Gregory Scott Bean

Mr. Bean focuses his practice on community associations, estate and trust litigation, general commercial litigation, and real estate litigation.

Trust, Estate, and Fiduciary Litigation

Mr. Bean’s trust, estate, and fiduciary litigation practice includes bringing and defending challenges to wills and trusts. He has represented executors, administrators, trustees, heirs, and would-be beneficiaries in numerous will and trust disputes throughout Virginia, including claims against executors and trustees for breach of fiduciary duties and removal. These include claims for undue influence, fraud, dissolution of trusts, rescission of wills and deeds, and lack of contractual or testamentary capacity. He has helped clients challenge and defend transfers made before the death of a loved one, such as altered beneficiary designations on financial accounts, deeds to property, unauthorized gifts, and improper transfers of funds.

Mr. Bean also assists in interpretation of wills and trusts. This may range from a comprehensive office consultation to assist executors, administrators, and beneficiaries understand the terms of a will or trust to bringing and defending declaratory actions asking a Court to interpret disputed provisions of wills and trusts.

Mr. Bean further represents clients in matters for guardianship and conservatorship. He has helped clients in actions to replace a current guardian or conservator, appoint a guardian or conservator when there is none in place, and for claims against guardians and conservators for breach of fiduciary duties. The laws relating to guardianship and conservatorship are detailed and complex, and Mr. Bean has successfully navigated these laws in helping his clients get appointments of guardians and conservators for loved ones in need.

Mr. Bean also represents clients in matters involving Powers of Attorneys, including proper reporting, breach of fiduciary duties, and challenging improper actions taken by agents under a Power of Attorney.

Community Association General Counsel and Litigation

Mr. Bean advises community associations on their general legal and litigation matters, including those involving covenant enforcement and collections actions. He has assisted community associations in all aspects of governance and document creation and provides regular legal advice on interpretation and application of governing documents. He has litigated many issues on behalf of community associations, including land use disputes, contract issues, enforcement actions, collection matters, and judicial foreclosures. He is an active participant in Virginia’s various chapters of the Community Association Institute, and serves on multiple committees for several chapters. He regularly speaks and writes on issues relating to community associations in Virginia.

Other Litigation Experience

Mr. Bean also has experience litigating on behalf of individuals and businesses in matters relating to residential construction, business contract disputes, land use (including easements, life estates, and zoning/code violations), and commercial and residential real estate (including lease enforcement actions, commercial evictions, UCC property sales, title disputes, and collections). He has significant trial and general litigation experience in the state and federal courts in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has represented clients before the Virginia Court of Appeals, Virginia Supreme Court, and 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Greg lives in Williamsburg and regularly represents clients in the York County, Williamsburg, and James City County Courts in a variety of practice areas. He serves as the Vice-Chair of the Williamsburg/James City County Community Action Agency, which runs various Head Start classrooms in the surrounding areas and aims to address the causes and conditions of poverty and economic insecurity, where he also chairs the Governance Committee.