Priscilla Presley fended off a challenge Monday that sought to disqualify her longtime lawyer, Marty Singer, as her attorney in her financial elder abuse lawsuit against memorabilia auctioneer Brigitte Kruse.

At a morning hearing in Santa Monica, Calif., a judge said Kruse failed to convince him that Singer gave her legal advice in 2022 and 2023 related to her business dealings with Presley, thereby creating a conflict. The judge called Kruse’s evidence “very thin” when it came to her claims Singer counseled her over the phone twice. In her motion, Kruse claimed she consulted with Singer when Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) sent her a letter in August 2022 threatening litigation over an auction of Elvis-related memorabilia that Priscilla authenticated. She claimed they spoke again in

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