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Marshall Whitley likes to describe himself as a specialist. "Some people prefer to be generalists," he said. "I prefer to be a specialist because I like to get deep into a particular area rather than being on the surface of a lot of areas. ... I prefer that deep dive."
His primary specialty since he became a mediator in 2013, and for 10 years before that as a superior court judge, has been probate, trusts and estates matters. W... (continued)