Posts Tagged ‘probate attorneys’

Heiress’ phantom ‘family’
Fake names for copper queen and next of kin
Jeane MacIntosh/Ada Calhoun/Dan Mangan
August 31, 2010
New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/heiress_phantom_family_krql9Vsdz7fNswgUsdp47L
Her “kin-folk” are ghosts.
The 104-year-old copper heiress whose lawyer and accountant are under investigation for allegedly mishandling her vast wealth lives under an assumed name in a Manhattan hospital — while the “next of kin” listed for her [...]

104-year-old heiress gave lawyer ‘millions’ in gifts
Dan Mangan
August 30, 2010
New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/fortune_ate_att_it48Wqycw4kkG7qXKyW1CO
A 104-year-old heiress lavished “millions” of dollars in gifts on the family of her lawyer, who is now under investigation for his handling of her finances as she lives out her days in a Manhattan hospital, an ex-employee told The Post.
Huguette Clark once bought [...]

We’re back from a great time in Washington D.C.  The rest of this week will be spent in catch-up mode with numerous articles to post and hopefully, time worked in for commentary as many interesting things are happening.
MSNBC.com investigative reporter Bill Dedman recently wrote a two-part piece on questionable activities regarding the estimated half-billion-dollar estate [...]

Case raises issue of Probate Court trust
Laurie Roberts
August 25, 2010
The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/08/25/20100825roberts0825.html
A Phoenix law firm that collected more than $230,000 from an elderly widow last year quietly pushed for a former probate commissioner to come out of retirement and rule on its request for approval of those fees.
Two months later, retired Commissioner Lindsay Ellis rubber-stamped [...]

McConnell Hancock released early on conviction for stealing from clients
August 25, 2010
ToledoBlade.com
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100825/NEWS02/100829813
Former Toledo lawyer Karyn McConnell Hancock was released early from an Ohio prison Wednesday during a hearing in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
McConnell Hancock, who admitted to stealing more than $624,000 from 22 clients over six years, served nearly 19 months of a four-year [...]