An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Ellis County Observer publisher Joey Dauben is banned by courts in two Texas counties from sharing his thoughts on the Internet so he published and began distributing a 20-page newspaper today. “The Ellis County Observer publisher is banned from the Internet, the State seized EllisCountyObserver.com, but Freedom of the Press won’t be silenced, said Dauben Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
Muscogee County Probate Judge Julia W. Lumpkin announced Wednesday she will not seek re-election this fall, saying she wants to spend more time with her family. “I have found my service on the bench to be rewarding, both professionally and personally, but I believe that the time is right to begin a new chapter in Keep Reading…
BROWNWOOD (April 20, 2012)—The lawyer who is representing the stepson of a murdered San Saba woman who is accused of plotting to have his stepmother killed says his client can’t get a fair trial in San Saba and wants the trial moved. Rudy Taylor said Thursday he’ll seek a change of venue very soon for Keep Reading…
Police Detective Jason Takacs has two thick files filled with paperwork supporting charges that a local deli owner bilked three elderly siblings of more than $200,000. Takacs credits cooperation among police, People’s United Bank, the Fairfield Probate Court and a forensic accountant from the chief state’s attorney’s office with the Thursday arrest of Carmella Jamshidian, Keep Reading…
Here’s more big government “smoke and mirrors” from the state of Texas. In watching media postings across the country, it’s highly trendy to decry the need to protect the elderly and the vulnerable. It makes people feel good to think “someone” is out there with an eye on things. Problem comes in that those “someones” Keep Reading…
Two of Don Barden’s siblings have alleged “gross irregularities” in the handling of the late casino mogul’s estate, including a potentially phony trust agreement. “It quite simply appears to be a fraud,” Farmington Hills attorney Steven Cohen charged in court papers last month. He represents Helen Robinson and Douglas Barden, who are challenging the validity Keep Reading…
On Friday night former James Brown trustee, Adele Pope of Newberry, was served with a subpoena related to the diaries of Brown’s former companion, Tommie Rae Hynie. Pope is being asked to turn over all written communications related to the Hynie diaries, including any communications with this reporter, any “blogger, website or media outlet.” The Keep Reading…
PHOENIX – The lawyer who spoke out in a series of ABC15 Investigations on Arizona’s probate system has been officially suspended. Grant Goodman took on attorneys and guardians in Maricopa County. He filed lawsuits on behalf of vulnerable adults who claim the probate system was taking advantage of them. Goodman appeared in several ABC15 investigations Keep Reading…
Heirs of Hannah Carter have filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court to block the UC Regents’ plan to sell her namesake Japanese garden in Bel-Air. In a suit filed Monday, Carter’s heirs assert that the regents breached a contract under which they agreed to maintain the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in perpetuity. Late Keep Reading…
The judge in the Narcy Novack murder trial has issued a gag order after the defendant made bizarre claims to the media in a jailhouse phone interview. “I already won because I’m innocent,” Novack said in a phone interview with News 12 Westchester in New York. The judge issued the gag order after denying a Keep Reading…
Police Monday arrested Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos and his former law partner following their indictment as part of an investigation into bribery that felled former District Judge Abel Limas. Villalobos, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in the newly created 34th District, and Eddie Lucio were charged in connection with a federal investigation Keep Reading…
A couple have revealed their shock after unwittingly paying money into a dormant will company whose owner has been sent to prison. Ian Silverthorne, 56, and his wife Nadia, 42, from Sandhurst, are now frantic with worry over the location of their will after learning about the scam carried out by Walter Ventriglia in last Keep Reading…
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 10, 2010 Contact: Sonia Blumstein, (205) 620-2087 or Sonia@PRoactiveSolutionsInc.net Belward Farm/ Johns Hopkins University Lawsuit Moves Forward: Judge, Hearing Details Assigned Rockville, MD – After the Montgomery County (MD) Circuit Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit over Johns Hopkins University’s development plans for Belward Farm, the university reversed course from 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.Detroit— The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development and its co-founder, Elaine Steele, filed court action late Tuesday accusing a Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers of conspiracy in the long-standing battle over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Steele’s attorney, Steven G. Cohen, added he also has filed Keep Reading…
Lee Bailey’s eurweb.com (Electronic Urban Report) has once again picked up Sue Summer’s latest article from The Newberry Observer on the questionable actions surrounding administration of James Brown’s estate. The article is introduced as follows: For those who’ve been keeping track of the James Brown probate case, or if you’re simply interested in know where Keep Reading…
Forget women! Hell hath no fury like a lawyer scorned – or at least that would seem the case as per this latest Danny Tate posting at Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog. A conservatorship (guardianship) can strip a person of their individual liberty and property rights. While Nashville musician Danny Tate admits his struggle with alcohol and drug Keep Reading…
An estate lawyer accused of a “wrongful scheme” to steer money to himself from the estates of the late June M. Farrington and her surviving brother will pay back $410,000 as part of a settlement. Estate lawyer Stephen M. Newman also resigned as executor and trustee of all of the estates and trusts he set Keep Reading…
Shannon Price failed to prove that she and Gary Coleman had a common-law marriage after their 2009 divorce. Fourth District Judge James R. Taylor ruled Monday that while Price had lived in the former “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s home after their marriage ended, the relationship failed to meet the state’s standard for a common-law marriage. “There Keep Reading…
