Contested Estate Litigation

JGL brings zealous advocacy and a track record of favorable results to estate-related litigation and dispute resolution. Our Washington DC and Maryland-focused litigation prowess allows us to effectively guide you through even the most complex and/or contentious trust/estate controversies, contests, and related litigation claims.

Individuals, families, and fiduciaries turn to us, on attack or defense, to resolve disputes involving:

  • Will/trust contests
  • Ownership/creditor disputes
  • Estate tax disputes
  • Breach of trust
  • Fee controversies
  • Misappropriated assets

We also litigate the:

  • Exercise of voting power in proxy fights
  • Allocation of estate/generation-skipping transfer taxes
  • Funding of sub-trusts
  • Allocation of receipts/disbursements between income/principal
  • Propriety of selling assets

Work with an Experienced Trusts & Estates Lawyer

What matters to you, matters to us. For over five decades, JGL attorneys have fought to improve the future of families, the arc of careers, the success of business, and your most basic human rights. The attorneys of JGL take your business, family, and personal issues as personally as you do. We relentlessly pursue the outcomes you desire. If you need guidance from a whistleblower attorney, contact JGL.

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Our attorneys combine deep legal knowledge with a caring, collaborative approach that protects both your interests and your peace of mind.

Contested Estate Litigation Attorneys
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