Can Trustees Be Held Personally Liable?
Yes, trustees can be held personally liable for losses sustained by the trust if they are found to be in breach of their fiduciary duties.
Sean D. Muntz
Managing Partner
Sean D. Muntz serves as Managing Partner of RMO LLP. Sean is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer, with litigation experience spanning a broad range of subject matters. Sean’s practice focuses on representing beneficiaries, professional and corporate fiduciaries (administrators, executors, trustees, conservators, and guardians) in contested trust, estate and probate litigation.
Credentials
University of Southern California
Juris Doctor
University of Hawaii
BA, Journalism & Political Science
Best Lawyers in America,
Trusts and Estates, Best Lawyers, 2024
“Super Lawyer” Super Lawyers,
Southern California Super Lawyers 2018-2024
“Leaders of Influence: Litigators and Trial Lawyers,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
“Legal Visionaries,” Business of Law Magazine, Los Angeles Times, 2022
Member, ProVisors
Member, State Bar of California
“Anticipating the Secret Scion in Estate Planning”
CSQ, Author
11/22/2019
“Take Care to Learn the Changing Rules for Hiring and Paying Elder Caregivers”
CSQ, Author
03/05/2020
“How to Plan Your Estate Amid a Global Pandemic”
CSQ, Author
04/20/2020
“Expect a Post-COVID-19 Tsunami of Financial Elder Abuse Case”
CSQ, Author
10/12/2020
“Debtors and Probate: What Not to Do”
CSQ, Author
02/23/2021
“I’ve Been Named a Trustee. Now What?”
CSQ, Author
12/02/2021
“Britney Spears sees a possible end to conservatorship path”
STEP, Author
04/21/2021
“Why a Conservatorship for Britney, But Not for Kanye?”
Attorney at Law – Magazine, Author
12/05/2022
“Relieving the Burden”
LA Times – Senior Living Magazine, Author
04/2021
“Legislative Reform Needed to Address the Oncoming Financial Elder Abuse Tsunami” STEP, Author
03/2021
“Trust Litigation: What Does It Entail?”
Lawyer Monthly, Author
10/2020
VHollywood cases provide teachable moments in estate planning”
Daily Journal, Author
05/23/2019
“Sorting Aretha Franklin’s wills could take longer than the Prince estate”
Daily Journal, Author
05/31/2019
“Bill that would have brought back state gift and estate taxes fails to pass”
Daily Journal, Author
06/13/2019
“Finally, an effort to end elder isolation in California”
Living Brentwood, Author
10/2022
“I’ve been named a trustee. Now what?”
Living Brentwood, Author
01/2022
“When Probate Meets Prenup”
Living Brentwood, Co-Author
08/2023
McCabe v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 2
Sundby v. Bank of New York, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 1
Jenkins v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourt Dist., Div. 2
Gorton v. Advantix Lending, Inc., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 2
Pardes v. The Boeing Company, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Pedery-Edwards v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 1
Yun v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Moore v. ReconTrust Company, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 1
Welker v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Steinke v. Bank of America, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 2
Palms & Sands Owners Ass’n., Inc. v. Bank of America, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 1
Rosen v. Bank of America, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Trapp v. U.S. Bank National Ass’n., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 2
Jensen v. Huffman, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Sroka v. Bank of America, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Le Beau v. Bank of America, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Graham v. Bank of America, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 1
Mabry v. Superior Court, Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 3
Palmer v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 1
Harris v. Bank of America, N.A., Cal. Court of Appeal, Fourth Dist., Div. 2
Latest Articles from Sean
What Probate Disputes Do Appellate Courts Review?
After someone passes away, the probate court is the venue where their estate is settled, and their will is verified and executed. During this process,
What Happens If You Lose a Probate Court Appeal?
The probate court is a court that handles the administration and distribution of assets to beneficiaries when someone dies, among other matters. If you are
Can You Appeal a Probate Court Decision in California?
Probate courts can decide all matters related to an estate, including who inherits what and how it will be divided under state law. However, if
The Guide to OCSC Probate Notes and Supplements
Orange County Superior Court probate notes are received after you’ve filed your Petition for Probate with the OCSC probate division. Probate notes are simply the
Speaking Engagements
Orange County Estate Planning Council
The Unknown Child: DNA Testing and Estate Planning and Trust Administration
2022 | Presenter
Los Angeles Paralegal Association
Litigation Basics
2020 | Presenter
RMO LLP’S SEAN MUNTZ, SCOTT RAHN NAMED TOP LOS ANGLES LAWYERS
published on PRNewswire
National probate and inheritance dispute law firm, RMO LLP, announced today that CEO Scott Rahn and firm Managing Partner Sean Muntz have been recognized…
RMO LLP Taps Sean Muntz as Firm Managing Partner
published on PRNewswire
National probate and inheritance dispute law firm, RMO LLP, announced today that veteran probate trial and appellate lawyer Sean D. Muntz has been named the firm’s new Managing Partner.
RMO LLP’S SCOTT RAHN AND SEAN MUNTZ NAMED “LEGAL VISIONARIES”
published by Reuters
National probate litigation law firm RMO LLP announced today that Founding Partners Scott Rahn and Sean Muntz have been recognized by the Los Angeles Times as ‘Legal Visionaries’ in its second annual Business of Law magazine.