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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Private Wealth Disputes

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : California

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Private Wealth Disputes - California

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The team at Greenberg Traurig regularly represents high net worth individuals in complex trust and estate disputes, including conservatorship proceedings, breaches of fiduciary duties and trust settlements.

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Strengths

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  • Greenberg Traurig can see the big-picture view of the path forward and are very empathetic to the sensitive nature of family conflict.

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  • Greenberg Traurig has great attorneys who care deeply about their clients and go above and beyond for them.

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  • They kept us apprised on updates and strategies in a highly emotional and distressing situation. They have been excellent in managing all the players' input, grounding all meetings around the facts.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Catherine Swafford
    Catherine Swafford

    Catherine Swafford

    Catherine Swafford represents clients in conservatorships, trust contests, elder abuse actions and estate administrations.

    • Catherine holds a high standard of professionalism and knowledge in her field. She is always professional and quick to respond to any issues I have on my trust administration or litigation matters.

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    • Catherine is supportive and honest while maintaining amazing empathetic professionalism. She has demonstrated her superior knowledge of California law at every step of this process.

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    • We have been very satisfied with Katie's work. She is extremely professional, knowledgeable and has a very calming demeanour despite some highly emotional situations.

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  • Michelle Graham
    Michelle Graham

    Michelle Graham

    Michelle Graham acts for high net worth families on their domestic and international estate planning needs. She is particularly regarded for her focus on cross-border tax planning.

    • Michelle is very sophisticated, and her technical expertise with family business succession planning options and implementations in California is exceptional.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Michelle Graham is terrific to work with.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • She is an extremely good adviser and understands the tax law on cross-border transactions.

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