Business and Corporate I SEPTEMBER 17, 2025

Howard & Howard Obtains Successful Resolution Following Trial Over Family Farm Ownership Dispute and Distributions

Three brothers owned a farm in Central Illinois. In violation of their contract and fiduciary duties, two of them paid themselves over $2,000,000 and denied a third brother hundreds of thousands of dollars in mandatory cash distributions. That third brother came to Howard & Howard for justice. 

The firm delivered. Noah Menold and others filed a limited liability company derivative action against the self-dealing brothers. After a two-week trial, the third brother was awarded the $2,000,000, the mandatory cash flow distributions and entitlement to prejudgment interest and attorney fees. After trial, our client was deeded the family farm where he was raised and $1,000,000 in cash to resolve the dispute.

Today, our client is harvesting his first crop on the family farm. 

About Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC

With a history spanning over 150 years, Howard & Howard is a full-service law firm with a national and international practice, providing legal services to businesses and business owners. More than 140+ attorneys practice out of offices in Las Vegas, Nevada; Detroit, Michigan; Illinois (Chicago and Peoria); and Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.howardandhoward.com.  

Amanda Ferrari 
aferrari@hellermanllc.com
440.465.6162