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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Mind Boggling


Herb Thomas and Associates has petitioned the Court for approval of the following fees to be collected as a LIEN on my Grandmother's house:

Billed by Herb Thomas and Associates....

December 4, 2010...met with sister A. Fraguglia...$350
No meetings with son, Paul DeMartini or granddaughter, Lori DeMartini.

February 23, 2011:  sent email updated to Mrs. DeMartini's family members...$87.50
Paul and Lori DeMartini excluded from the distribution list

February 24, 2011...sent email update to family members...$25
Neither Paul DeMartini or  Lori DeMartini were copied on this email

January 18, 2011...Conversation with family members...$75
 Neither Paul or Lori DeMartini were included in this conversation 

January 26, 2011...Visit to check on Mrs. DeMartini....alerted faily members...met with family members at hospital..$462.50
Family meeting was at UCSF in October....no family meeting at St. Mary's...unless Paul and Lori were excluded!

April 4, 2011...Spoke with Mrs. DeMartini's sister and updated her on Mrs. DeMartini's medical status...$50
No conversations with Mrs. DeMartini's son!!!!!

April 5, 2011...Numerous emails to extended DeMartini family member regarding status of Catherine DeMartini...$25
One email sent to my daughter, Jamie, on April 5, 2011 regarding status of my Grandmother...
"Jamie:
The palliative care nurse who is directing Mrs. DeMartini’s care and Kate (my Gerontologist), discussed this morning at 10:00, that we are going to work with a hospice team to plan for the transition of Mrs. DeMartini back to the nursing facility. Once again I cannot determine when you should make preparations for a visit but it is very likely that Mrs. DeMartini will be placed on hospice. "

Paul and Lori DeMartini did not receive NUMEROUS emails....in fact, Paul and Lori DeMartini were not included at all!  My guess, Herb Thomas did not sent NUMEROUS emails!  If he did, he sent them to "EXTENDED" family members and excluded the conservatee's only living child.

April 13, 2011...emails with various family members about Catherine's condition...$62.50
Paul DeMartini, conservatee's only living child and Lori DeMartini were not included in these emails

April 13, 2011...spoke with Mrs. DeMartini's sister and provided an update.  $337.50
No call to Paul DeMartini, conservatee's only living child!  No call to Lori DeMartini!

$1475 in fees, $500 per month, for the period January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011...and not one email or call to Paul DeMartini, the conservatee's only living child!
Why did Mr. Herb Thomas and Associates blatantly EXCLUDE my Uncle from the last 18 months of my Grandmother's life?  Why did Mr. Herb Thomas and Associates keep me from the person who was the most important person in my life?  How could Mr. Herb Thomas and Associates DENY visits from my children...the children that my Grandmother adored? 

These fees are in addition to the $60,000 in fees Mr. Herb Thomas and Associates has already filed!

MIND BOGGLING!