Lawyer Targeted Elderly & Dementia Clients
Clifford Ward Chicago Tribune A former lawyer who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients to fund a high-end lifestyle was sentenced Tuesday to 4½ years in prison by a judge who said […]
Articles by Edmund Burke
Fraud & the Family Shakedown
StepMother as Fraudster? From Forbes: (The following is excerpted from The Wolf at the Door: Undue Influence and Elder Financial Abuse.) I read the latest summary sheet of our law firm’s disputed probate, estate and trust […]
Probate & Estate Paralegal Convicted
Trust And Estate Clients Targeted By Firm’s Staffer. (Via FBI) Greensboro, N.C. – A North Carolina resident was sentenced Friday to 65 months in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, […]
Bar Backs Lawyer Over Victims
GLASGOW (Kentucky) – The attorney for a Greensburg-based, now former lawyer accused of misusing client funds to pay off gambling debts has requested and received extra time to prepare his defense in the federal case against […]
Lying: How to Spot it
“ARE YOU LYING TO ME?” Via Strategic Finance Magazine Do you lie or otherwise distort the truth? Perhaps you’d say “no”—or at least “not often.” If that’s your answer, either you’re statistically more honest than […]
Nashville’s Probate Has New Victim
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) “I’m not going to let them just get away with this,” she said. Sherrill is fighting for the right to make her own decisions – something her daughters don’t take for granted […]
Trust Attorney Raided Client’s Estates
Ex-lawyer who stole from elderly clients to fund lavish lifestyle sentenced to 4 1/2 years Illinois Estate Lawyer Robert Beck Sentenced (DuPage County sheriff’s office) Clifford WardChicago Tribune A former lawyer who stole hundreds of […]
Ohio Probate Judge Indicted
Mahoning County judge charged with stealing over $96K from client Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Ohio disqualified her as a judge while her case is pending By Chelsea Simeon and Dave SessPublished: January 9, 2018, […]
NJ Lawyer Steals From Elders & Estates
NJ Lawyer guilty of Swiping Over $1 million from Estates & Elderly Clients Updated Jan 12; Posted Jan 12, 2018 By Caitlin Mota The Jersey Journal An Ocean County lawyer has been found guilty of […]
JP Morgan: Clients Deserve Nothing!
JPMorgan Says Family Awarded $8 Billion Deserves Nothing By Tom Korosec and Margaret Cronin Fisk Bank says law and evidence don’t support Dallas jury’s verdict Lender was found to have mismanaged airline executive’s estate JPMorgan Chase […]