STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Carl Baylis appeals the district court's decision that a seven-year-old state probate court finding should be given preclusive effect in the subsequent adversarial bankruptcy court proceeding. We vacate and remand.
I.
In October 1969, Baylis, an attorney specializing in taxation and estate planning, created a trust (the "Trust") for Antonia Quevillon. Baylis included in the agreement an exculpatory clause...
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