
business succession planning, estate administration, and probate
litigation. He is also an Associate Adjunct Professor at New York
University, where he teaches estate and business succession planning.
Fishkind is the author of Legacy of a Lifetime
, coauthor of the J. K. Lasser Pro Estate and Business Succession Planning
(first and second editions) textbook, and a contributing author to
Sophisticated Estate Planning: Using Tax Laws to Your Clients' Advantage
published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
He was recognized as a Super Lawyer in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
