The Brief
- Maya Kowalski and her family filed a new lawsuit in Sarasota County claiming their former attorneys misused millions of dollars.
- The legal complaint accuses the lawyers of charging excessive fees and misusing a client trust account for personal expenses.
- The former lead attorney denies the allegations and plans to counter-sue the family for fraud and defamation.
SARASOTA, Fla – Maya Kowalski and her family in Sarasota County are suing their former legal team, alleging the attorneys mismanaged millions of dollars from their high-profile medical malpractice settlement. The family claims in the lawsuit that the lawyers diverted funds meant for legal costs to purchase a multi-million dollar home and a yacht.
Sarasota County legal battle
What we know:
The new lawsuit filed Wednesday names attorneys Greg and Jennifer Anderson, along with the AndersonGlenn law firm in Jacksonville, accusing them of constructive fraud and misconduct. The firm represented the Kowalski family during their 2023 trial against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg for medical malpractice. Their story was featured in the Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya.”
According to court documents, the family alleges the Andersons charged excessive fees and misspent money from a client trust account. The Kowalski family claims the attorneys helped arrange an advance funding loan totaling about $42 million for legal costs, but millions went to the lawyers instead to pay off debts and for other personal expenses, according to the lawsuit.
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The other side:…