Trevor C. Lippman

A Zealous, Empathetic Advocate

Trevor primarily devotes his practice to fiduciary and inheritance litigation and has also handled a wide array of other personal and business disputes. Trevor prides himself on zealously advocating for his clients’ interests while remaining empathetic and clearly communicating throughout the process. He understands that many of his clients have not been through the legal process and this can be a stressful and traumatic experience for them.

Having grown up in a large family in rural Wisconsin before attending undergraduate college in Eau Claire, law school in Madison, and settling down in Milwaukee with his wife and two young sons, Trevor has a unique ability to relate to his clients regardless of where they live, what they do, and what circumstances they find themselves in.

Trevor Assists Clients With

Fiduciary representation, including representing a trustee or beneficiary of a trust, power of attorney, or Personal Representative of an estate
Pursuing claims against a fiduciary who has taken wrongful action
Estate Litigation
Trust Litigation
Inheritance Litigation
Will and Trust Contests
Business Disputes

Experience/Representative Client Work

As a key member of the firm’s trust and inheritance litigation group, Trevor has assisted hundreds of clients through difficult situations that often involve emotional family dynamics. Trevor is honored to defend legacies, whether of the client him or herself, or through a loved one after somebody has died. Trevor has assisted his clients in disputes involving estates that include the family home and multi-million dollar estates with complex and varied holdings. His work has included the following:

Defending a mother in her 80s who was grantor and trustee of her trust in a trust action pursued by her son making wrongful allegations against her.
Pursuing a civil claim on behalf of a client in his 90s against his child for his son wrongfully titling a property to a trust wherein the son was the beneficiary, as opposed to it being his client’s trust, as was promised.
Representing a trustee of a trust to uphold the terms of the trust and negotiating the resolution and final distribution of the trust with her brother, who was a beneficiary represented by an attorney.
Pursuing claims to have a trust, trust amendment, will, or will codicil declared void on the basis of lack of capacity or undue influence, particularly when elder financial abuse appears to have led to a drastic change to an estate plan.
Pursuing claims against a financial power of attorney or trustee for wrongful conversion of funds.
Representing an Estate through its Personal Representative in pursuing claims on behalf of a person who has died.

Professional Associations and Affiliations

State Bar of Wisconsin
American Bar Association
Milwaukee Young Lawyers Association
Milwaukee Bar Association

Court Admissions

State Bar of Wisconsin
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Awards/Distinctions

Selected for inclusion on The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list, 2021–present
Selected for inclusion in Wisconsin Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine, 2020–present
Dean’s List, University of Wisconsin Law School
1 of 24 attorneys selected by the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Leadership Development Committee to participate in the 2016 annual Leadership Development Summit
Judicial Intern for the Honorable John Albert, Dane County Circuit Court

Articles/Presentations

Author, “Trial Courts Have the Ability to Declare a Marriage Void After the Death of One of the Parties to the Marriage,” State Bar of Wisconsin, Elder Law Journal of Wisconsin (September 3, 2013)

Community Involvement

Volunteer, Milwaukee Justice Center (2013–present)

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