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Frances Kramer, et al. v. Christopher Coats

Successfully prosecuted claims for breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty alleging that testamentary trustee misappropriated trust assets.   Prior to trial, obtained ex parte order removing the trustee and appointing a professional fiduciary for trust administration.  Defeated trustee’s motion to enforce No-Contest Clause in trust instrument.  Prevailed in a one-week bench trial, with client receiving a substantial financial awar