GMSR has successfully represented lawyers, accountants, trustees, and other professionals accused of a wide range of malfeasance, and we are intimately familiar the ins and outs of appeals from anti-SLAPP proceedings.
GMSR appellate lawyers Ted Xanders and Robin Meadow were responsible for the victory in this legal malpractice/fraud action against a law firm. The plaintiff alleged that the firm had helped its client, the plaintiff’s stepfather, to induce the plaintiff’s mother to leave all her property
Probate court’s independent discretion over custodial accounts established under Uniform Transfer to Minors Act
Propriety of trustee accountings and asserted violations of trust; executors’ asserted gross negligence in paying claims against estate
Lawyer not disqualified where he represented both parties while they were adverse in a third action
Claims based on interference with an inter vivos trust do not fall within the “probate” exception to federal jurisdiction
Whether beneficiary’s objections to trustee’s accounting barred by prior probate rulings
Legal malpractice in negotiating acquisition agreement (settled before decision)
Obtaining reversal for doctor in medical malpractice case
Tolling of statute of limitations pending outcome of underlying action
Legal malpractice – representing both partnership and one of its partners in drafting a partnership compensation plan
Whether on appeal, assisting trial counsel, or advising government officials contemplating legislative action, GMSR provides unique insight into the complex laws that impact public entities.
Where coverage may exist, GMSR represents insureds on appeal effectively and efficiently. Where it does not, the firm protects insurers’ right to deny claims.
GMSR offers corporate clients objective assessments on appeal, based on a deep understanding of the limitations and opportunities of appellate review.
The firm’s lawyers are team players, collaborating with trial counsel at any level from legal strategy to writing or editing trial court motions and appellate briefs.
GMSR vigorously advocates the rights of individual plaintiffs and defendants, in both state and federal appellate courts.
As part of GMSR’s long-standing commitment to social justice and equality, GMSR provides pro bono appellate services to individuals and to community organizations on issues of concern.
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