Attorney Sues Neighbor’s Estate After Confrontation | Spokane News

Spokane News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Jul 11, 2026 · 1m

A Spokane attorney and Human Rights Commission head, Brennan Schreibman, is embroiled in a legal firestorm after allegedly pushing his 73-year-old neighbor, Patrick Monahan, during a heated confrontation. Schreibman claims he acted in self-defense after seeing a box cutter, but Monahan’s family says it was an unprovoked attack — leading them to file a wrongful death suit, even though no criminal charges were pressed. Now, Schreibman has filed his own lawsuit against Monahan’s estate, alleging emotional distress and loss of security, claiming Monahan initiated the violence. He says his family…