Annaliisa P. Gifford is an attorney at Chestnut Cambronne whose legal practice focuses on fiduciary, trust, and probate litigation, including business and commercial litigation. She advises individuals, families, and business clients in both state and federal court matters, as well as in prelitigation forums or arbitration proceedings. Annaliisa is a skilled litigator who handles matters for clients at all stages of litigation proceedings, from the initial intake to resolution, including mediations, contested trials, and appeals.
Annaliisa’s trust and estate litigation practice has involved a variety of different breach of fiduciary duty claims, will and trust contests, trustee removal actions, claims against or involving personal representatives or other fiduciaries, elder abuse claims, trust instruction actions, and claims against or on behalf of estates and trusts.
Concerning her business and commercial litigation practice, Annaliisa has experience litigating business shareholder disputes, defamation claims, corporate claims, breach of contract claims, ownership disputes, and other various tort claims. She zealously advocates for her clients while consistently trying to find the most beneficial and efficient outcome in disputed matters.
Annaliisa is a graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law and Macaulay Honors College in Brooklyn, NY. She is a current member of the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association and the Ramsey County Bar Association.