NYS: Unauthorized disclosure of will, etc. contents as legal malpractice? Statute?

[EQS]

In 2004, without authorization a NYS attorney disclosed the contents of wills and other important documents.


In 2006-7, such disclosure led to the death of the people whose wills were disclosed.


The same attorney is now the estate attorney.


>> Would such unauthorized disclosure constitute legal malpractice?


>> What might the statute be in such a case?


I only learned about the disclosure 2-3 mos. ago.

How did it lead to their death? To whom was it disclosed.

[EQS]

Dear Unregistered:

Thanks for your interest.

The wills were disclosed to the couple's sons and dau-in-law.

How that resulted in the deaths is a long story, hopefully to be aggressively, thoroughly, and very soon investigated by the FBI.

But that is the criminal aspect.