A probate attorney in Cook County walks through how a trusted family member, appointed executor, systematically drained an estate over 18 months before anyone noticed.
48 min · Patricia Okafor · Cook County
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In this episode, Patricia Okafor walks through one of the most consequential cases of their career — a executor failure case involving a $1.1M estate in Cook County, Illinois.
A probate attorney in Cook County walks through how a trusted family member, appointed executor, systematically drained an estate over 18 months before anyone noticed.
The case documents patterns that appear repeatedly across probate courts nationwide. The specific failure points, the timeline of events, and the ultimate outcome are discussed in detail — with the goal of helping families and attorneys understand what can go wrong and why.