A Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers have been accused of looting the estate of the late Rosa Parks. If you’ve been living under a rock – hopefully not a rock at Rick Perry’s hunting camp – Rosa Parks became famous for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955. By the way, you can check out that very bus at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. The museum paid $400,000 for the bus and another $250,000 to refurbish it. For that money, Parks could’ve refused to give up her seat on a hovercraft.

Attorney Stephen Cohen sued Judge Freddie Burton Jr. and lawyers John Chase Jr. and Melvin Jefferson Jr., accusing them of conspiring to bill more than $500,000 in unnecessary legal fees to Parks’ estate. Cohen’s lawsuit is considered highly unusual. Lawyers frequently charge seemingly excessive fees. If  you’ve ever been charged $100 for a 1-minute phone conversation with a lawyer you know what I mean. What’s really unusual is that another lawyer is calling out his peers for their greed. That’s not how a good ol’ boys club is supposed to work.

A Wayne County probate judge and two court-appointed lawyers have been accused of looting the estate of the late Rosa Parks. If you’ve been living under a rock – hopefully not a rock at Rick Perry’s hunting camp – Rosa Parks became famous for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955. By the way, you can check out that very bus at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. The museum paid $400,000 for the bus and another $250,000 to refurbish it. For that money, Parks could’ve refused to give up her seat on a hovercraft.

Attorney Stephen Cohen sued Judge Freddie Burton Jr. and lawyers John Chase Jr. and Melvin Jefferson Jr., accusing them of conspiring to bill more than $500,000 in unnecessary legal fees to Parks’ estate. Cohen’s lawsuit is considered highly unusual. Lawyers frequently charge seemingly excessive fees. If  you’ve ever been charged $100 for a 1-minute phone conversation with a lawyer you know what I mean. What’s really unusual is that another lawyer is calling out his peers for their greed. That’s not how a good ol’ boys club is supposed to work.