Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Attorney Vann Leonard accused of stealing from another client

Kimberly Ray accused Ridgeland attorney Vann Leonard of stealing proceeds from a life insurance policy meant for her after her husband died in a lawsuit filed in Madison County Circuit Court on January 20, 2011.

Ms. Ray's husband, Dr. Craig Thomas,died in 2009. Ms. Ray retained Mr. Leonard to manage the estate and all related legal matters. Ms. Ray claims in her petition Mr. Leonard received a "large sum of money on behalf of Ms. Ray" and "refused" to give her the money. The lawsuit charges Mr.Leonard with several counts, including fraud and conversion.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Poor woman. The sad part of it is that she'll probably never recover the money from this sleezebag. The money's probably gone and I'll bet he has no malpractice insurance. Jail will be too good for this guy.

Anonymous said...

Agreed, that poor woman. In an earlier post referencing the "innocent families" involved, there is clearly more to this story. While Mr. Leonard has family members who should certainly be protected as innocent, I happen to know this young widow who has 5 children that will innocently suffer. Where does the legal systems protection of the "innocent" begin and end? Isn't the death of a young father enough for her? Where does the legal community pick up responsibility for one of their own turning "sleezebag"?

Anonymous said...

I agree that this woman has been wronged and her family. I hate to say it but she will probably never see any of the money that is owed to her and that is a shame. One wonders with Vann taking Ms. Douglas' money and now this woman coming forward if there are not more cases out there that will surface and that is why Vann is pleading so quickly to the one case. Two women that he has caused so much suffering to is a crying shame and something has to be done to him. He gives the law profession a really bad name.

Anonymous said...

Sure wouldn't want to have John Kitchens on the other side and on my a** if I were Leonard.

Anonymous said...

Isn't John Kitchens the former DA or DA's assistant who used to routinely get death penality convictions?

Clemente said...

She sure said alot of legal talk, just to get back her $2500 non-returnable retainer. Just a desperate woman hoping someone will do her time consuming work to get get husbands life insurance, and since they lived beyond their means, the creditors are knocking on her door. Got to blame someone, might as well be her attorney.

An attorney does not take so much money in a short period of time and get caught that fast. can't wait til the next one jumps in to sue ole Vann. Come one come all.

An attorney doing this would have a pattern thru time. Where is the pattern? So a guy becomes an attorney and 20 years later, just steals over $320,000?

problem with this lady is Buyers Remorse.

Anonymous said...

John Kitchens is the former DA and Circuit Court Judge of Rankin County.

Anonymous said...

I was under the impression that he received her husband's life insurance proceeds on her behalf and never turned them over. Am I wrong?

Kingfish said...

That was my understanding.

Anonymous said...

I think we're right. No attorney, especially Kitchens, is going to file a lawsuit over $2500 in retainer fees.

Anonymous said...

3:58 Are you profoundly stupid, or just support thievery? He swindled her and the five surviving children out of way more than $2500. Remember, it's 99% of lawyers who give the rest a bad name ;-)

Anonymous said...

my read is clement is profoundly stupid AND not beyond thievery himself.

Anonymous said...

Vann Leonard is a crook. he should be behind bars. the problem is, is that Mississippi is a prison planet. you dont have rights. when a cop can sign his own warrant, all you get is cops and robbers buffoonery. Vann is this fat f*ck, who screwed me over, and i cannot wait to take him and three Madison county cops to court for civil rights violations. Vann, you are as smart as you think you are.
this is just the beginning to all your problems. i bet he is goes on suicide watch. people that steal this much, with bad intentions cant deal with the guilt and usually end their life in embarrassment. Vann F. Leonard screwed himself, and can only be the one to blame. hey kelvin, rick, former chief wynn-I AM GONNA OWN YOUR ASS! hahahahahahaha

Kingfish said...

Hey Clemente, you dumbass, think there is a pattern now? Scumbag.


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