In Re:Estate of McAleer of: McAleer

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT IN RE: THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM K. : No. 345 WAL 2018 MCALEER, DECEASED : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from PETITION OF: WILLIAM MCALEER : the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 4th day of February, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is: Do the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrines protect communications between a trustee and counsel from discovery by beneficiaries when the communications arose in the context of adversarial proceedings between the trustees and beneficiaries?