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We have more than 30 years of experience as trial lawyers.
Estate Planning
Estate Planning isn’t just for the wealthy. Ensuring that loved ones, including minor children and incapacitated persons, are taken care of after your disability or death is one of the kindest things you can do for them. We can help you plan for the future with documents such as last wills, testaments, and trusts. We also prepare directives to medical providers, durable powers of attorney, and medical powers of attorney, so you and your loved ones can rest easy.
Jana Lamanna attorneys represent clients in all areas of Estate Planning, including:
- Wills
- Trusts, including Testamentary, Revocable, Irrevocable, and Special Needs
- Durable Financial Power of Attorney
- Advanced Directives
- Healthcare Power of Attorney
- Guardianship and Trustee provisions
PROBATE ADMINISTRATION
Legal issues following the loss of a loved one can seem overwhelming and stressful. Our knowledgeable and compassionate attorneys walk clients through the process step by step. We help you identify the decedent’s assets, the proper beneficiaries of those assets, and what steps must be taken to transfer legal title. We also help persons with disabilities and minors with the appointment of a conservator or guardian.
Jana Lamanna represents clients in all areas of Probate and Trust Administration, including:
- Probate of Wills
- Administration of Estates and Trusts
- Creditor issues
- Real estate transfers, including Muniment of Title
PROBATE LITIGATION
Our Probate Litigation attorneys handle a variety of lawsuits and disputes in estate planning, no matter whether the decedent has done or not done any prior preparation. Many times disputes arise when there is sibling rivalry, a second marriage, an estate plan that omits a child or other expectant beneficiary, or an estate plan that treats beneficiaries in the same class differently than one another. Probate litigation can also arise if estate planning documents, especially trusts, are overly detailed or give too little direction to the trustee or other fiduciary.
We represent beneficiaries, heirs, creditors, trustees, executors, administrators, personal representatives, and other interested parties in probate litigation matters that include:
- Will and Trust contests and disputes
- Construction of Wills and Trusts
- Lawsuits to terminate a Trust
- Lawsuits regarding beneficiary rights
- Lawsuit to remove a personal representative or trustee
- Breach of fiduciary duties
- Creditor disputes
- Elder financial abuse and exploitation
CONSERVATORSHIPS AND GUARDIANSHIPS
When a loved one is unable to manage their personal or financial affairs—whether due to age, illness, or incapacity—establishing a guardianship (for a minor) or conservatorship (for an adult) may be necessary. In Tennessee, these arrangements are governed by strict legal standards, and the appointed guardian or conservator must act in the best interests of the individual, with court oversight. Our firm has extensive experience representing clients in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings throughout Tennessee. We guide families through the legal process with compassion and care, whether you are seeking to protect a vulnerable loved one or ensure proper management of their finances and healthcare.We also advocate for those who believe a guardian or conservator has misused their authority. If you suspect exploitation or abuse, we can help you take legal action to protect your loved one’s rights and well-being.
Top Verdicts & Settlements
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Spinal Cord Injury
$5,000,000 settlement for a 64 year old man who suffered a spinal cord injury and brain injury in a collision with a commercial truck.
$7,400,000
Accident Causing Amputation
$7,400,000 was obtained for a man who suffered crush injuries as a result of being struck by a front-end loader at an industrial facility.
$8,500,000
Verdict for Amputation Injury
$8,500,000 jury verdict to 37 year-old employee who lost his hand in a machine at work because his employer failed to ensure adequate safety procedures and safety guards to prevent employee injury.
$4,900,000
Medical Malpractice
$4,900,000 settlement for a patient in a case involving the misplacement of a central line into a patient’s artery instead of the vein resulting in repeated strokes that caused permanent injury.
$6,500,000
Wrongful Deaths Caused By Arson
$6,500,000 settlement for the death of ten people in an apartment arson fire due to inadequate security.
$4,875,000
Wrongful Death
$4,875,000 settlement due to the death of a 30-year-old woman who underwent an intrathecal injection and subsequently developed bacterial meningitis due to a droplet contamination.