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Kathleen Niew

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Radio-Host Lawyer Responsible for Mishandled $2.3M, Judge Rules

Kathleen and Stanley Niew were ruled to be liable for damages related to $2.3 million that went missing while under their law firm's management.

Burr Ridge resident Kathleen Niew, her husband, and their law firm were found Tuesday to be responsible for mishandling more than $2 million an Oak Park couple transferred into trust accounts managed by Niew, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday night. The Trib reports DuPage County Circuit Judge Bonnie Wheaton submitted a "partial judgment of liability" against Kathleen and Stanley Niew, a candidate in this spring's Burr Ridge School District 180 board election, though the amount the couple will pay out is not yet known. Read the full Chicago Tribune story here. Jamal and Leda Khoury, the Oak Park couple, have alleged Niew, president of Oak Brook-based Niew Legal Partners, persuaded them to transfer $2.3 million into trust accounts she …

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Dale Waters

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Burr Ridge Radio Host, Lawyer Mishandles $2.3M, Suit Alleges

Kathleen Niew, the subject of a lawsuit filed by an Oak Park couple, is a published author, president of The Niew Group, and host of the weekly radio show "Earn It. Keep It. Grow It." on AM 560.

A Burr Ridge lawyer and radio host has been accused of misappropriating more than $2 million she was hired to manage for an Oak Park couple, according to the Chicago Tribune.  Jamal and Leda Khoury have alleged Kathleen Niew, president of Oak Brook-based Niew Legal Partners, persuaded them to transfer $2.3 million into trust accounts she managed before her firm removed the money and "used those funds for their own benefit," the Trib reports. The 56-year-old attorney, who the couple hired in 2010 to help with real-esate investing, has not been charged with a crime.  "The Khourys made several attempts to buy property in 2012," the story reads, "but each time Niew told them there was a problem, and the deals fell through, the lawsuit says." …

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