THE disgraced former solicitor Russell Keddie transferred millions of dollars worth of property into his wife's name for one dollar to ''defeat'' his creditors, his bankruptcy trustee has suggested.

Mr Keddie, who made millions by overcharging clients, avoided court orders to repay dozens of crippled and injured former clients by declaring himself bankrupt last week.

Dollar deal ... Russell Keddie. Credit:Nick Moir

He was struck off the legal roll earlier this month after being found guilty of professional misconduct for charging ''grossly excessive fees'' to a client who was left a paraplegic after a bus crash.

The actions of Mr Keddie and his two former partners, Scott Roulstone and Tony Barakat, were exposed as a result of a 2008 Herald investigation into their law firm Keddies.