Lawyer Targeted Elderly & Dementia Clients

May 1, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

Clifford Ward Chicago Tribune A former lawyer who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients to fund a high-end lifestyle was sentenced Tuesday to 4½ years in prison by a judge who said […]

Trust Attorney Raided Client’s Estates

March 24, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

Ex-lawyer who stole from elderly clients to fund lavish lifestyle sentenced to 4 1/2 years Illinois Estate Lawyer Robert Beck Sentenced (DuPage County sheriff’s office) Clifford WardChicago Tribune A former lawyer who stole hundreds of […]

Ohio Probate Judge Indicted

March 17, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

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!

March 3, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

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

January 29, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

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 […]

Indiana: Trust Lawyer Fleeced Disabled

January 15, 2018 Edmund Burke 0

Supreme Court indefinitely suspends special-needs trust lawyer October 25, 2017 Dave Stafford An Indianapolis lawyer suspended amid criminal charges and allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients’ special-needs trust funds […]

JP Morgan Guilty of Fraud

December 8, 2017 pershing 0

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 […]

Feds Target Mail Fraud In Estate

September 26, 2017 Edmund Burke 0

By Mary Clarkin Posted Jul 8, 2017 at 3:43 PMUpdated Jul 8, 2017 at 3:43 PM The federal jury trial of the former office helper who said she found a document leaving the bulk of Hays multimillionaire Earl O. Field’s estate to her is scheduled […]

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