FOX6 Investigators: Who Are They Protecting? Bryan Polcyn July 21, 2010 WITI-Tv Milwaukee http://www.fox6now.com/about/contactus/witi-100721-corporate-guardian,0,5759509.story WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE – Ruth Collins was declared incompetent by Judge Mel Flanagan before the county filed a guardianship case in probate court. Judge Flanagan appointed Collins’ daughter, Sandra Wright, to serve as the legal guardian for personal and medical decisions. See Keep Reading…
UPDATE: Judge halts distribution of assets from Simon estate Cory Schouten July 30, 2010 Indianapolis Business Journal http://www.ibj.com/judge-halts-distribution-of-assets-from-mel-simon-estate/PARAMS/article/21437 A Hamilton County judge has banned distributions from the estate of the late Melvin Simon to his widow Bren or any other beneficiary without the court’s approval. Superior Court Judge William J. Hughes entered the order on Keep Reading…
Did the King of Probate steal from his clients? Matt Hrodey July 29, 2010 Milwaukee Magazine http://www.milwaukeenewsbuzz.com/?p=184495 A once-legendary Milwaukee attorney, considered a whiz at sorting through complex estate settlements, has been disbarred and ordered to pay back $1.1 million to clients – money he insists he doesn’t have and some of which, the Wisconsin Keep Reading…
Astor Son Loses Claim Juror Complaint Is Rejected by Judge Chad Bray July 30, 2010 The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703578104575397662045599980.html A judge let stand the conviction of socialite Brooke Astor’s son for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from her before her death three years ago. Anthony Marshall was convicted last October of grand larceny and Keep Reading…
Bren Simon deposition sheds light on family feud Cory Schouten July 29, 2010 Indianapolis Business Journal http://www.ibj.com/bren-simon-deposition-sheds-light-on-family-feud/PARAMS/article/21192 A Hamilton County judge is scheduled to hear final arguments Thursday over whether Bren Simon should remain as trustee for her late husband’s roughly $2 billion estate. The courtroom battle over the estate of the mall billionaire Melvin Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® provides news, analysis and commentary on abusive practices occurring in probate courts and via probate instruments (wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney). We provide original perspective to educate the public regarding this growing threat to both individual freedoms and property rights.As problems with the Tennessee judiciary are a regular topic here at Estate of Denial®, this post from Memphis’ The Daily News was noted with interest: GOP Proposals Take Aim at Tennessee Courts Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature are taking a close look at the judiciary branch this year, with several proposals expected to be Keep Reading…
Courtroom cronyism is certainly a frequent factor in the abusive probate cases discussed here at Estate of Denial® . EconomicFreedom.org describes cronyism as follows: Cronyism occurs when an individual or organization colludes with government officials to get forced benefits they could not have otherwise obtained voluntarily. Those benefits come at the expense of consumers, taxpayers, Keep Reading…
In September senior assistant Attorney General (AG) C.H. Jones wrote to a Richland County court that the AG’s office was “ready and more than willing” to release a copy of the contract under which Columbia attorney Kenneth Wingate is suing former James Brown trustees, Robert Buchanan of Aiken and Adele Pope of Newberry. It now Keep Reading…
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has filed theft charges in two separate white-collar crime cases, he said today, in which a total of about $800,000 was stolen. In the first case, prosecutors charged Stacy H. Sheedy, an Indianapolis attorney and accountant, with three counts of theft and one count of forgery, according to a release Keep Reading…
Nearly 50 years after country star “Gentleman” Jim Reeves died in a Brentwood plane crash, a Nashville judge will settle once and for all the fate of his still-lucrative musical legacy. On Monday, a trial gets under way in Davidson County Probate Court to decide the proper division of the income from Reeves’ royalties — which Keep Reading…
