Animal Shelter sues Attorney for allegedly diverting portions for widow's estate

Law.com reports on a recent lawsuit by a no-kill animal shelter in Pittsburgh against a lawyer alleging that he illegally reduced its portion of a wealthy widow's multimillion-dollar estate. The widow, who died last May in Naples, Florida, left an estate of approximately $13 million, with instructions that portions were slated to go to a number of charities, including Animal Friends, Inc.