Michael B. Joseph, Esq. will be presenting a segment on “Proving Valuations: How to Effectively Present Evidence on Disputed Valuations of Real and Personal Property” at the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees’ (“NACTT”) 51st Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 21, 2016. The Annual Conference is the premier consumer bankruptcy educational seminar and features numerous leading scholars, bankruptcy judges and practitioners addressing the latest important consumer bankruptcy issues.
Seeking Attorneys’ Fees After Unsuccessful Estate Litigation James Gaspero, Jr., Esq. Ferry Joseph, P.A. In an interesting decision issued in August of 2015 (Final Report dated October 9, 2015), then Master Abigail M. LeGrow of the Court of Chancery held that it would be fair to award to an unsuccessful challenger of a Will his attorneys’ fees and costs equal to 20 percent of the value of the estate at the time of […]
Regina M. Matozzo, Esq. Ferry Joseph, P.A. New Orleans is often referred to as “The Big Easy”, but it has been anything but that as of late for the Benson family, arguably the most recognized name in New Orleans. The drama centers around Tom Benson, the family patriarch and owner of both of NOLA’s marquee professional sports teams. In January 2015, Mr. Benson announced that following his death, he intends […]
On January 1, 2015, Delaware’s new Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets and Digital Accounts statute (“FADADA”, 12 Del.C. § 5001 et.seq.) went into effect. This statute is meant to address the difficulties that fiduciaries—trustees, guardians, executors, powers of attorney, to name a few—face when attempting to handle digital assets and accounts in connection with the performance of their duties. Section 5002 of FADADA defines “digital accounts” and “digital assets” quite […]