Laatsch v. Derzon (In re Estate of Derzon)

*112¶ 1 Lori Laatsch appeals an order surcharging her based on actions she took as personal representative of Rebecca Derzon's estate (the Estate) and as the trustee of a related trust. The circuit court concluded Laatsch had acted in "extreme bad faith" in those roles, and it therefore ordered her to pay $1,235,954.20 in attorney fees that the Estate had incurred as a result of her conduct.

¶ 2 Laatsch argues the circuit court mistakenly believed predecessor judges had already concluded her actions constituted bad faith, and it therefore erroneously denied her a full evidentiary hearing on that…