Probate & Trust Litigation

A resource for lawyers and the public in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for information on will contests, trust disputes, guardianships, conservatorships, elder exploitation, fiduciary duty claims, and other probate litigation disputes.


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Video: Elder Exploitation Overview

In addition to publishing commentary that lawyers may find helpful, we want to provide information and guidance for the lay public.  Here is our first installment, a brief video (link works after Continue Reading button), offering an overview about elder exploitation, a critically important issue that is a frequent theme in our cases.  Kudos to Mike McLean of our marketing department for pulling this together!

Elder Exploitation

(Note: Ralph Holmes is currently retired from McLane Middleton. For information on this or other probate litigation issues, please contact Alexandra Cote at alexandra.cote@mclane.com.)