Heiress' lawyer accused of embezzling millions, using her like a 'human ATM'

• A lawyer for a heiress used her "like a human ATM," prosecutors allege. 
• The heiress Gretchen Valade's grandfather founded the workwear brand Carhartt.
• Her attorney, David Sutherland, is accused of stealing millions from her trusts before her death.

Carhartt heiress Gretchen Valade's longtime lawyer is facing trial over accusations that he embezzled millions of dollars from the philanthropist in her final years of life.

The Michigan criminal trial of David Sutherland, an attorney who managed two trusts for Valade, began in Wayne County Criminal Court last week.