David F. Johnson presented his paper on “Litigation Update, Including Fiduciary Issues” to the Texas Bankers Association’s Legal Conference in Austin, Texas, on April 5, 2018. This presentation covered recent Texas precedent on arbitration clauses, forum-selection clauses, lost documents, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, damages for a trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty, and… Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone who joined us on February 27 for the webinar “Remedies for a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim in Texas. The recorded webinar link is now available. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar, please send your request to dfjohnson@winstead.com. David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson will discuss the potential remedies that plaintiffs can obtain for breach of fiduciary duty claims with an emphasis on trust disputes, and will cover: 1) pretrial remedies of temporary injunctive relief, receiverships, and audits; 2) legal remedies of damages, attorney’s fees, pre-judgment interest; 3) equitable remedies of fee forfeiture, profit and… Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone who joined us on December 12 for the webinar “Fiduciary Litigation Update.” The recorded webinar link is now available. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar, please send your request to dfjohnson@winstead.com. David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses Texas cases that impact… Continue Reading
On December 1, 2017, David F. Johnson presented his paper “Dealing with Policies and Protocols of Banking Institutions in Texas” to the State Bar of Texas’s 19th Annual Fiduciary Litigation Course in San Antonio, Texas. This presentation covered unique statutes that impact bank litigation, new statutes on vulnerable persons and durable powers of attorney, arbitration… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson will present a forty-five minute webinar on Texas cases that impact fiduciaries. Some of the topics will include: mental anguish and punitive damages for breach of fiduciary duty, lost trust documents, venue for trust disputes, claims against trust property, release of trustees, public policy for voiding wills/trusts, tortious interference with inheritance, conspiracy/aiding… Continue Reading
On October 26, 2017, David F. Johnson presented “Legislative Update Impacting Fiduciaries,” to the Texas Bankers Association’s Advanced Trust & Portfolio Management Forum in San Antonio, Texas. This presentation discussed new statutory changes to the Texas Durable Power of Attorney Act that create duties to accept power of attorney transactions and that broaden agents’ authority… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented his detailed paper entitled “Temporary Injunctive Relief in Texas” to the Tarrant County Bar Association’s Business Litigation Section on October 17, 2017. This presentation included a discussion of the purpose of temporary injunctive relief; equitable elements for same; preliminary issues such as jurisdiction,… Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone who joined us on September 26 for the webinar “Legislative Update: New Vulnerable Persons and POA Statutes.” The recorded webinar link is now available. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar, please send your request to dfjohnson@winstead.com. David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog,… Continue Reading
Join us for a complimentary webinar presentation covering recent changes to the Texas Estates Code’s Texas Durable Power of Attorney Act and recent legislation protecting vulnerable persons and how those impact financial institutions, broker/dealers, and investment advisors. Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Time: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Central Time Cost: Complimentary Speaker: David F. Johnson Continuing Education… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented his paper and presentation on “Summary Judgments In Texas” to the State Bar of Texas’s Advanced Civil Trial Course on July 19-21, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. See links below for a copy of the paper and presentation. David will also present this… Continue Reading
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 send your request to dfjohnson@winstead.com. David F. Johnson, lead writer for the… Continue Reading
Join us for a complimentary webinar covering a trustee’s ability to enforce beneficial trust and contract clauses that alter its duties and liabilities, including exculpatory, release, and disclaimer-of-reliance clauses. This presentation will also cover suggested tips for drafting these types of clauses. Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Time: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Central Time Cost:… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, and Winstead Shareholder Justin Hoover presented “Trustees’ Use Of LLCs and Other Entity Forms To Hold Assets And Mitigate Risk” to the Texas Bankers Association 2017 Intermediate Trust and Estate Administration Seminar in Las Colinas, Texas. The presentation is attached below. If you are… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses a trustee’s decision to use entities to hold trust assets to mitigate risk. David covers benefits and other considerations that a trustee should contemplate before creating such an entity and transferring assets into it. The presentation also highlights the different types of entities… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented Contractual Clauses That Impact Disputes at the 6th Annual Financial Services Seminar hosted by Winstead PC and the Tarrant County Bankers Association. David’s paper and presentation are attached below. If you are interested in joining the next complimentary webinar or event, please contact… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, was selected from among more than 40,000 authors to receive the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award. The annual Reader’s Choice awards recognize authors who achieved the highest visibility and engagement for their written analysis and commentary in 2016. JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards encompasses… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented “Asset Concentrations and the Duty to Diversify” to the Texas Bankers Association’s Real Estate, Oil and Gas Conference, in San Antonio on March 24, 2017. This presentation discussed the history of a trustee’s duty to diversify, the current definition of diversification, common-law and… Continue Reading
Join us for a complimentary webinar covering a trustee’s decision to use entities to hold trust assets to mitigate risk. The presentation will discuss the benefits and other considerations that a trustee should contemplate before creating such an entity and transferring assets into it. The presentation will also discuss the different types of entities that… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented, “Tips for Managing the In-House and Outside Counsel Relationship” to the Tarrant County Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Section. David provided his thoughts and suggestions for having a better relationship between in-house and outside counsel that is founded on trust and built for the… Continue Reading
Thank you to everyone who joined us on December 6 for the webinar “A Trustee’s Duty to Diversity in Texas.” The recorded webinar link is now available. If you are interested in joining our next complimentary webinar, please send your request to dfjohnson@winstead.com. CLICK HERE FOR WEBINAR David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator… Continue Reading
Join us for a presentation covering the duty to diversify in Texas, the statutory and common law that discuss the duty, limitations that can be placed on the duty, and methods to limit a trustee’s risk for not diversifying trust assets. Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. (CST) Cost: Complimentary Speaker:… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented his speech on a “Trustees’ Duty To Disclose In Texas” to the Tarrant County Bar Association’s Business and Estate Section’s membership lunch in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 20, 2016. This presentation covered the legal issues involved in a trustee’s duty to disclose… Continue Reading
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, spoke at the Tarrant County Probate Bar’s Litigation Seminar and presented “Fiduciary Litigation Update 2015-2016.” David discussed recent Texas precedent impacting fiduciary litigation. Some of the issues covered included informal confidential relationships, funding of trusts, tortious interference with inheritance claims, forfeiture actions, employee liability… Continue Reading
