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

Awards