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Am Law 200 firm Buchalter and Los Angeles stalwart Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara and Samuelian represented a Beverly Hills attorney who was removed from his role as trustee after an arbitrator found he embezzled $20 million.
February 09, 2024 at 03:53 PM
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Legal Malpractice
What You Need to Know
- California law firms Buchalter and Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara and Samuelian are being sued for malpractice following allegations they were aware of a client's embezzlement and attempted to cover up evidence of the mismanagement on his behalf.
- The suit, filed in Los Angles County Superior Court, revolves around the firms' representation of Beverly Hills estate attorney Leslie Klein.
- Klein was found to have misappropriated nearly $20 million from a set of trusts under his management.
Two Los Angeles firms held "front row seats" to a client's financial mismanagement of a set of trusts and helped to manipulate evidence of the crimes, alleges a suit filed in California state court Wednesday.
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