At trial, Brooke Astor’s wit and charm brighten courtroom from beyond the grave Michael Daly May 5, 2009 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/05/2009-05-05_at_trial_brooke_astors_wit_and_charm_brighten_courtroom_from_beyond_the_grave.html Even in death, Brooke Astor had the brightest spirit in the room Monday. Three times, her wit, as recounted from the witness stand, caused Manhattan Supreme Court to erupt in laughter. The Keep Reading…
Brooke Astor pals to stick it to Anthony Marshall Melissa Grace May 4, 2009 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/04/2009-05-04_brooke_astor_pals_to_stick_it_to_tony.html The tragic story of how beloved society grande dame Brooke Astor lost her mind will play out for a second week as her son’s fraud trial resumes Monday. Week two of the celebrity courtroom drama will Keep Reading…
Britney Spears’ conservator/father has managed to temporarily remove two thorns from his side as Judge Aviva Bobb authorized a three year restraining order against Spears’ former manager Sam Lutfi and attorney Jon Eardley. The two are accused of working to disrupt the conservatorship. Who knows if they are guilty or not, working under Britney’s direction Keep Reading…
Seven years jail for lawyer who stole from client Kate Ferguson/Gary Adshead April 29, 2009 The West Australian http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=138952 South-West lawyer Damien Brennan has been sentenced by the WA Supreme Court to seven and a half years jail for 70 counts of stealing and one of attempted fraud involving millions of dollars from former client Keep Reading…
Author Louis Auchincloss doesn’t mince words in slicing up defense Joanna Molloy May 1, 2009 New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/01/2009-05-01_author_doesnt_mince_words_in_slicing_up_defense.html When Louis Auchincloss speaks, he conjures a gentility that has long since faded from New York. Picture one of those 1930s movies where everyone’s walking around in evening clothes. Carole Lombard trading witticisms with Noel 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…
