Mishawaka, IN
Probate Lawyer at Mishawaka, IN
Practice Areas: Probate, Lawsuits & Disputes ... +4 more
OUTCOME: successful
Dissenting family member filed a petition for appointment of guardian ad litem, which Tim Kalamaros objected to as needless expense under the circumstances, supported by evidence from earlier testimony ... by protected person. No GAL was appointed.
OUTCOME: favorable
Represented heir in contentious estate. Objected to failure to probate a valid will and compelled its introduction into evidence. Objected to improper sale of real estate on unfavorable terms and com ... pelled proper sale. Negotiated favorable disposition of tangible personal property among competing heirs.
OUTCOME: favorable
Tim Kalamaros hired by one co-personal representative of an estate who was in conflict with the other co-personal rep. He appeared for her and demanded action to rectify certain problems, and for appo ... intment of a new professional fiduciary to assist. Adversary agreed to proposed solution.
OUTCOME: favorable
Co-Guardian hired Tim Kalamaros to help with conflicts with his sister and Co-Guardian, when they did not agree on the best interests of the protected person. Kalamaros appeared in court and argued ce ... rtain matters and the court approved action as requested on some matters, and the Co-Guardians agreed to work together on the rest for benefit of the disabled parent.
OUTCOME: favorable
Tim Kalamaros offered expert witness testimony on the record supporting a petition for guardian's fees and guardian's attorney's fees, and attend evidentiary hearing. Petition granted.
OUTCOME: positive
Deceased owned and operated a R&D company with multiple investors. He did not provide for his own orderly succession. One investor filed a quick action soon after his death against the company which ... had no manager in place. Attorney Kalamaros prevented the disgruntled investor from achieving a quick win, helped reorganize the management, and defended against the aggressive litigator until circumstances forced bankruptcy upon company in order to protect the interests of all. The estate and company fiduciaries were successfully assisted in exercising due diligence at every turn and resolved a chaotic situation into an orderly conclusion.
OUTCOME: verdict in favor of estate
Tim Kalamaros defended a decedent's estate. A bill collector purportedly "representing" a bank filed a five figure claim against the estate for alleged credit card debt. On behalf of the estate we sou ... ght discovery of bills, chain of title, and authority to collect the debt. Evidence of chain of title and authority to collect the debt was lacking. We scheduled a trial and had it. Verdict entered in favor of the estate and against the bill collector.
OUTCOME: Favorable- verdict for estate
Tim Kalamaros defended a decedent's estate. A local hospital had filed a five figure claim for medical bills allegedly owed by our client. We sought discovery of all medicals, bills, and insurance pay ... ments. Discovery was mostly ignored by hospital. A trial was scheduled and a verdict entered in favor of the estate and against the hospital.
OUTCOME: Favorable
After the death of a grandparent, one family member raced to the courthouse and opened an intestate estate and was appointed Personal Rep (PR). My client was the named executor and sole beneficiary u ... nder a will prepared by the deceased herself, who was not a lawyer. We located witnesses, obtained affidavits to support the will, and submitted it for probate. The judge approved and probated the will and removed the initial petitioner as PR in favor of my client.
OUTCOME: Favorable
Defended Personal Representative (PR) against a petition by a claimant to force the PR to schedule the claimant's matter for trial prematurely and contrary to PR's discretion. Claimant also moved oral ... ly for an accounting of PR accused of misusing estate assets. Court denied petition of Claimant to schedule their matter for premature trial and did not grant the demand for accounting by the claimant.
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