Lorien S. Johnson, solo practitioner in Tampa, left, and Lawrence A. Kellogg, founding partner at LKLSG, right. Courtesy photos Battle Over Sergio Pino's Empire Has Begun, and It's Going to Be a Mess
From a probate perspective, the case presents significant challenges. "It's a huge mess," said Lawrence A. Kellogg, a founding partner at LKLSG and an expert in probate law who is not involved in the case.
September 09, 2024 at 06:04 PM
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Real Estate
What You Need to Know
- The case will be heard by Judge Yvonne Colodny in the Probate Division in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County.
- Lawrence Kellogg explained that one of the first issues to address is the estate's tax liability.
- Johnson suggested that Tatiana's legal team might seek to introduce testimony from a psychiatrist or mental health expert to argue that Sergio was not mentally competent when he signed the will.
Sergio Pino, who founded Century Homebuilders Group, the largest Hispanic-owned home-building company in the U.S., died by suicide in mid-July as the FBI attempted to arrest him for an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting his estranged wife, Tatiana Pino.
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