Articles

	Bending the Arc of History Toward Justice—What a Trusts and Estates Lawyer Can Do – Terry Franklin, Published: The Practical Lawyer, February 2021
	The 1846 Last Will of John Sutton-What’s Not So New in Will Drafting and Contests – By: Terrence M. Franklin , Published: Wealth Strategies Journal, September 27, 2018 Terry Franklin and Bob Sacks Contribute Article on Trust & Estate Litigation Trends to American Law Institute – CLE Terry Franklin and Bob Sacks’ article, “Hot Topics in Estate, Trust & Conservatorship Litigation: Contests After Death, Pre-Death Contests, and Intentional Interference with Expected Inheritance (Among Other Things)” was recently published in the American Law Institute – CLE Estate Planning Course Materials Journal.The article addressed: Capacity and undue influence issues that come up in will and trust contests, and specifically whether a different standard does, and should, apply to a challenge to a trust as opposed to a will. Pre-death contests in both conservatorship or guardianship proceedings and under pre-death validation statutes. Lawsuits that claim someone has intentionally interfered with the inheritance rights of another. Practical tips for estate planners tied to situations in the planning stage where concerns arise about a possible future challenge on capacity or undue influence grounds. It’s Time to Exempt No-Contest Clause Enforcement Proceedings From the Reach of the Anti-SLAPP Statute – By: Douglas E. Lawson , Published: California Trust and Estates Quarterly – Volume 22, Issue 2, 2016
	Enforcing No-Contest Clauses in the Face of Anti-SLAPP Motions – By: Douglas E. Lawson, Published: Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, January 2016
	Tracing One Family’s Path to Freedom Through Love – By: Terrence M. Franklin, Published: American Bar Association Probate & Property, September/October 2014
	‘Wobbly’ Justice at the Court of Appeal – By: Matthew W. McMurtrey and Leila B. Azari, Published: The Recorder, July 2013
	An Associate’s Guide to Surviving Trial Crunch Time – By: G. Lisa Wick, Published: The Recorder, February 2013
	Family Feuds – By: Robert N. Sacks, Published: Private Wealth, December 2008/January 2009
	Crisis in Conservatorships – By: Margaret G. Lodise, Edward J. Corey, Jr., Peter S. Stern, Published: California Trusts & Estates Quarterly – Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2007

	What is a Care Custodian Under Probate Code 21350 – By: Terrence M. Franklin and Matthew W. McMurtrey, Published: California Trust & Estates Quarterly – Volume 11, Issue 4, Winter 2005

	Pitfalls and potholes: Lack of capacity and undue influence (pdf) – By: Robert N. Sacks, Published: Gift Planning, 4th Quarter 2002

	Mediation: An effective method to resolve estate and trust disputes (pdf) – By: Robert N. Sacks, Published, Estate Planning, June 2000

	Ethics for estate planners: The latest on the ABA Model Rules and Ethics 2000 (pdf) – By: Terrence M. Franklin, Published: American Bar Association Probate & Property, May 2004