Trusts & Estates
- Caregiver used legal documents to siphon $350K from elderly man’s assets, prosecutors say
Apr 9, 2013, 11:35 am CDT
- Disbarred lawyer gets 180 days for misappropriating $225K from client’s estate
Apr 9, 2013, 10:30 am CDT
- Polo mogul’s adoption of girlfriend, 42, is nixed by appeals court
Mar 28, 2013, 02:30 pm CDT
- Lawyer and heiress’ son who were convicted in siphoning of $60M from Brooke Astor estate lose appeal
Mar 27, 2013, 04:15 pm CDT
- Kennedy is considered tie-breaker in DOMA case; is a Roberts ruling possible?
Mar 27, 2013, 08:03 am CDT
- Judge accused of stealing elderly neighbor’s $1.6M life savings resigns from bench
Mar 21, 2013, 05:40 pm CDT
- Bryan Cave legal secretary gains $100K, thanks to Ed Koch
Mar 12, 2013, 07:45 am CDT
- James Brown estate settlement overturned by state Supreme Court
Feb 28, 2013, 06:09 pm CDT
- Suspended lawyer is charged with impersonating dead client, in order to bilk his estate
Feb 26, 2013, 03:03 pm CDT
- Reclusive fan wills estate worth up to $1 million to two ‘80s-era actors he never met
Feb 11, 2013, 01:33 pm CDT
- Another BigLaw firm drops a less lucrative estates practice. Was lockstep compensation the reason?
Feb 6, 2013, 07:23 am CDT
- Lawyer’s blog posts about ‘sleazy world of probate’ bring ethics complaint
Feb 4, 2013, 08:20 am CDT
- $7M in gold coins found in intestate man’s garage will be auctioned at courthouse
Jan 29, 2013, 03:11 pm CDT
- Death of a Practice: After Lawyer Dies, Her Friend Is Faced with Closing Down Her Firm
Jan 1, 2013, 06:09 am CDT
- Letters: Sister Strength
Jan 1, 2013, 05:39 am CDT
- Family of Deceased Elderly Couple Dispute Guardian Lawyers over Tens of Thousands in Bills
Dec 4, 2012, 06:00 pm CDT
- Lawyer Accused of Embezzling $500K From Her Own Grandmother Gets Probation
Nov 21, 2012, 11:35 am CDT
- Lawyer Accused of Misusing IDs of Terminally Ill in $30M Investment Scheme Takes Plea
Nov 19, 2012, 01:30 pm CDT
- Lawyer Charged With Using Power of Attorney to Murder Her Well-to-Do Dad Loses Will Fight
Nov 16, 2012, 01:51 pm CDT
- 4-Partner Private Client Practice Group Leaps From WilmerHale to Choate
Nov 13, 2012, 02:16 pm CDT
- No Will, But a Way: Law Prof and Students Launch African Probate & Policy Initiative
Nov 1, 2012, 04:20 am CDT
- ‘Big-Shot’ Lawyer Sues His Daughter for Libel Because She Sought Trust Fund Accounting
Oct 24, 2012, 06:37 am CDT
- Heirs of Early Supreme Court Justice Win Legal Fight for His Papers
Oct 4, 2012, 05:45 am CDT
- Lawyer Charged in Dad’s Murder Allegedly Used Forged Health Care Power of Attorney as Fatal Weapon
Oct 2, 2012, 09:37 am CDT
- Art Mystery: Who Owns the Tiny Renoir Purchased for $7 at Flea Market?
Oct 1, 2012, 06:00 am CDT
- Critical of Claims Based on ‘Sheer Speculation’, Federal Judge Nixes Suit Against Billionaire Banker
Sep 28, 2012, 06:02 am CDT
- Judge OKs ‘Modest’ $900K Fee for Each of 5 Lawyers Overseeing Estate of Hotel Heiress Leona Helmsley
Sep 5, 2012, 04:40 pm CDT
- Disbarred Lawyer Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling $1M From Elderly Clients
Sep 5, 2012, 11:50 am CDT
- Gay Judge Contends His Dad’s Marriage Mandate in Will Violates Public Policy
Aug 27, 2012, 11:43 am CDT
- Widow, Girlfriend Square Off in Legal Battle Over Estate of Late Artist Thomas Kinkade
Aug 16, 2012, 04:52 pm CDT
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