Fiduciary litigation usually involves actions with trustees, personal representatives and agents holding a power of attorney for a principal. A fiduciary is a position of trust held to the highest standard of care. A fiduciary has many duties including the duty of loyalty and a duty of impartiality. A fiduciary is prohibited from putting his own personal interest ahead of the person to whom he owes a duty. Conflicts of interest and self-dealing are often areas of contention between the fiduciaries and the persons with whom they owe the duty. Fiduciary litigation in Florida can also arise in many other contexts including business relationships, partnership relationships and any other manner in which a fiduciary relationship is established.
