![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After obtaining the victims’ agreement on legal representation, Reed filed a lawsuit against PG&E on the victims’ behalf in 2008. Reed presented unclear and confusing lawyer-client relationship documents, including a contract implying clients would pay his hourly legal fees and costs at the rate of $625 an hour, and a cover letter stating PG&E would cover Reed’s attorney’s fees and costs. Two families, including elderly victims with ranch properties damaged by the fire, agreed to have Reed represent them. He invited fire victims to a Town Hall meeting in Zamora, where he assured them that, according to the law, P&E would be responsible for attorney’s fees, not the clients. The agreement included payments to victims of the 2006 Zamora Fire near Woodland, CA.įollowing the fire, Reed authored a letter, purportedly from a fellow landowner impacted by the fire, stating that in a lawsuit against PG&E, attorney’s fees would be covered by PG&E. Reed, an 80-year-old attorney formerly of Alamo, was convicted of felony grand theft by embezzlement and a white collar crime enhancement related to a settlement agreement with PG&E. Martinez, California – A jury in Martinez returned guilty verdicts on November 7th in a felony case involving an attorney, William James Reed, who embezzled $400,000 from his clients. From the Office of the District Attorney: ![]()
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