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When trustees, executors, or agents breach their duties, your family deserves accountability and protection.
At Trust Counsel, our fiduciary litigation team in Coral Gables helps beneficiaries, heirs, and family members resolve disputes involving trusts, estates, and fiduciary misconduct with clarity, strategy, and confidence.
When trustees, executors, or agents breach their duties, your family deserves accountability and protection.
At Trust Counsel, our fiduciary litigation team in Coral Gables helps beneficiaries, heirs, and family members resolve disputes involving trusts, estates, and fiduciary misconduct with clarity, strategy, and confidence.
Being named a trustee, executor, or agent comes with serious responsibilities under Florida law.
Unfortunately, many Coral Gables families don’t realize that mismanagement, secrecy, or self-dealing can quietly drain an estate before anyone notices.
Fiduciary disputes rarely start with conflict — they start with silence.
Fiduciary litigation may be necessary if you are:
A beneficiary not receiving information or distributions
Concerned a trustee or executor is mishandling assets
Facing unexplained delays in trust or estate administration
Dealing with self-dealing or conflicts of interest
Seeking removal of a trustee or
executor
Looking for a Coral Gables firm experienced in complex fiduciary cases
Florida law imposes strict duties on fiduciaries, including trustees, executors, and agents:
✓ Act solely in the best interest of beneficiaries
✓ Avoid conflicts of interest
✓ Keep accurate records and accountings
✓ Follow the trust or will exactly as written
Failure to comply can lead to personal liability, removal, and repayment of lost assets.
One Coral Gables trustee misused trust funds to invest in a personal business. The court ordered full repayment plus attorney’s fees — a costly mistake.
We help Coral Gables families with:
✓ Trustee misconduct or mismanagement
✓ Executor disputes
✓ Failure to provide accountings
✓ Self-dealing or improper distributions
✓ Breach of fiduciary duty
✓ Undue influence or financial exploitation
✓ Trustee or executor removal
✓ Surcharge actions to recover lost assets
Each case requires strategy, documentation, and experienced legal advocacy.
South Miami estates are often high-value and complex.
Complicating factors include:
✓ Valuable real estate portfolios (historic homes, waterfront estates, high-end condos)
✓ Family businesses and professional practices
✓ Multi-generational trusts
✓ Blended families
✓ Cross-border assets and beneficiaries
Even small breaches in high-value estates can result in substantial financial losses.
Many beneficiaries hesitate to take action.
Delaying action can result in:
✓ Lost or mismanaged assets
✓ Missing financial records
✓ Missed legal deadlines
✓ Reduced leverage in court
Early intervention preserves evidence, strengthens your case, and maximizes recovery.
We prevent costly errors, including:
✓ Trusting verbal promises instead of written fiduciary duties
✓ Accepting incomplete or misleading accountings
✓ Missing deadlines to object or demand records
✓ Assuming family loyalty protects the estate
✓ Waiting until assets are misused
Fixing breaches later is far more expensive than acting early.
Fiduciary litigation often intersects with elder abuse or financial exploitation.
Red flags include:
✓ Sudden changes to trust or beneficiary designations
✓ Isolated family members
✓ Unexplained transfers or gifts
✓ A fiduciary controlling all communications
✓ Beneficiaries being shut out
These situations require sensitive, urgent legal action.
Led by Managing Partner Leslie Marenco, Trust Counsel is a Coral Gables boutique firm with 15+ years of experience in trust administration, high-value real estate, and cross-border assets, offering a calm, supportive approach for trustees and families.
Your family deserves clarity, compliance, and peace of mind.
Yes, courts remove fiduciaries who breach their duties.
Yes, they are legally entitled to full and timely information.
Courts can order fiduciaries to repay misused funds personally.
Not always, but preparing for court strengthens every negotiation.
If you suspect fiduciary misconduct:
When that trust is broken, accountability matters.
Fiduciary litigation protects what was meant for your family — not misused or mismanaged.
When that trust is broken, accountability matters.
Fiduciary litigation protects what was meant for your family — not misused or mismanaged.