Attorney Richard Hannan Jr. voluntarily agreed to have his license to practice law suspended indefinitely at a civil hearing at New Haven Superior Court.
Hannan is accused of stealing more than $150,000 from an elderly client who had signed over power of attorney to him following a stroke in May 2006. Hannan has admitted using the money to pay personal bills and gambling debts.
A separate criminal case is proceeding against Hannan; he would be disbarred if he is convicted of charges of first-degree larceny for the misuse of client funds.
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Hannan is accused of stealing more than $150,000 from an elderly client who had signed over power of attorney to him following a stroke in May 2006. Hannan has admitted using the money to pay personal bills and gambling debts.
A separate criminal case is proceeding against Hannan; he would be disbarred if he is convicted of charges of first-degree larceny for the misuse of client funds.
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Attorney agrees to license suspension
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Lawyer Pleads No Contest
Here's the guts of the guardianship problem: anyone, including a lawyer, who converts (steals) property under a power of attorney is subject to criminal prosecution.
ReplyDeleteThe thieves who steal a family's assets in the guise of commissions and legal fees, while supposedly "protecting" those assets under a license from the courts, are not even subject to monitoring or oversight of any meaningful nature.
The only time they get nailed is when the media steps up to the plate.
We have to put a stop to the abuse of our elderly. We need to be heard, we need to stand up for all of our elderly in the world, and tell how wrong it is that they are all being exploited and abused and neglected, by not only family, but strangers, and the courts who are supposed to see to their protection.
ReplyDeleteThe person in this case trusted this attorney who did what all attorneys and courts are supposed to protect against. Do not trust anyone, you can't.
Throw the man under the jail.
Rope therapy for this lawyer, who got caught.
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