Judicial impropriety occurs daily in far too many courtrooms. A new Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog posting tells of a recent incident in the Nashville probate court operated by Judge Randy Kennedy. We posted earlier about the investigation into the Robert Thurman Conservatorship and the outrageous attorneys fees charged by Paul T. Housch and John Clemmons. There is Keep Reading…
Jacek Smigelski, a local lawyer at the center of controversy, has lost his lengthy fight against the suspension of his law license. A 15-month suspension was ordered by a Superior Court judge in 2008 but stayed while Smigelski appealed. He lost his bid for an additional stay this week and the suspension was set to Keep Reading…
NEW BRITAIN — Jacek Smigelski, who represents John T. Nugent in n the Smoron estate debacle, had his law license suspended for 15 months. The Statewide Grievance Committee ordered the suspension in 2009, after a client claimed Smigelski grossly overcharged him for legal services in a matter, unrelated to the Smoron farm case. Smigelski had Keep Reading…
He’s been dead for over two years, and now family members are challenging his will. Saying he was illiterate and didn’t know what he was signing. Ellis McDaniel, better known as Bo Diddley, passed away in June 2008, leaving behind a plethora of music and memorabilia worth millions. His will was written and read to Keep Reading…
PHOENIX – Forty-year-old Brad Lund is in the middle of a probate court battle in Maricopa County fighting against family members who are trying to take control of his life and money. “We’re fighting back, said Sherry Lund, Brad’s stepmother. “We’re fighting for our son’s rights.” Brad’s parents, Sherry and Bill Lund are fighting relatives 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…
