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Bending the Arc of History by Terrence Franklin

By Juan C. Antúnez on July 14, 2022

The work we do as trusts and estates attorneys can alter the…
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Wills, Slavery and Probate: The Legacy of Lucy Sutton

By Juan C. Antúnez on September 22, 2021

A defining characteristic of inheritance litigation is that the single most important…
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Will there be a rush to electronic wills?

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 21, 2021

I recently spoke on Florida’s statutory authorization of electronic wills and it…

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Is it moral to honor the wishes of the dead, above the living?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 22, 2020

If you’re a trusts and estates lawyer, you’re in the business of…
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Donate to Mission United to honor our vets this Veterans Day

By Juan C. Antúnez on October 27, 2020

If you’re a vet, at some time in your life you’ve probably…
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Memorial Day in the time of COVID-19

By Juan C. Antúnez on May 25, 2020

I don’t usually post this sort of thing. But this year…
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The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story

By Juan C. Antúnez on September 16, 2019

As trusts and estates attorneys, we spend our professional lives planning for…
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2016-17 Probate Court Filing Statistics

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 19, 2018

If you make your living in and around our probate courts you’ll…
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Effective Strategies for Cross-Examining an Expert Witness

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 26, 2017

If you’re litigating an inheritance case, chances are someone’s going to allege…
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2015-16 Probate Court Filing Statistics

By Juan C. Antúnez on June 26, 2017

If you make your living in and around our probate courts you’ll…
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