This is the American Greek podcast presented by CNBC. I'm Stacey Keach.

In this episode of American Greed,

grieving families deal with painful loss.

I mean, these people had lost a husband, lost a father,

maybe can't work in the only trade that they've ever known.

For help, they turned to William Conauer,

an ambitious attorney with a taste for the good life.

It wasn't enough for him. He always wanted to be the richest guy in the room.

By helping his clients sue to collect big settlements,

Conauer seems like their savior.

He was their white knight that brought them out of his terrible situation

and then he's the guy that took advantage of them.

He's grabbing more than his fair share,

leaving his victims with nothing.

And that's when he stood up on that at that meeting.

He said, I am a damn good attorney.

Okay, great. You're a good attorney. You're not a good person.

In 2006, Mike Webb is driving along this quiet stretch

outside Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Here, he notices a car that's swerved off the road

and crashed into a utility pole.

He always cared about people no matter if he knew him,

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