On January 14, 2011, Elizabeth Adler, Professional Conservator, filed two Petitions in San Francisco Superior Court’s Probate Department. The purpose of the Petitions was to obtain court approval for payment of conservatorship related fees for both Ms. Adler and her attorney, Lawrence Siracusa of Witherspoon&Siracusa in San Francisco. The reporting period covered a period of 15 months and the total fees requested were:
$88,101.27
$88,101.27 for one of two conservators and one attorney. There are additional “professionals” involved. Some have already staked their claim…
Herb Thomas, Conservator: He has submitted his Petition but I have not seen it yet. My guess is that he just copied Adler’s Petition, and I expect his fee request to be somewhere around $40,000.
Elvira Orly, Herb Thomas’ attorney. Again, have not seen the Petition but $20,000 is probably a conservative guess.
Bruce Feder, Court appointed attorney for my Grandmother. No Petition. I have no idea. $75-100,000?
Brian McCaffery, Elizabeth Adler’s litigation attorney. Mr. McCaffery was retained after my attorney told the Judge I wanted a jury trial. What are they afraid of? Has already been paid a $5000 retainer from the Trust.
Anne Marie Paolini-Mori, my Grandmother’s attorney for 4 weeks who has submitted a bill for approximately $10,000.
Emilie Calhoun, my brother’s attorney who is requesting that the Trust pay her $80,000. Ms. Calhoun filed a 150 page document in July of 2009 at the direction of my brother’s sociopath girlfriend who had been accused of killing her ex-husband’s aunt while caring for her under similar circumstances. The document included a declaration that was supposedly signed by my Grandmother. I later had it analyzed by TWO forensic handwriting specialists. One of them works for the SFPD! The declaration is a forgery. Coincidentally, the now ex-girlfriend is a convicted felon. Her crime….FORGERY!
Total fees that these vultures have requested that the Trust pay…nearly $350,000 in 15 months. This is the best part of all. We mediated a settlement of this case in October of 2009 and the case was dismissed!!!
The hearing regarding the Petitions for Fees is scheduled for March 30, 2011 at 9:00 am.
