The Wilco Watchdog continues reporting on one of our favorite efforts of 2011. The bandana that has become “a symbol of what went wrong” seems poised to stay visible through the April 3 primary as Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley faces re-election and a formidable opponent in County Attorney Jana Duty. When bandanas began Keep Reading…
Facing a toxic atmosphere and familiar claims of activism from the bench, judges have faced more impeachment attempts in 2011 than in any previous year in recent history, according to a state courts publication. Gavel to Gavel, published by the National Center for State Courts, said Tuesday that more than a dozen bills were introduced Keep Reading…
A pair of civil lawsuits against heirs of late real estate baron Max M. Farash are about to be settled, clearing the way for Farash’s only child to receive an inheritance. Resolution of the cases, which should be formalized in several weeks, will largely end a long, unseemly and occasionally public struggle over a portion Keep Reading…
Though currently serving a 50-year prison sentence, Scott Rothstein spent the last weeks in Florida sitting through days of depos in which he’s reported to have disclosed information regarding additional parties involved with his $1.2 billion investment fraud. The article prominently mentions individuals affiliated with Rothstein’s law firm, Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler, and brings to Keep Reading…
Estate of Denial® came across an interesting post from Steve Flowers of The Andalusia Star-News that provides perspective on the historic power of Alabama probate judges. We don’t doubt that this status was enjoyed in other parts of the country as well. Meanwhile, the mechanics may evolve, but plenty of folks continue to find probate 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…
