“Any lawyer that would tell and executor to violate his fiduciary duty should be disbarred.”
He didn’t tell him anything of the sort, at least from the limited information posted.
Do you disagree with the proposition of law I stated?
I’ll offer another proposition: the executor should get a formal legal opinion from a competent estate attorney in the decdedent’s jurisdiction, backed up by a hefty malpractice policy. And should get a supplemental opinion from attorneys in other states where the decedent had significant assets.