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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-10-11IN RE: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Estate of JAMES F. HULSE, SR. :CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS COURT DIVISION No. 10-778 PETITION TO MAKE RULE ABSOLUTE AND NOW comes Petitioner, Bradley L. Griffie, Esquire, and the law firm of Griffie and Associates, and petitions the court as follows: 1. Your Petitioner is the attorney of record for the Estate of James F. Hulse, Sr. in the above captioned matter. 2. Your Petitioner filed a Petition to Withdraw as Counsel on or about January 18, 2011, which resulted in the entry of an Order of Court and Rule to Show Cause dated January 21, 201 l; pursuant to which the Rule, a response was returnable twenty (20) days after service by first class mail, postage prepaid upon the Respondents at their last known address. 3. An Affidavit of Service was filed evidencing service upon the Co- Administrator, Nancy Hulse, on or about February 3, 2011 which Affidavit of Service was filed of record. 4. Co-Administrator, Nancy Hulse, has not filed a response to the Petition and more than twenty (20) days have passed since service. 5. An Acceptance of Service document was signed and filed by Co- Administrator, Donna J. Hulse, acknowledging that on March 15, 2011, she received a true and attested copy of a Petition to Withdraw~ounse ~° ~- -~~-, ~ ~ r- m ~~x ~O --i N ~~; , c ~-~ .'E':) fi....„.~ .,_. i ~~ 6. Co-Administrator, Donna J. Hulse, has not filed a response to the Petition and more than twenty (20) days have passed since service. 7. By correspondence dated January 31, 2011, Co-Administrator James F. Hulse, Jr. was provided with a true and attested copy of the Petition and Order of Court and Rule Show Cause previously identified by both regular mail and certified mail, which certified mail was returned "unclaimed". 8. On February 1, 2011, Co-Administrator James F. Hulse, Jr. sent correspondence to the Court wherein Co-Administrator, James F. Hulse, Jr., claimed a wide array of disputes with your Petitioner over his handling of matters prior to the initiation of the Estate of James F. Hulse, Sr. and further expressed his dissatisfaction with your Petitioner's representation of the Estate. (see copy of correspondence attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A") 9. The Co-Administrators, Donna J. Hulse and Nancy Hulse, have used the services of local counsel, Ronald E. Johnson, Esquire, throughout these proceedings. 10. Two of the three Co-Administrators in this matter have failed to file an Answer to the Petition to Withdraw and the time period for filing an Answer has passed. 11. The third Co-Administrator has been served with the Petition and resulting Rule to Show Cause and has not expressed opposition to the Petition. WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests your Honorable Court to make the aforementioned Rule absolute thereby authorizing Petitioner to withdraw as counsel in this Estate. Respectfully Submitted, ~r ey . Gr' fie, Esquire ey ID 34349 FFIE & ASSOCIATES 200 North Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-5551 (800) 347-5552 IN RE: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Estate of JAMES F. HULSE, SR. :CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS COURT DIVISION No. 10-778 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Bradley L. Griffie, Esquire hereby certify that I did, the ~ day of , 2011, cause a copy of the within Petition to Make Rule Absolute to be served upon the Co-Administrators, James F. Hulse, Jr., Donna J. Hulse and Nancy Hulse, by serving then by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the following address: James J. Hulse, Jr. 714 Hogestown Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Donna J. Hulse 2 Park Avenue Airmont, NY 10952 Nancy Hulse 100 Wyandanich Boulevard Commack, NY 11,5 DATE: ~ -- ~~/~ ~r e •' fie squire o #3 49 GRI FIE & ASSOCIATES 200 North Hanover Street Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-5551 (800) 347-5552 i , +~-. 2 ~. ~ r .~ t J ~~J IN RE: OF THE ESTATE OF JAIVH;S F HULSE SR. n ~~ "~"~ ~~ rn r 1/31/2011 c "' ' ~ ' ~ ~' ~'yy - wJ ~'' •+. To Whom It May Concern: .~.,,,„ c~ I am the son of the late James F Hulse Sr. My name is James F Hulse JR. And Griffie and assoc. Handled My fathers will Back in 1994. From what I understand through other counsel in the state of Pennsylvania they (Griffie and assoc) should have had a original copy of his will. But Brad griffin Said that he could not find it another words they lost my fathers will and did not understand why they didn't have it.. So as a result in this my fathers wishes have not been carried out. That is one of the reasons why I feel that Brad GriiTie should not be allowed to step dov,~n. When me and my wife Vicky first approached Brad Griffie with this matter I told him that with my j ob of being on the road a lot and with all the paperwork that needed to be done Brad Griffie decided to make my wife Vicky Hulse executor and me James Hulse Jr co executor with that Brad Grime had me on speaker phone with my wife and my daughter Jamie Conrad in brads office which I said that I gave Vicky Hulse full power to handle James f Hulse Sr estate and I agree to allow Vicky to be executor and I James co executor at that same time I asked Brad Griffie if there was any papers for me to sign stating that I gave Vicky my Authority his reply was no. Within the next few weeks Vicky Hulse my wife got all documentation from doctors ,dept of motor vehicles, hospitals , he said the more leg work we did the cheaper it Would be and he would take his fee out of the settlement. Then he said if we had to go to court that He would have to charge me a retainer fee. So with this we got a court date and he called the morning Of and said we have good news and bad news bad news is your sisters are here good news is we do not Have to go to court, just sign papers . So we go to Brad Griffies office and his office manager comes out and Says do you have retainer, which °he told me I would~not need if we did not go to court. So with this my Wife gives him a check from her checking account. Brad griffie strictly delt with my wife as We were leaving to go sign papers he tells my wife that she is no longer allowed to be a part of it Because that is what my sisters wanted. So with this my wife went straight to bank and put a stop payment on the check that she gave him because she was no longer a part of it she was not paying for it. So not only was My fathers wishes not carried out due to Grime and a.ssoc not having original will on file. They are Allowing Two of his 3 children of the late James f Hulse Sr whom he had nothing to do with for over 40 years and the other kid 1 Oyrs. My fathers wishes have not been carried out and I'm not happy at all, my father didn't want my sisters to have a thing of his my father begged me and my wife and my daughters not to allow those girls have a nothing because they where nothing but blood suckers and now Brad griffie wants to back out of the mess that he created as an attorney. Thank you for your time, es F Hulse r ,:y: ~- ~- ~; ~~ i ,= 'i~ 714 Hogestown rd Mechanicsburg pa 17055 ~~ ~-~ c~ ~~ ~,~~ :::~: ti:~ r.. - ; r: __ ~~ ~ ,, Exhibit "A" }:.'~j~ $ ..S';'