Lou Ann Anderson's Blog – October 2009 Archive (2)

When a cheater cheats soon-to-be cheaters out of services designed to perpetrate cheating, is anyone involved a sympathetic figure? A group of California seniors think so as they claim victim status at the hands of James A. Walker, an attorney who formerly specialized in coaching seniors on gaining Medi-Cal (state health insurance for the poor) eligibility while simultaneously preserving their assets. A lucrative revenue stream has been created for estate planning attorneys in California, Texas… Continue

The estate of Max Farash should serve as a cautionary tale regarding the real weight of property rights whether in New York, Texas or anywhere else in this country. After a 2007 declaration of mental incapacitation by a New York Supreme Court judge, a property guardian was appointed to oversee real estate developer Max Farash's assets valued at up to $500 million. While Farash, now 96, resides in a nursing home, his estate continues to be a source of contentious legal battles with two new… Continue