[spunkets]

Is there any truth to what I was told => That the trustee would not release the money for this guy to have back surgery, but was sucking it up in the form of fees? Is there an FR post with the true story?

[Poohbah]

Is there any truth to what I was told => That the trustee would not release the money for this guy to have back surgery, but was sucking it up in the form of fees?

Nope. The attorney wasn't the trustee; the attorney's CLIENT was, and there was a dispute about the nature of the expenditures Strier wanted to make. Strier eventually threatened the trustee, and she petitioned to be removed from the trustee position.

Is there an FR post with the true story?

Here's the KTLA story that discusses the dispute.