WWJO’QD? As Executor of Friend’s Estate, T. Gerald Treece Asks Himself “What Would John O’Quinn Do?” Brenda Sapino Jeffreys November 1, 2010 Texas Lawyer http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/PubArticleTX.jsp?id=1202474134332&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1 T. Gerald Treece, a professor at South Texas College of Law, says nothing could have prepared him for the challenge of the past year serving as executor of the estate Keep Reading…
EXCLUSIVE: Anna Nicole Smith’s Former Judge Says ‘Justice Has Been Served’ October 29, 2010 RadarOnline.com http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/exclusive-anna-nicole-smiths-former-judge-says-justice-has-been-served Judge Larry Seidlin has spoken out about Howard K. Stern‘s guilty verdict in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial – insisting he got what he deserved. In an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Seidlin who oversaw the custody trial for Keep Reading…
Sentencing delayed for ex-law firm manager in theft case Todd Leskanic October 29, 2010 The Tampa Tribune http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/oct/29/291132/ex-law-firm-manager-to-be-sentenced-in-theft-of-cl/news-breaking/ NEW PORT RICHEY – The sentencing of the former office manager for disbarred attorney Jessica Miller, originally scheduled for this morning, has been postponed until December. Kristen Collins Lausberg, 32, of Hudson, pleaded no contest in January Keep Reading…
Billings to Fresno Co. public guardian questioned Brad Branan October 28, 2010 The Fresno Bee http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/10/28/2137194/audit-hits-fresno-county-agency.html A company hired to manage the affairs of elderly and mentally ill clients in Fresno County may have overbilled for its services — and the county agency responsible for oversight failed to see the problems, a county audit has Keep Reading…
When the Family Needs an Umpire Joshua Tapper October 25, 2010 The New York Times http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/when-the-family-needs-an-umpire/ The home care aide didn’t expect her new charge to be particularly cantankerous. After all, she had worked for the elderly woman’s sister for four years, and they’d gotten along well. Yuri Arcurs/Getty Images But the new relationship was 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.Newnan accountant Mayo Royal Jr. was sentenced to serve five years in prison and a total of 15 years on probation after pleading guilty Monday to seven counts of theft by taking and one count of false swearing in connection with Royal’s mismanagement of the estate of the late Edgar B. Hollis. The terms of Keep Reading…
We are glad to see the egregious legal case of fellow Texan Jeff Baron get new exposure from a reputable national media outlet. Barbara Hollingworth of The Washington Examiner reports: When Jeff Baron came to Washington this month, he was wearing a borrowed suit. Once upon a time, the Internet pioneer — who taught himself Keep Reading…
Is Joey Dauben Being Railroaded in Corsicana? is the question recently asked by D Magazine Editor in Chief/Founder Wick Allison. It’s also a question deservedly, legitimately asked. Here’s Allison’s post: Dauben, the iconoclastic publisher we profiled last March, has been sitting in the Navarro County lockup since he was arrested on molestation charges in December. He Keep Reading…
This is difficult to imagine, but it is true. An aging parent begins to decline. She needs care. She comes to depend on her adult child. Polly is 97 and has only one daughter, Vicky. Vicky moved in with her mother to become Polly’s caregiver about a year ago. Recently, Vicky apparently decided that her Keep Reading…
NEWARK, N.J. — The mother of late boxer Arturo Gatti’s daughter can’t sue his widow for wrongful death in New Jersey, a judge ruled in dismissing the lawsuit Friday. Erika Rivera, a central New Jersey resident, filed the lawsuit last fall on behalf of then-5-year-old Sofia Bella Gatti. The suit blames Gatti’s widow, Amanda Rodrigues Keep Reading…
