Legal Opinion
Friend v. Salzwedel
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 2015No. B253538PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
Retained counsel for an elderly person suffering from dementia must safeguard the well-being of the person and his or her financial resources. As we shall explain, here the attorney did neither. The probate court expressly indicated that counsel put his own financial interests ahead of the interests of his client. It surcharged counsel. We agree with the probate court’s ruling and its rationale. We commend it. We affirm the judgment.
Attorney William Salzwedel appeals a $96,077.14 judgment surcharging him for excessive attorney’s/trustee’s fees ($70,044.99), medical expert fees…
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