Litigated estate cases run hot. They are like hard-fought, name-calling political campaigns. Allegations and counter-allegations abound. Much that is said in the heat of the moment is later softened or withdrawn altogether.
This is not about the heat of the moment. It is not about estate differences, however cantankerous, between personal administrators, executors, trustees, heirs, beneficiaries or estate creditors. It is about out-and out-theft from an estate.
At Hackard Law we handle a good deal of estate litigation. I’m happy to report that estate embezzlement is rare, though it’s sad but true that it still exists. When estate theft is discovered, there is near-universal surprise and consternation. How could this happen? Well, it does happen all too frequently – and here are a few examples:
May 2015
A paralegal is arrested and jailed for stealing about $150,000 from an estate managed by her law firm employer. Part of the trust was established to provide for a special-needs child...
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