Duties of an estate lawyer
Ind. Code § 29-1-10-20
in effectSec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "estate lawyer" refers to a lawyer performing services for an estate at the request of the estate's personal representative.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the estate lawyer and an interested person, an estate lawyer:
(1) represents and owes a duty only to the personal representative;
(2) does not have a duty to collect, possess, manage, maintain, monitor, or account for estate assets, unless otherwise required by a specific order of the court; and
(3) is not liable for any loss suffered by the estate, except to the extent the loss was caused by the estate lawyer's breach of a duty owed to the personal representative.
(c) If a provision of a court's local probate rule conflicts with this section, this section controls.
As added by P.L.99-2013, SEC.3.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/29Fetched: 10/17/2026