Southbury Attorney Accused of Stealing $3 Million From Client's Estate: Report

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel in Connecticut has filed an application seeking the suspension of Southbury attorney Robert Barry for allegations of stealing from the estate of a client, according to a report from the News Times.

Barry represented Catherine W. Wilens while preparing her will in 1998 and she has since passed away, reports the Republican-American.

Sturges and Mathes is the Southbury-based law firm in which Barry works and from 2010 to 2014 checks were allegedly cut to them in the value of $3 million, according to a report by the Republican-American.

Wilens estate was valued at about $9 million and a bulk of the estate was earmarked for colleges including Cornell University, the News Times reports.

The Republican-American reports there are 70 cases currently pending in probate in which Barry has authority over.

The full News Times story can be read here and the full Republican-American story can be read here.