The author, a graduate of UCLA with a degree, Cum Laude, in Business Administration, has many years of trust experience: first administering trusts for major trust institutions, then as the author of several books on estate planning and Trust Department Administration and Operations, a two volume service considered by many as the trust industry's administrative bible, and finally as an expert witness in cases involving both individual and corporate trustees. His experiences as an expert witness have motivated him to write this book which he hopes will help novice trustees avoid time-consuming and costly problems.