Attorney Greg MacKenzie

New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Judge Alan Malott, currently presiding over a civil tort case brought by the surviving sole child of former Ward Annette Rosenstiel against Decades Inc and CEO Nancy Oriola for abuses that allegedly occurred during Mrs Rosenstiel's 10-year long forced guardianship, from which she never escaped.

New Mexico: Plaintiff in guardianship case wants the judge to step aside

May 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Colleen Heild / Journal Investigative Reporter Monday, May 22nd, 2017 at 12:05am The daughter of a deceased Albuquerque author suing a commercial guardian and conservator firm is questioning the impartiality of the judge in the case, citing in part his appearance in April with representatives of the guardianship industry at an Albuquerque Lawyers Club panel discussion. Attorneys for Leonie Rosenstiel are asking District Judge Alan Malott to recuse himself from presiding over her lawsuit [- more...]
District Judge Beatrice Brickhouse granted a petition to appoint professional outsiders to handle Blair Darnell’s affairs. (Morgan Petroski/Albuquerque Journal)

New Mexico: Who’s guarding the guardians? Part 1 of 5

November 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Editor’s note: Investigative journalist Diane Dimond, whose weekly syndicated column on crime and justice appears in the Journal, is preparing a book on the nation’s elder guardianship system. It’s a system designed to protect the elderly from the unscrupulous. But as Dimond discovered, it can be dominated by a core group of court-appointed, for-profit professionals who are accused of isolating family members and draining the elders’ estates. New Mexico is no exception. This is the [- more...]

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