Re Closed Court Case 3 17 25 20¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Attorney Misconduct > Brett Ledermeier |
| Confidence | high |
| Reason | Client alleges attorney filed case disposition without knowledge and failed fiduciary duty |
| Original File | re-closed-court-case-3-17-25-20.msg |
| File Type | MSG |
Email¶
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| From | szeeman@gmail.com |
| To | Brett Ledermeier |
| Subject | Re: Closed Court Case 3/17/25 |
| Date | Closed Court Case 3/17/25 |
Email Body
Brett - What did Gaddy say today? Where is the signed and updated topography report? This is your responsibility, not the policyholders'.
So, the Opposing counsel went around you, the title policyholder's lawyer, who had purchased the survey and emailed Gaddy without your knowledge. Then you waited a month, and you completely omitted that it was the opposing party that did this when you partially brought up that a cantilever was added, and only did this as it was the day you submitted it ,closing the case without my knowledge.
Brett, you didn't respond to or address the title holder's confusion when you submitted this. https://prnt.sc/iJXo5RPZ-iwT
How is this fiduciary?
On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 4:47PM Brett Ledermeier <bledermeier@mmatllaw.com bledermeier@mmatllaw.com > wrote:
Sarah,
As you are aware, I have not ignored any requests; you are copied on the emails that date back to February. Further, I did not have Gaddy do the revision or site visit; opposing counsel emailed Gaddy directly and the correction was so that it was accurate. Further, the cantilever has no impact on the boundary line.
Finally, as previously stated, I did not file a case disposition form in your case. The Order states that the case is administratively stayed. Further, please see the below Uniform Superior Court Rule which, presumably, is why the Court filed a case disposition form. With our order stating that the case was administratively stayed, we did not submit a case disposition form; the clerk or staff attorney must have per the superior court rule. The case is settled and any motion to enforce the settlement can still be filed; this is a non-issue for the matter given the settlement agreement. I am hopeful that this email will put these concerns to rest. If you have other concerns, please reach out to Jeff to ask for any clarifying information.
Rule 39.2.3. Civil Case Disposition Form
Any order disposing of a civil action presented for consideration to a judge by any attorney or party shall be accompanied by a completed civil case disposition form. If the order is prepared or reframed by the court, the court shall cause the civil case disposition form to be completed or corrected, if necessary. The civil case disposition form shall be sent to the clerk along with the relevant order to become part of the file for the case. The clerk shall require any attorney or party filing a voluntary dismissal or settlement of a civil action to complete a civil case disposition form. The form shall become part of the file for the case. The clerk shall use the specific type of disposition found on the completed civil case disposition form to enter the specific type of disposition upon the civil docket of the court, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the clerk by an inspection of the order that the type of disposition has been recorded in error. If the wrong type of disposition has been recorded, the clerk shall correct the civil case disposition form and enter the correct type of disposition upon the civil docket of the court.
Brett Michael-Schiff Ledermeier
Senior Associate, Real Estate Litigation
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From: Sarah Zeeman <szeeman@gmail.com <mailto:szeeman@gmail.com> >
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 8:00 AM
To: Brett Ledermeier <bledermeier@mmatllaw.com <mailto:bledermeier@mmatllaw.com> >
Cc: Tania Tuttle <ttuttle@mmatllaw.com <mailto:ttuttle@mmatllaw.com> >
Subject: Re: Closed Court Case 3/17/25
Brett - call Gaddys cell he wants to hear from you.
He might want more money?
You blantantly ignored the policy holders request for months - looking forward to you representing the policy holder since it is your fudicary responsibility verses telling the holder to do your job that hasn't been done.
You made GADDY do the Sweatmans alteration and a new site visit when you knowningly closed my case incorrectly THE NEXT DAY?? and then in writing tried to put the