Name: Alan D. Freer
Item: Alan D. Freer
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Alan D. Freer is a member of the Las Vegas law firm of Solomon Dwiggins Freer & Steadman, LTD., where he focuses his practice primarily on trust and estate litigation. Mr. Freer also handles all aspects of trust and estate administration, and routinely represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in contested matters. He has substantial experience in challenging and defending the validity of estate planning documents, including wills, codicils, trusts and amendments. Mr. Freer also routinely prosecutes and defends claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, undue influence, breach of trust, accounting, fiduciary removal, competency, lack of capacity, unjust enrichment, closely held business disputes and elder abuse.

Mr. Freer routinely represents beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and grantors in contested matters from prelitigation case assessment and dispute negation, to all stages of litigation, including trial and appellate practice. Additionally, Mr. Freer has represented fiduciaries in complex administrations, including multi-jurisdictional and international issues, sophisticated business succession plan implementation, bringing a litigation perspective to assess and implement intended plans.

More recently, Mr. Freer has been actively engaged in the expanding area of domestic asset protection (spendthrift) trust litigation. Mr. Freer has represented creditors, beneficiaries, trustees and grantors in both attacking and defending asset protection trusts. Additionally, due to Mr. Freer's litigation experience, Mr. Freer has been routinely engaged to provide risk assessment reviews for asset protection plans.

Mr. Freer has received the highest "AV Preeminent Rating" by Martindale-Hubbell and has twice been recognized as the Lawyer of the Year for Southern Nevada in the area of "Trust and Estates" (2020) and "Trust and Estate Litigation" (2017) by Best Lawyers of America. Mr. Freer has also been recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in the mountain states region by Super Lawyers.

Mr. Freer is a member of the State Bar of Nevada and serves on the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, previously completing a two-year term as committee chair. Additionally, Mr. Freer presently serves as a co-chair of the Legislative Committee for the Probate and Trust Section of the Nevada State Bar, a position he has held since 2014. Mr. Freer also volunteers as a mentor for the State Bar of Nevada's Transitioning into Practice program (2015-present), where he has assisted and trained newly licensed lawyers on Nevada-specific rules, procedures, ethics and best practices.
PAST POSITIONS
Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Associate, 2001 to 2005
Utah Attorney general, Public Affairs Division, Law Clerk, 1999 to 2001
EDUCATION
University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, UtahJuris Doctorate
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: Law Review, staff Editor, 1999 – 2001
Utah State University, Logan, UtahMaster of Arts – 1998
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Major: English: Rhetoric, Theory and Practice of Writing
Utah State University, Logan, UtahBachelor of Arts – 1995
Honors: cum laude
Honors: With Honors
Major: English, Philosophy, Liberal Arts and Sciences
CLASSES/ SEMINARS
Presented: CLE at Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada “AB 318 – Changes to Titles 12 and 13”, on March 15, 2022
Presented: Clark County Bar, “Probate and Pandemic CLE" December 1, 2021”
Presented: Nevada Wealth Counsel, “Legislative Update on Probate and Estate Issues” , November 8, 2021
Trust and Estates Legislative Update, Clark County Bar Association, 2019
Probate and Trust Legislative Update, Probate Bar Association of Washoe County, 2019
No-Contest Clause Conundrums, Probate Bar Association of Washoe County, 2018
Trust and Estates Legislative Update, Wealth Counsel, 2017
Ethical Considerations and Concerns in Probate, National Business Institute, 2015
Considerations for Dealing with Mental Impairment, Nevada State Bar, 2013
Fundamentals of Trust Administration, National Business Institute, 2012
Fiduciary Litigation Liability Issues, Nevada State Bar, 2011
Trust and Estate Litigation Trends, Wealth Counsel, 2011
Ethics Year in Review, State Bar of Nevada, 2010 - 2013
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Nevada State Bar (2010-present; chair 2012-2014)
Legislative Committee, Probate and Trust Section of Nevada State Bar (2008 – present; secretary 2012-2014; co-chair 2014-present)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Transitioning into Practice (TIP) Mentor, State Bar of Nevada (2015-present)
American Bar Association, Trust and Estates Sections, Member, Section of Real Property, Estate and Trust Law (2001 – present)
State Bar of Nevada, Member, Probate and Trust Section (2001 – present)
Clark County Bar, Clark County Nevada, Member (2001-present).

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