Little Relief for Victims of Ex-Lawyer
From the beginning, the case against disbarred Camden County [PANJ] lawyer Dennis O'Brien was unlike any other faced by prosecutors. And authorities say it has required an equally "unique response."O'Brien, who built a practice around a reputation as a church-going family man, pleaded guilty last August to stealing $2.5 million from 33 clients, including $850,000 from an autistic Audubon man. The total amount stolen, officials have discovered, has risen to $2.75 million from 39 clients.
This Friday, he faces sentencing for those thefts, mainly from elderly, grieving and disabled people who named him guardian of their estates or entrusted him with other financial accounts.
Details here from The Philadelphia Inquirer. (free reg. req'd) May he burn in hell if he has done what he is accused of.
Comments
The lawyer in question is a New Jersey lawyer. Camden County is in southern New Jersey (across the Delaware River from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in fact). It is part of the Philadelphia metro area, which is why coverage of proceedings against the lawyer would be covered by a Philadelphia paper.
Posted by: art clemons | August 17, 2004 12:54 PM
Thanks for the correction, Art. I was thinking that "Camden" sounded more like NJ than PA when I wrote the entry, but didn't bother to check. I have updated my post with the correct info.
Posted by: John | August 17, 2004 9:57 PM