Are Judges Really Immune?
Houston federal judge allows state judge to be sued By David Yates | May 16, 2018 HOUSTON – Southern District Chief Justice Lee H. Rosenthal recently issued a landmark ruling allowing a wrongful death lawsuit […]
Court administrator fraud
FBI Indicts Firm on Probate Embezzlement
Racine Woman Indicted for Defrauding Beneficiaries of Estates Being Administered by her Father’s Law Firm August, 2018 Racine, Wisconsin Via FBI United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger has announced that a federal grand jury has […]
Indiana: Executrix Hid Assets
SISTER GAVE FALSE ACCOUNTINGS Indianapolis, Indiana May 30, 2018 The St. Joseph Probate Court must reopen an estate that led to years-long litigation between two siblings after the court failed to follow proper statutory procedure […]
Fraud & the Family Shakedown
StepMother as Fraudster? From Forbes: (The following is excerpted from The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse.) I read the latest summary sheet of our law firm’s disputed probate, estate and trust […]
Ohio Probate Judge Indicted
Mahoning County judge charged with stealing over $96K from client Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Ohio disqualified her as a judge while her case is pending By Chelsea Simeon and Dave SessPublished: January 9, 2018, […]
JP Morgan: Clients Deserve Nothing!
JPMorgan Says Family Awarded $8 Billion Deserves Nothing By Tom Korosec and Margaret Cronin Fisk Bank says law and evidence don’t support Dallas jury’s verdict Lender was found to have mismanaged airline executive’s estate JPMorgan Chase […]
Elder Assault: Rachel Aviv In The New Yorker
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. By Rachel Aviv For years, Rudy North woke up […]
JP Morgan Guilty of Fraud
Litigators of the Week: How 3 Dallas Lawyers Nailed JPMorgan Chase With $4 Billion in Punitive Damages Probate court trials usually involve fights between heirs over minor amounts of money and property. But three Dallas […]
Tennessee Trust Attorney Indicted
Former Sumner County Attorney Indicted on 17 Counts of Theft NASHVILLE – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a former Sumner County attorney who […]
More Probate Trouble in Tennessee
Grand jury indicts attorney Andy Allman on 28 counts August 14, 2017 (Hendersonville Standard) Andy Allman The Sumner County Grand Jury has indicted attorney Andy L. Allman in a 28-count sealed indictment alleging crimes of […]