Chris Hart acted as co-counsel for the Defendants, Audrey Christine Mehmal and the Estate of Walter Mehmal, in a trial commenced by Mr. Walter Mehmal’s brother, John Marshal Mehmal, who alleged that a trust existed with respect to the family ranch, where the beneficiaries were the Mehmal siblings. The Supreme Court accepted the Defendants’ arguments and found that a trust was never created, dismissing Mr. John Mehmal’s claim.