From the Editors-in-chief

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Author: By Carlena L. Tapella, Esq., and Thomas W. Shaver, Esq.
• Publication year: 2020
• Citation: Vol. 26 No. 2

FROM THE EDITORS-IN-CHIEF

By Carlena L. Tapella, Esq.,^* and Thomas W. Shaver, Esq.^**

The Quarterly Board welcomes its readers back to another issue. This issue will be a keeper for our Section members whose practice includes probate and trust litigation. It includes a number of articles addressing current cases and significant evolving issues in litigation law and practice.

This issue begins with an article by Denise Chambliss and James Cummins on the recent case of Smith v. Szeyller. The authors discuss the facts of that case that led to an award of attorneys' fees when the litigation produced no financial benefit. That review is placed in the context of a larger review of the applicable equitable and statutory grounds for...