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Attorney discipline: 14 attorneys in South Florida spanked
One attorney tried to give a judge a bottle of wine. Another is accused of stealing money from client trust funds. A third attorney lost her driver’s license and was suspended after a felony DUI....
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Recommended Website: Victims of Guardians
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT UNLAWFUL AND ABUSIVE GUARDIANSHIPS/CONSERVATORSHIPS:Many lawyers write articles suggesting advance directives, including a Durable Power of Attorney ("durable," meaning it...
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Ex-Sidley lawyer accused of stealing almost $120,000 from firm
A former Sidley Austin LLP partner and global coordinator of its real estate practice was accused of stealing nearly $120,000 from the Chicago-based law firm by the Illinois Attorney Registration and...
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Tonight on T.S. Radio: Elder Abuse and Exploitation and Murder
Rosanne Miller: I am dealing with the cover up of the death of my Mother. The court system left my Dad with Dementia and mentally impaired, incompetent and in abuse: literally living like a pig for 6...
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Austin Pastor Charged with Financial Exploitation
AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — An Austin pastor is charged with bilking more than $40,000 from an elderly woman with dementia. Authorities say the Rev. David DeFor was the woman’s power of attorney. A criminal...
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In Minnesota, death not a barrier to elder scam suits
Mary Crispin and Diane Restrepo It was an old-fashioned swindle of a vulnerable adult with a new twist: Although the victim, who suffered from dementia, died 17 months ago, a new law will enable his...
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Supreme Court disbars Terri Ann Hauge
The Supreme Court disbarred attorney Terri Ann Hauge today. Hauge’s law license was suspended in 1995 after clients complained to the attorney discipline board that she mishandled their cases and lied...
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Appellate justice is disciplined
Albany For the first time in its 35-year history, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct has publicly disciplined an Appellate Division justice. Nancy E. Smith, a justice of the Appellate Division,...
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Civil and criminal penalties sought against Beaumont attorney
Beaumont attorney Alto Watson III is facing both criminal charges for burglary and possible disbarment for stealing from his former firm and client. As previously reported, the Commission for Lawyer...
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Trial for ex-guardian Schend delayed for fourth time
APPLETON— The case against a former guardian who police say bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from the disabled and elderly is now two years old — and in limbo.Jeffrey M. Schend, 46, was...
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Banks Seen as Aid in Fraud Against Older Consumers
The pitch arrived, as so many do, with a friendly cold call. Bruno Koch, 83, told the telemarketer on the line that, yes, of course he would like to update his health insurance card. Then Mr. Koch, of...
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Commission on Judicial Performance weighing whether to discipline Contra...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Commission on Judicial Performance is deliberating whether to discipline Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Mills for allegedly abusing his power in the...
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Kids Go to Court for Their Dad
Imagine waking to an unfamiliar hospital-looking room. You recognize no one; you can't remember how you got there. Everyone you ask lies. No matter how logically you ask, they will not tell you why...
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Fighting Financial Abuse
The frustrations of financial abuse for the elderly received help from the Governor today. Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed Senate Bill 102 to amend a section in the Hawai`i Revised Statutes relating to...
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Thoughts and Wishes for Mary Sykes
This is RM1461, day one thousand, four hundred and sixty one (four years) of trying to rescue Mary G. Sykes from the broken guardianship system she finds herself locked in. I had the good fortune to...
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Beware the Financial Abuse of Psychologically Vulnerable Seniors
A new study advises clinical gerontologists to be aware that psychologically vulnerable seniors are at risk of financial exploitation. Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with...
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Kathleen Mae Littleton Sentenced For Financial Exploitation Of A Senior
A Salisbury woman will spend two months in jail after being convicted in Wicomico County Circuit Court on Tuesday of felony financial exploitation of an elderly woman under her care. During the trial...
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Woman wins award against group home in conservatorship case
A woman who was placed in a conservatorship without her knowledge has won a $23,050 award from a Sumner County court against a group home that put her to work caring for other residents while she was...
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Bryan Rosen: Conservatorships in Santa Barbara
We can’t even grow older anymore and live in dignity. Too many older persons are put under conservatorship, and have their human rights stripped away. Great concern is expressed for their welfare,...
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