A Family Farm, a Father’s Last Wish, and a Courtroom Battle That Changed Everything 🌾⚖️

In this episode of Trial War Stories, host Andy Goldwasser sits down with trial lawyer Adam Fried to unpack one of the most unforgettable cases of his career: The fight over Elmer the Farmer’s legacy.

Elmer wanted nothing more than to live out his final days on his farm. But after being placed in assisted living against his will, Elmer signed papers that changed his entire estate plan — cutting his daughter out of the inheritance and leaving everything to his son. What followed was a high-stakes courtroom showdown over capacity, undue influence, and the ultimate question: who gets to decide a person’s last rights — the family, the doctors, or the individual himself?

Adam shares the strategy, chaos, and turning points of the trial — from expert battles over dementia, to cross-examining doctors, to showing a jury of farmers why Elmer’s choice made sense. With themes of family betrayal, self-determination, and the dignity of choice, this story goes beyond the transcripts and verdicts into the heart of trial advocacy.

🎙️ Trial War Stories brings you inside the courtroom with the lawyers who lived it — the pressure, the strategy, and the human stories that define justice.

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