Category Archives: Settlements & Verdicts
Alan Settles Will Contest With Aknowledgement That Later Will Is Invalid
On May 4, 2012, Alan secured a settlement of a will contest for a client on terms highly favorable to the client. The client’s brother had executed a will in 2002, at which time the client and his brother owned … Continue reading
Alan Reaches Settlement in Landlord Tenant Case Without the Need for Litigation
In a rare case that did not even require a lawsuit to be filed, Alan recently secured a monetary settlement for a client who had to vacate his apartment because the landlord had been ordered to correct violations of the … Continue reading
Alan Scores Major Victory in Bankruptcy Case
Alan recently secured a favorable decision for a creditor client in a case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Rhode Island that involved misconduct by the debtor. The debtor, himself a bankruptcy attorney, filed for bankruptcy in early 2010. He … Continue reading
Alan Wins Arbitration on Novel Legal Issue Concerning Real Estate Deposit
On September 1, 2011, Alan secured an award for his client in an arbitration proceeding which raised a question of first impression in Massachusetts: What happens when a buyer gives a deposit on real estate to the seller’s real estate … Continue reading
Challenge the amendment of a trust
Clients are two of three children of a woman who died in 2007. In 1994 the decedent prepared a trust that sought to evenly divide certain bank and brokerage accounts equally among the three children. In 2006, the decedent amended … Continue reading
