Probate,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 16, 2026
Judge lets malpractice claims proceed in estate dispute
A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute over an $8 million trust and alleged concealment moves forward.
A San Francisco judge allowed key malpractice claims to proceed against estate planning attorneys accused of concealing evidence of a client's mental capacity, while narrowing the complaint in an ongoing trust dispute.
After a hearing Wednesday, retired San Francisco Superior Court judge Harold E. Kahn overruled a demurrer filed by the defendants -- Kato, Feder & Suzuki LLP and one of its attorneys, Melanie J. Emmons -- finding that claims for professional negligence and b...
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