Alan Freer
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 2 : Private Wealth Law
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About
Provided by Alan Freer
Practice Areas
Asset Protection Litigation
Asset Protection Risk Assessment
Business Litigation
Guardianship
Private Wealth Litigation
Trust and Estate Administration
Trust and Estate Litigation
Career
Alan Freer is a member of the firm’s management committee, where he focuses his practice primarily on trust and estate litigation. Alan also handles all aspects of trust and estate administration, and routinely represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in contested matters. He has substantial experience in challenging and defending the validity of estate planning documents, including wills, codicils, trusts and amendments. Alan routinely prosecutes and defends claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, undue influence, breach of trust, accounting, fiduciary removal, competency, lack of capacity, unjust enrichment, closely held business disputes and elder abuse.
Prior Positions:
Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Associate, 2001-2005
Utah Attorney general, Public Affairs Division, Law Clerk, 1999-2001
Professional Memberships
Transitioning into Practice (TIP) Mentor, State Bar of Nevada, 2015-Present
American Bar Association, Trust and Estates Sections, Section of Real Property, Estate and Trust Law, 2001-Present
State Bar of Nevada, Probate and Trust Section, 2001-Present
Clark County Bar, Clark County Nevada, 2001-Present
Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Nevada State Bar, 2010-2022; Chair 2012-2014
Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC), 2020
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Publications
Co-author, Probate and the Pandemic: Legislative Changes Enacted in the Wake of COVID-19, Communique, November 2021
Remote Signing, Nevada State Summary, Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI), ed. Martin Shenkman/Jonathan Blattmachr, June 2020
Five Tips to Avoid Client Trust Account Money Laundering, Communique, January 2020
It’s Time for the NRS 162A Power Play: Changes and Challenges to Powers of Attorney, Nevada Lawyer, January 2020
Probate & Trust Updates from AB 286, Communique, September 2019
Probate “Pro-Tip” Primer, Nevada Lawyer, January 2018
All Aboard the Omnibus: Highlights of AB 134 Changes to Probate and Trust Law, Communique, September 2017
SB484 – Changes to Probate and Trust Law, Communique, September 2015
Attention to Client Considerations When Designating a Business Succession Plan Ensures Effective Implementation, Aspatore, November 2014
Lateral Hires: A Primer to Minimizing Imputed Disqualification, Nevada Lawyer Magazine, March 2013
Education
University of Utah College of Law
Juris Doctorate
2001
Utah State University
Masters of Arts
1998
Utah State
Bachelor of Arts
1995
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Alan Freer in Las Vegas is an experienced trusts and estates litigator. He advises clients on disputes concerning the validity of wills and other documents, breaches of fiduciary duty and capacity. Freer also assists clients with estate administration matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alan Freer has great client control and is always clear on what he can prove and where the case is problematic."
"He is very pleasant to work with and has a firm handle on practices specific to Nevada law."
"Alan Freer has great client control and is always clear on what he can prove and where the case is problematic."
"He is very pleasant to work with and has a firm handle on practices specific to Nevada law."
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