David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses in this two part series many of the interesting and complex issues that arise from trustees making trust distributions to beneficiaries.
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Webinar Series: Financial Services Trustees’ Use of Exculpatory Clauses In Texas: Get Out Of Jail Free Card or Not?
In this webinar, David F. Johnson will discuss the different types of exculpatory clauses in trust documents, why they exist, the historical treatment of exculpatory clauses in Texas, Texas’s current statutory provisions that impact their enforcement, and current precedent impacting the enforcement of such clauses.
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Recorded Webinar: Co-Trustees Managing Trusts In Texas
In this webinar, David F. Johnson covered the many issues that arise from co-trustees managing trusts, including duty to participate in management, delegation, conflicts, compensation, retaining counsel, and other issues.
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Recorded Webinar—Administering a Trust In a Recession: Issues Surrounding Trust Loans to Beneficiaries
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, and the loan’s impact on
Webinar: Administering a Trust In a Recession–Issues Surrounding Trust Loans to Beneficiaries (April 21)
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 the loan’s impact on duties
Recorded Webinar – Arbitration, Forum-Selection, and Jury-Waiver Clauses in Trust and Will Disputes
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses the enforceability of arbitration, forum-selection, and jury-waiver clauses in trust and will disputes as well as other related issues associated with these litigation-altering clauses such as common defenses, standards for enforcement, and potential forms for
Webinar – Arbitration, Forum-Selection, and Jury-Waiver Clauses in Trust and Will Disputes
Join us for a complimentary webinar on the enforceability of arbitration, forum-selection, and jury-waiver clauses in trust and will disputes. We will also discuss other related issues associated with these litigation-altering clauses such as common defenses, standards for enforcement, and potential forms for these clauses.
Date: Tuesday, February 18,
Recorded Webinar – Texas Fiduciary Litigation Update: 2018-2019
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses Texas fiduciary litigation case law and addresses issues such as merger of trusts, Gunn Trusts, statute of limitations, quasi-estoppel, arbitration, conspiracy, employee liability, and other issues.
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Recorded Webinar – Trustee Quandary: Criminal Acts By Beneficiaries With Or On Trust Property
David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, discusses rising drug abuse issues and the possibility that a beneficiary of a trust may commit criminal activities on or with trust property. This webinar provides suggestions for trustees in this situation and address several
Webinar – The Velvet Hammer: Undue Influence Based on Deceit, Fraud, and Relationship Poisoning and a Financial Institution’s Duty To Detect and Report Financial Exploitation (March 15, 10:00 am CST)
With the great transfer of wealth from the baby boomer generation, elder abuse and financial exploitation is a very timely and important topic. Undue influence often arises out of seemingly kind individuals who ingratiate themselves to an elderly person, inserting themselves between the person and relatives, and