New York: A Sink-Hole for Estates
LAWYERS PROFIT FROM GUARDIANSHIP RACKET By Alisa Partlan | June 5, 2018 It is a New Yorker’s nightmare: losing all that a family has worked for, even down to the place they call home. But […]
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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 […]
Problems In Vermont’s Probate Guardian Programs
Who Is Watching Vermont’s Legal Guardians? From: Seven Days: Vermont’s Independent Voice By TAYLOR DOBBS @TAYLORDOBB Bruce Thomas and two of his siblings waged a costly court battle for eight years, alleging that their brother […]
Trust Attorney Raided Client’s Estates
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 […]
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 […]
Indiana: Trust Lawyer Fleeced Disabled
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
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 […]
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 […]
Feds Nail Probate Firm for 16 Million
Jury hits lawyers with $16.4M for doing senior wrong in guardianship By John Pacenti – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Originally Posted: 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 04, 2017 Highlights Jury says attorneys for guardian mismanged […]