Holland & Knight - Private Wealth Services Dispute and Resolution Team

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PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES DISPUTE RESOLUTION TEAM

Holland & Knight’s Private Wealth Services Dispute Resolution Team is composed of seasoned trial lawyers dedicated solely to trust and estate litigation. Our team is supported by the other members of the Private Wealth Services Group, the largest such practice in the U.S., which includes attorneys with extensive experience in wealth planning and preservation, estate administration, taxation and related areas. We also work closely with many other Holland & Knight practices, including real estate, land use, corporate and securities, and labor and employment.

What We Do

We handle all types of trust and estate litigation and contentious administration matters, including:

Abuse

and Undue Influence Issues

Dispute Resolution Strategies

Our understanding of what influences favorable outcomes in litigation helps us proactively resolve disputes and navigate potential disputes to reduce our clients’ exposure to expensive litigation

The Firm established an elder abuse pro bono program after securing court protection for film star Mickey Rooney

The Mickey Rooney Elder Abuse Pro Bono Project helps protect seniors who otherwise could not afford legal services and aids them in reclaiming money and assets they have lost.

National Reach and Reputation

Holland & Knight’s Private Wealth Services Group utilizes offices across the U.S. and relationships that give us an international reach, including in Latin America and Europe.

Distinctions

Highly qualified and highly responsive to change, members of our team have been recognized as leaders in the trusts, estates and private wealth industry by a variety of publications, some of which are listed here:

2025 Chambers High Net Worth Guide

Private Wealth Law practice was ranked Band 1 in Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon and Tennessee; Private Wealth Disputes in California and Florida, and Private Aircraft – Global-Wide; also ranked Band 2 in Private Wealth Law-USA, Family Offices & Funds

Structuring-USA and Private Wealth Law in Texas; Band 3 for Private Wealth Law in Illinois; and Band 5 for Private Wealth Law in New York

Contact Us

Vivian Lee Thoreen

Partner, Los Angeles and San Francisco

+1.213.896.2482

+1.415.743.6973

vivian.thoreen@hklaw.com

Dominic Kouffman

Partner, Tampa and West Palm Beach

+1.813.227.6553

+1.561.650.8395

dominic.kouffman@hklaw.com

Robert Lang

Partner | Tampa

+1.813.227.6587

bob.lang@hklaw.com

2025 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Guide Firm received national first-tier rankings in Trusts & Estates Law in the 2014-2025 guides

Firm received metropolitan first-tier rankings in Boston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Portland and Tampa

Stacie Polashuk Nelson

Partner, San Francisco and Los Angeles

+1.415.743.6936

+1.213.896.2478

stacie.nelson@hklaw.com

Marshall Senterfitt

Partner, Boston and New York

+1.617.573.5831

+1.212.513.3893

marshall.senterfitt@hklaw.com

Mark Swirbalus

Partner, Boston and New York

+1.617.573.5852

+1.212.513.3892

mark.swirbalus@hklaw.com

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