An attorney for the mother of a man fatally shot by Springfield police failed to represent her interests, a new negligence lawsuit alleges.
The attorney, Brian Michaels, had filed a lawsuit against Springfield and two police officers on behalf of the estate of Chase Brooks, 32, who died March 14, 2020.
But about three months before a scheduled 2025 trial, Michaels is alleged to have agreed to dismiss the wrongful death and negligence claims “without authority from the client,” the new lawsuit states…