David Greco

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• “Rising Star,” Super Lawyers, San Diego, 2022-2023

COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Chair, The San Diego Bar Association, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Section
• Guest Lecturer on Law, Policy and Legal Writing – University of California San Diego
• Guest Lecturer on Employment Law – University of San Diego School of Law
• Member, San Diego County Bar Association – Trusts and Estates; Employment & Labor
• Member, Tom Homann Law Association
• Member, Professional Fiduciary Association of California
• Member, Estate Planning Group Network – Downtown San Diego

EDUCATION

• University of San Diego, School of Law
  Juris Doctor, magna cum laude 
• Metropolitan State College of Denver
  BA, Political Science

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Member, State Bar of California

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Successfully appealed trial court’s order denying a motion to compel arbitration in a case involving allegations that trustees misrepresented an easement over the family beach home. Arbitration later resulted in complete defense judgment for trustees.
• On behalf of a trust beneficiary, successfully appealed and overturned a trial court’s ruling that the trustees were not subject to jurisdiction of the California court, confirming the applicability of jurisdictional tests in probate.
• Represented amicus trust beneficiary in appeal over the validity of arbitrator’s award regarding trust assets. After trial court erroneously refused to vacate arbitration award when arbitrator refused to recuse after a party made a request for recusal, obtained a published appellate ruling strengthening protections for parties in arbitration proceedings.
• Through early motions, obtained dismissal of two lawsuits in two different courts contesting trust distribution. The lawsuits were brought by a family member who had been wholly disinherited from the trust and estate.
• Represented administrator of an estate in a civil lawsuit filed by the aggrieved father of a decedent. Obtained dismissal with prejudice through strategic use of early-stage motion practice, with an award of costs to the administrator.
• Represented beneficiaries in a lawsuit against a corporate trustee for breach of fiduciary duty. Negotiated resignation of the trustee and a transfer of assets to new corporate trustee approved by all beneficiaries.
• Represented beneficiary of an estate in dispute with a trustee who had failed to administer trust assets for over twenty years.
• Obtained full payout of all assets owed to the beneficiary, resulting in cash influx that allowed the beneficiary to keep her longtime home.
• Represented the mother of a woman with special needs to obtain court approval of a special needs trust with retroactive reimbursement for mother, who had advanced significant resources for her daughter’s care.
• Successfully defended daughter in elder abuse lawsuit brought by her mother. Successfully demonstrated that the case was being driven by another sibling who was manipulating the mother.
• Successfully defended trustee against twelve separate attempts by the beneficiary to have the trustee removed.