Brett Herbert

When multiple people inherit real property, a wide variety of potential disputes and problems can arise. A common scenario is when a parent leaves real property to their children in their will or trust (like a home or a...more Serving as a trustee is a fiduciary role. Trustees of trusts owe a variety of fiduciary duties to the trust and beneficiaries of the trust. We have previously discussed common breach of fiduciary duty scenarios in the context...more Serving as an executor (when there is a will) or an administrator (when there is no will) is a position of trust. In a prior post, we described how Virginia law imposes fiduciary duties on these individuals to protect the...more Most people are familiar with the concept of inheriting property under a deceased person’s will. As a general matter, if there is a specific bequest of property under a will, the executor is obligated to make the conveyance...more