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Columns
Title Category Published
The digital treasure hunt: crypto discovery and valuation in estate litigation Wills, Estates & Trusts, Probate Oct. 15, 2025
Demurrers on deadline: Goebner clarifies procedural timing in probate litigation Civil Procedure May 22, 2025
Packard opens the door to more trust reformation and construction litigation Wills, Estates & Trusts May 7, 2025
Top 2024 Trust & Estate Appellate Decisions Probate May 31, 2024
Probate and elder abuse attorneys suspect tidal wave of cases Probate May 20, 2021
Zappos CEO’s lack of estate planning could lead to years in probate court Probate, Family Dec. 11, 2020
Tidal wave of financial elder abuse cases will hit after COVID Torts/Personal Injury, Probate, Family, Covid Columns Oct. 21, 2020
Family quarantines can unduly influence elders, constitute financial elder abuse Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law May 22, 2020
Coronavirus boosts need for estate planning for the young, single and affluent Probate, Family Apr. 9, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s failure to update his will and trust forces his widow into court Probate Mar. 30, 2020
War of the wills: Aretha Franklin’s conflicting wills frustrate her heirs Probate, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation Mar. 23, 2020
Bill that would have brought back state gift and estate tax fails to pass Tax, Government, Family Jun. 13, 2019
Sorting Aretha Franklin’s wills could take longer than the Prince estate Probate May 31, 2019
Hollywood cases provide teachable moments in estate planning Probate May 23, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
J.F. v. San Diego County Unified School District Civil Rights Plaintiff Jul. 17, 2020
Garret Ray Morgan v. Securities America Inc. Securities Claimant Dec. 27, 2019
Lisa Ann Detanna v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC Securities Claimant Nov. 29, 2019
Medhat Yacoub v. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Securities Respondent Jun. 14, 2019
William David Leven v. UBS Financial Services Inc. Securities Claimant Aug. 25, 2017
Sherif Sarwat Iskander v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Labor Law Claimant May 27, 2017
Dolores Hsu, by her Attorney in fact, Vadim Hsu, and Vadim Hsu, an individual v. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Erin K. McNelly Torts Respondent Feb. 4, 2017
Karl Austin Pettijohn v. UBS Financial Services Inc. Securities Claimant Nov. 12, 2016
Lisa Ann Detanna v. Wedbush Securities Inc. Securities Claimant Aug. 23, 2014
Ernest C. Coneen, The Coneen Family Trust DTD 06-16-82 v. Philip Bresnick Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley Commercial Financial Services Securities Respondent Jul. 4, 2014
Georgia Alexander v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Securities Defendant Dec. 14, 2013
Dana K. Anderson and Nancy S. Anderson as Trustees of the Anderson Family Trust v. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC f/k/a Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and Joe Carl Leach Securities Respondent Oct. 12, 2013
Lacey Odis Patrick Corbett III, Robert F. Mason v. Fredrick A. Kish Jr. Securities Claimant Sep. 29, 2012
Lisa Ann Detanna v. Margaret Smith Securities Claimant Apr. 16, 2011
Matt Lichtenberg, David Living Trust, Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin v. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, fka J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., fka Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Securities Respondent Dec. 4, 2010
Quiksilver, Inc. v. Kymsta Corp. Intellectual Property Defendant Jul. 4, 2008
Maria Belknap v. Morgan Stanley DW Inc. a/k/a/ Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Eloise J. Rich et al Breach of Fiduciary Duty Defendant Mar. 4, 2006
Title Category Published
The digital treasure hunt: crypto discovery and valuation in estate litigation Wills, Estates & Trusts, Probate Oct. 15, 2025
Demurrers on deadline: Goebner clarifies procedural timing in probate litigation Civil Procedure May 22, 2025
Packard opens the door to more trust reformation and construction litigation Wills, Estates & Trusts May 7, 2025
Top 2024 Trust & Estate Appellate Decisions Probate May 31, 2024
Probate and elder abuse attorneys suspect tidal wave of cases Probate May 20, 2021
Zappos CEO’s lack of estate planning could lead to years in probate court Probate, Family Dec. 11, 2020
Tidal wave of financial elder abuse cases will hit after COVID Torts/Personal Injury, Probate, Family, Covid Columns Oct. 21, 2020
Family quarantines can unduly influence elders, constitute financial elder abuse Law Practice, Health Care & Hospital Law May 22, 2020
Coronavirus boosts need for estate planning for the young, single and affluent Probate, Family Apr. 9, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s failure to update his will and trust forces his widow into court Probate Mar. 30, 2020
War of the wills: Aretha Franklin’s conflicting wills frustrate her heirs Probate, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation Mar. 23, 2020
Bill that would have brought back state gift and estate tax fails to pass Tax, Government, Family Jun. 13, 2019
Sorting Aretha Franklin’s wills could take longer than the Prince estate Probate May 31, 2019
Hollywood cases provide teachable moments in estate planning Probate May 23, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
J.F. v. San Diego County Unified School District Civil Rights Plaintiff Jul. 17, 2020
Garret Ray Morgan v. Securities America Inc. Securities Claimant Dec. 27, 2019
Lisa Ann Detanna v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC Securities Claimant Nov. 29, 2019
Medhat Yacoub v. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Securities Respondent Jun. 14, 2019
William David Leven v. UBS Financial Services Inc. Securities Claimant Aug. 25, 2017
Sherif Sarwat Iskander v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Labor Law Claimant May 27, 2017
Dolores Hsu, by her Attorney in fact, Vadim Hsu, and Vadim Hsu, an individual v. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Erin K. McNelly Torts Respondent Feb. 4, 2017
Karl Austin Pettijohn v. UBS Financial Services Inc. Securities Claimant Nov. 12, 2016
Lisa Ann Detanna v. Wedbush Securities Inc. Securities Claimant Aug. 23, 2014
Ernest C. Coneen, The Coneen Family Trust DTD 06-16-82 v. Philip Bresnick Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley Commercial Financial Services Securities Respondent Jul. 4, 2014
Georgia Alexander v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Securities Defendant Dec. 14, 2013
Dana K. Anderson and Nancy S. Anderson as Trustees of the Anderson Family Trust v. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC f/k/a Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and Joe Carl Leach Securities Respondent Oct. 12, 2013
Lacey Odis Patrick Corbett III, Robert F. Mason v. Fredrick A. Kish Jr. Securities Claimant Sep. 29, 2012
Lisa Ann Detanna v. Margaret Smith Securities Claimant Apr. 16, 2011
Matt Lichtenberg, David Living Trust, Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin v. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, fka J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., fka Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Securities Respondent Dec. 4, 2010
Quiksilver, Inc. v. Kymsta Corp. Intellectual Property Defendant Jul. 4, 2008
Maria Belknap v. Morgan Stanley DW Inc. a/k/a/ Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Eloise J. Rich et al Breach of Fiduciary Duty Defendant Mar. 4, 2006
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