Monday, April 7, 2025

Attorney owes $26M for malpractice, elder abuse

BROOKLYN — A federal court preserves a $26 million jury verdict against attorney Howard Kleinhendler, who was accused of legal malpractice, fraudulent inducement and exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The evidence on the record supports allegations that the attorney persuaded an elderly client with Alzheimer’s to sell his 1,000-acre Virginia property for a reduced price of $12 million to a group of investors he had formed without disclosing his conflicts of interest.


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Attorney owes $26M for malpractice, elder abuse

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