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Straightforward answers on resolving trust, estate, and personal injury disputes without a courtroom — from mediator Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
The structure of an estate settlement, not just the dollar amount, can change what each party keeps after tax. General principles on pressure-testing a settlement before signing.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Personal Injury
A step-by-step walkthrough of a California personal injury mediation day: arrival, caucus, how offers move, brackets, the mediator's proposal, and what happens if it settles or not.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
California probate litigation is public record. Learn who can see court filings in an estate dispute, what gets exposed, and how confidential mediation keeps family conflict private.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Personal Injury
A former insurance litigation examiner explains how carriers really value injury claims: medical specials, treatment gaps, liability, venue, credibility, limits, and reserves.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
Think a California will is invalid or unfair? Compare a probate court will contest with mediation, including the grounds, the public record, the cost, and what each path can achieve.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
What does undue influence mean in a California estate dispute, why are these claims so painful and hard to prove, and how does mediation resolve them without a public trial?
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
Frustrated with a trustee in California? Learn the mediation alternatives to a removal petition, from negotiated resignation to a professional fiduciary, and what beneficiaries can ask for.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Personal Injury
When should you mediate a California personal injury claim? Learn why timing after treatment and key discovery matters, who belongs in the room, and how negotiation works.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
Yes, most California trust disputes settle without a court ruling. Learn how mediation and a written settlement work, and when court approval is still required.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
Some heirs want to sell the inherited house and others want to keep it. Compare buyout, sale, and partition, and how mediation finds a middle path in California.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
What drives the cost of trust litigation in California, from attorney fees to depositions and experts, and how mediation compares as a faster, more predictable path.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Trust & Estate
Weighing mediation versus litigation for a sibling trust dispute in California? Compare cost, time, and when court is truly necessary, and how mediation protects family.
· Elizabeth A. Tresp, JD, LL.M.
Most trust, estate, and injury matters can be resolved privately, in a day or two, at a fraction of the cost of litigation.