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Mark J. Phillips

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Lewitt Hackman

Encino , California

Mark is the author of numerous articles and the co-author (with Aryn Z. Phillips, Ph.D.) of "Trials of the Century" (Prometheus, 2016).



Columns
Title Category Published
Supreme Court clarifies rules for modification of revocable trusts Wills, Estates & Trusts Feb. 26, 2024
Appellate ruling limits appearances by trustees and executors in pro per California Courts of Appeal, Wills, Estates & Trusts Nov. 2, 2023
Revisiting the tangled rules for modification of revocable trusts Wills, Estates & Trusts Jun. 16, 2023
A small bright line in the murky law of no contest clauses Wills, Estates & Trusts Jan. 6, 2023
Tangled rules for modification of revocable trusts California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation, Probate Jan. 12, 2022
Proving testamentary capacity in suits involving tortious interference with inheritance Family, Probate Apr. 9, 2021
Strange new world: restrictions on the right to posthumously procreate Family Mar. 8, 2021
Reformation of unambiguous wills in light of Estate of Duke Family, Probate Jun. 18, 2020
Who retains the privilege when the estate gets a new trustee? Contracts, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Probate Aug. 10, 2018
Creditors' access to trust distributions Apr. 8, 2017
Redstone's small (for him) tax victory Perspective Dec. 29, 2015

MCLE
Title Category Published
Supreme Court clarifies rules for modification of revocable trusts Wills, Estates & Trusts Feb. 26, 2024
Appellate ruling limits appearances by trustees and executors in pro per California Courts of Appeal, Wills, Estates & Trusts Nov. 2, 2023
Revisiting the tangled rules for modification of revocable trusts Wills, Estates & Trusts Jun. 16, 2023
A small bright line in the murky law of no contest clauses Wills, Estates & Trusts Jan. 6, 2023
Tangled rules for modification of revocable trusts California Courts of Appeal, Civil Litigation, Probate Jan. 12, 2022
Proving testamentary capacity in suits involving tortious interference with inheritance Family, Probate Apr. 9, 2021
Strange new world: restrictions on the right to posthumously procreate Family Mar. 8, 2021
Reformation of unambiguous wills in light of Estate of Duke Family, Probate Jun. 18, 2020
Who retains the privilege when the estate gets a new trustee? Contracts, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Probate Aug. 10, 2018
Creditors' access to trust distributions Apr. 8, 2017
Redstone's small (for him) tax victory Perspective Dec. 29, 2015