Family Allowance to Surviving Spouse

The family allowance is paid from estate funds to the surviving spouse and sometimes to other qualified dependents. In most estates, the allowance is not a factor because all or most of the estate goes to the surviving spouse. The spousal...

Kolder and Milam obtain $18.4 Million Jury Verdict in Fiduciary Litigation Case

Ramey & Flock’s Eric Kolder and Chelsea Milam prevailed in a six day jury trial in South Texas in a case concerning breaches of fiduciary duties by an executor and trustee. Kolder and Milam’s client was the beneficiary of his father’s estate...

Larry King Estate Battle

Larry King died in 2021 at age 87 after a hospitalization for COVID-19. He hosted the “Larry King Live” show on CNN for 25 years. King interviewed countless people on 6,000+ episodes of the show from 1985 to 2010. King’s will King’s net worth was...

Kolder and Milam Defeat EEOC in Federal Trial

Eric Kolder and Chelsea Milam defeated the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in federal court after a jury trial on September 28. The EEOC brought suit on behalf of seven former Sonic Drive In employees who alleged they were...

Britney Spears Guardianship

Britney Spears reached the top of the pop music charts in 1998 at age 16. In 2008, a guardianship was set up that controlled her finances and personal life for the next 13 years. The guardianship, called a conservatorship in California, came after...

Attorney News Blog

Ramey & Flock has once again been selected as one of the Top Ranked Law Firms in the nation as announced by Martindale-Hubbell®. This puts Ramey & Flock in the top one half of 1% of U.S. law firms. How did we earn this honor? Over 60% of the firm’s lawyers hold Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent ® Peer Review Rating, its highest rating for both skill and ethics. This is an astounding ratio – almost twice what’s required for a Top Firm Rating.