Probate Litigation

Our firm handles all types of probate litigation, including:

  • Will and trust contests
  • Power of Attorney disputes
  • Transfer of property disputes involving mentally-deficient persons or related to an estate or trust
  • Disputes over who should serve as personal representative of an estate or trustee
  • Breach of fiduciary duty claims of all types
  • Cases involving the interpretation of an estate-planning document
  • Cases involving modifying or reforming an estate-planning document
  • Cases seeking the removal of a fiduciary for improper administration
  • Assisting fiduciaries in obtaining approval of an accounting
  • Assisting a beneficiary in challenging a fiduciary’s accounting
  • Assisting a beneficiary in obtaining more information from the personal representative of the estate or trustee
  • Assisting a personal representative of the estate or trustee in resolving issues with problematic beneficiaries
  • Cases involving improper investment decisions or inaction by the personal representative of the estate or trustee
  • Creditor claims against an estate or trust

Practicing Attorneys

Hala Abdel-Jaber

Hala Abdel-Jaber

(915) 532-2000

Nicklaus Jimenez

Nicklaus Jimenez

(915) 532-2000

Ryan Little

Ryan Little

(915) 532-2000

James A. Martinez

James A. Martinez

(915) 541-1525

Clyde A. Pine, Jr.

Clyde A. Pine, Jr.

(915) 541-1506