David F. Johnson, lead writer for The Fiduciary Litigator blog, presents the potential ramifications of a trustee’s intentional breach of fiduciary duty. His presentation covers the Texas Trust Code provisions (including removal, damages, attorney’s fees, receiverships, injunctions, and exculpatory clauses), fee forfeiture, disgorgement, punitive damages, and criminal statutes.
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David F. Johnson presented to the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association on May 4, 2023, on the topic of “Trust Issues in Divorce Proceedings.” This program discussed some of the many trust issues that arise in divorce proceedings, including trust basics, voiding trusts due to fraud/constructive fraud/breach of fiduciary
David F. Johnson ‘s recent article “The More the Merrier? Issues Arising from Co-Trustees Administering Trusts” was published in the Texas Tech Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal. The article addresses the benefits and detriments of appointing co-trustees, who can be a co-trustee and succession issues, fiduciary duties of
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses the topic of beneficiaries requesting loans from trustees. There are multiple issues that arise regarding the trustee’s authority to do so under the trust’s language and statutory and common law,
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, will address beneficiaries requesting loans from trustees. There are multiple issues that arise regarding the trustee’s authority to do so under the trust’s language and statutory and common law, and
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog recently presented his paper on “Summary Judgments in Texas” at the State Bar of Texas’s Advanced Civil Appellate Course in Austin, Texas. This presentation included a discussion of the finality of summary judgments,
Thank you to everyone who joined us on September 18 for the webinar “Trustees’ Ability to Retain and Pay Attorneys in Texas.” The recorded webinar link is available now. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar or presentation, please send your request to [email protected] .
Thank you to everyone who joined us on May 22 for the webinar “Joint Account Litigation in Texas With an Emphasis on Fiduciary Relationships.” The recorded webinar link is now available. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar, please send your request to [email protected].
Thank you to everyone who joined us on June 13 for the webinar “Recent Developments In Trustees’ Use Of Exculpatory, Release, and Disclaimer-Of-Reliance Clauses In Texas.” The recorded webinar link is now available. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar, please