Derzon Coins Sues Law Firm

As I have previously discussed, the true heirs of the Derzon Coins shop have sought retribution from Lori Laatsch and Diane Mehalko for the time they owned their parent’s shop. Now it appears that the heirs to the estate has brought suit against “Cramer Multhauf & Hammes for more than $7 million plus at least $1 million in legal fees,” claiming that the firm refused to divulge vital information about the case.

An attorney for the Cramer law firm stated that the firm’s lawyers acted appropriately throughout the estate dispute between the rightful heirs and Laatsch and Mehalko. Cramer’s lawyers claim that the firm has been portrayed unfairly by the media, and that they cannot wait to prove the falsity of these claims. One the people who has portrayed the Cramer law firm poorly is Milwaukee County Judge Carroll. Judge Carroll, the presiding judge throughout the dispute, openly chastised Cramer’s lawyers in open court, claiming that the attorneys had altered or destroyed documents.

See Cary Spivak, Derzon Coin Heirs Sue Waukesha Law Firm, Journal Sentinel Online, Feb. 20, 2013.

Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.