Steve McNair

It's been just over a year since Steve McNair, the former NFL quarterback, was murdered on July 4, 2009, at the age of 36.  The Probate Lawyer Blog covered the initial drama surrounding the estate in a series of articles .  In the months that have passed since then, the estate has been relatively quiet.  It's been rather surprising given the early fireworks last summer. McNair died with an estate worth more than $19 million but without even a basic will.  It looked like trouble initially...Read Full Story

The Steve McNair Estate has been relatively quiet lately, after a fast start with plenty of fireworks.  You can read the Probate Lawyer Blog's prior articles about it here .  But despite the apparent calm, there are still lessons to be learned.  The lawyers for McNair's widow, Mechelle McNair, recently had to file a petition with the Tennessee probate court asking for funds to be released from a frozen trust account to pay taxes.  Ho hum, right?  Not so fast. How much did she have to...Read Full Story

Mechelle McNair , The widow of Steve McNair has won a request to get $2.5 million from the late NFL quarterback’s estate. Mechelle McNair had asked a Nashville judge to unfreeze a portion of the estate so that she and Steve McNair’s four sons could each have $500,000 until the probate case gets sorted out. She and Steve McNair had two sons together. The other two are from previous relationships. The estate of the former pro, who played 11 seasons with the Tennessee Titans and two with the...Read Full Story

Mechelle McNair , The widow of Steve McNair has won a request to get $2.5 million from the late NFL quarterback’s estate. Mechelle McNair had asked a Nashville judge to unfreeze a portion of the estate so that she and Steve McNair’s four sons could each have $500,000 until the probate case gets sorted out. She and Steve McNair had two sons together. The other two are from previous relationships. The estate of the former pro, who played 11 seasons with the Tennessee Titans and two with...Read Full Story

The widow of Steve McNair has won a request to get $2.5 million from the late NFL quarterback's estate. Mechelle McNair had asked a Nashville judge to unfreeze a portion of the estate so that she and Steve McNair's four sons could each have $500,000 until the probate case gets sorted out. She and Steve McNair had two sons together. The other two are from previous relationships. The estate of the former pro, who played 11 seasons with the Tennessee Titans and two with the Baltimore Ravens...Read Full Story