Topic
Conservatorships
204 published works
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY'S FEES
Probate/Conservatorship: Dueling Conservatorship Candidates Got Much Reduced Attorney’s Fees For Battling, But Winning Conservatorship Candidate Only Gets 25% Of Requested Fees
Having 70% of Settlement Funds Go to Attorney’s Fees Not Digestible. Okay, for all of you probate and conservatorship practitioners, here is an interesting one involving dueling attorney’s fees requests…
Legal Profession Blog
Family Dispute Leads To Suspension
A Nebraska attorney who was disciplined for the third time as a result of misconduct relating to her mother's guardianship and conservatorship has been suspended for two years by the…
Legal Profession Blog
Cumulative Inaction Results In Reprimand
An attorney who had failed to properly pursue an estate matter has been publicly reprimanded by the Oregon Supreme Court:...By failing repeatedly to appear in court for scheduled hearings, and…
Desert Estate Planning Law Blog
What Lessons can be Learned from the current Hearst Legal Battles
As I was reading the latest news about the ongoing legal battles over the control of Phoebe Hearst Cooke's assets (estimated between $1.5 and $2 billion), I couldn't help but think that in…
Legal Profession Blog
You Can Pick Your Friends and Your…But Not Your Family
The Massachusetts Committee on Judicial Ethics opines that a judge may not continue to serve as a court-appointed conservator absent a close familial relationship with the ward, which was not…
Legal Profession Blog
Hodge Podge Records
The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Chancery Court to suspend an attorney for six months. The attorney had served as public guardian for Davidson County, reviewing hundreds…
The Right Coast
Most important legal question of all time Tom Smith
Does the U.S. Treasury have the authority to establish a conservatorship of the mega-insurance company, AIG? If the answer is yes, proceed with 21st century. If the answer is no,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Treasury Places Freddie and Fannie in Conservatorships to Support the Housing Market
Treasury Secretary Paulson announced on Sunday that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are being placed in conservatorships. According to the press statement this action is necessary "to protect the financial…
Legal Profession Blog
Family Feud
A two-year suspension was imposed by the Kansas Supreme Court in a matter where the accused attorney was one of five children. During the father's lifetime, disputes among the siblings…
Legal Profession Blog
A Palpable Conflict Of Interest
The New Mexico Supreme Court disbarred an attorney who had sought a conservatorship as lawyer for the person for whom a conservator was sought as well as his wife (Ruth).…