Lawyers/Law firms/Organizations
AFAC reports on individual lawyers
MartindaleHubble web site - Use this Locator to find a lawyer by name. Or click the tabs to search by location/area of practice, by firm, or for lawyers in corporations, agencies of the US government, or law school faculty.
What is a Good Lawyer? Link to Stephen W. Comiskey’s JUST THE COUNTRY'S LAWYERSM A Good Lawyer: Chapter I, The Players - The art of lawyering is not a science, it's not limited to licensed attorneys, nor is it subject to universal agreement. I began lawyering as a boot Marine Corps Second Lieutenant just graduated from The Basic School and the U.S. Naval Academy. It wasn't until a few years later that I actually graduated from The American University Washington College of Law, passed the bar and was licensed to practice law in Virginia and Maryland and waived into the bar of the District of Columbia. . .
Legal Ethics Links - Introduction - Courts in every state have adopted rules governing the conduct of lawyers and have established disciplinary agencies to enforce those rules. The text of the rules is found along with other rules of court. Court rules can be found on the Web.
Pro Bono Legal services by state
People Before Lawyers - Putting the rights of citizens ahead of the profits of lawyers
PEOPLE'S LEGAL FRONT - BECAUSE THE LAWS ARE NOT THE TRADE SECRETS OF ATTORNEYS
Home School Legal Defense Association - If you home school, you are at risk of child protection intervention. This is a valuable resource to home schooling families.
Preble Law Firm, Washington State
The Chase Law Group, P.C. is one of the largest criminal defense firms in the country, maintaining offices throughout California. The firms dedication to our clients and cohesive criminal defense team atmosphere fosters superb results. We offer each client legal excellence, aggressive representation honesty and integrity, innovation, superior client service, responsiveness and compassion. Comment by Edward Lerner: We are quite flexible when it comes to fee arrangements, and I believe we might be able to assist many people who visit your web site. Our position on plea bargains is quite straightforward. We do whatever is in the client's best interest. period. Regardless of what the prosecutor is looking for...regardless of how much money the client has paid...we do whatever is best for the client and whatever the client wishes. That's it.
Pacific Justice Institute -Raising the torch of justice for our civil liberties. As president of Pacific Justice Institute, I am proud to lead an organization whose purpose is to assist those in the battle for our religious freedoms, sanctity of life, parental rights and other civil liberties. PJI has the necessary broad-based network in place to support attorneys, individuals, churches and organizations in this fight.
Special Education Advocacy - For families with children in special education - this includes your children in foster care.
Children's Rights was created to give children across the nation a voice, to serve as their watchdog, and to ensure that government systems deliver the services they promise and the chance for a decent childhood that all children deserve. When systems repeatedly fail to respond to pressure from local advocates, we investigate and file class action lawsuits to force change.
The Nation's Disability Rights Network
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY - Every day, human rights violations are occurring on a regular basis -- and Americans don't know about it. America's mental institutions are the shame of the nation. NARPA, the National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy, exists to expose these everyday abuses. NARPA, an independent organization, is a unique mix of people who've survived these institutions, advocates, civil rights activists, mental health workers, and lawyers. NARPA exists to expose abuse, to shed light on coercive and dangerous practices, and to promote real alternatives to a mental health system that even professionals agree is a disgrace. Read about the history of mental health advocacy, and check out the ADA Case of the Week archives, and more.
MassOutrage - MassOutrage is a collection of real-world practical information about how the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) works, how restraining orders work, and how to fight them to save your family. This site will help you learn about the actual tactics used by the DSS to illegally kidnap children from families, and how radical victim-witness advocates (sometimes also from the DSS) exploit courts and others to illegally obtain restraining orders. By attorney Greg Hession, Massachusetts
NationalOutrage - The State of Utah is buying federal dollars with the blood of our children. Throughout America, an average of 3,000 children a day are stolen from their homes and placed in foster care to fuel a multibillion dollar moneymaking machine. Utah’s system is typical, and provides a case study in both the tactics of the government and how individual citizens can defend themselves and their families To you, your children are your life. To the thousands of caseworkers, supervisors, therapists, judges, and doctors whose salaries are paid by this machine, your children represent job security. Fresh meat. Despite what they may have told you, your case is not a weird exception. They're doing this to everyone. By Attorney Michael Humistion, Utah
Liberty Legal Institute - Whether defending parental rights in Texas or an individual's right to speak about religious faith, Free Market's legal division - The Liberty Legal Institute offers free-of-charge legal service to Texas families. As Free Market's newest addition, the Institute is comprised of dedicated attorneys across Texas who willingly join their efforts to defend:
- Family autonomy
- Religious freedom
- Personal property rights
- Innocent life
LAWYERS
The following names are not necessarily tried and true lawyers for these types of cases - some have merely expressed an interest in taking on these types of cases. We have added our opinion comments to assist you in your decision. If you have problems or successes with anyone listed here, or any attorney you have worked with, or would like to make recommendations, please notify us and we will make the appropriate report on this site. This site does not constitute advertising for any attorney listed here. see here for complaints about attorneys - membership access only
Eastern Massachusetts - Michael Rich. . .781-641-3472 Charges a sliding scale fee - has worked/consulted with the Family Advocacy Center
Belcher Town, Massachusetts - Greg Hession. . .413-323-7508 See his web site Vigorous defender of parents and family rights. We have met him personally and find him to be exceedingly competent and to posses the highest Christian, ethical and moral values. Possibly pursuing a class action lawsuit like the one in Utah.
Wisconsin, Rebecca Gietman 920-759-9549 Another vigorous defender of Family Rights. If you need an attorney in Wisconsin, she would be our recommendation.
Birmingham, Alabama - Thomas B. Hanes . . .205-322-0471 fax 205-322-0484 Attended 1998 VOCAL Conference - said he was willing to consult with the Family Advocacy Center.
Louisville, Kentucky - Vince Heuser - 502-458-5879 Vince Heuser has successfully defended several cases involving parents rights. Heuser was very aggressive forcing one judge to recuse herself for improper secret communications with a social worker and obtaining a dismissal of the case involving corporal punishment. e-mail heuser@iglou.com - another possible class action lawsuit
Durango, Colorado - Terry Price. . .970-259-0002 Has successfully defended a VERY complicated D&N case. Does mostly criminal work. Is very aggressive - will not travel.
Utah - Mike Humiston - see his website - is vigorously fighting for parents and families. This brave soul has actually intervened when CPS and police were on his client’s doorstep. He protected the children of his client, spiriting them away in his car, evading the blocked driveway by driving across the lawn.
Montana - Tim Whalen - 406-259-8793 - Aggressive and willing attorney with Christian values. He has demonstrated great strength of character and is willing to go out on a limb and use all legal tools available to him for the benefit of his client.
California - The Chase Law Group, Inc. - is the Criminal Defense Team that the prosecution is praying you don't call!
Wisconsin - Mr. Nicholas Bokas. Mr. Bokas is a very good Public Defender (Madison, Wisconsin) and he handles Criminal Defense, etc. Nick, a former Vietnam combat marine, has gotten indictments against police officers that committed perjury. (submitted by a reader.)
Oklahoma....need a good attorney? Go and see THIS one: Alan Rosenbaum 702 SW A Ave Lawton, OK 73501 (580) 357-3900 Honest to God, he'll take their "evidence" and make the judge (and the prosecutor and Social Wrecker) laugh about it.....no crap....LOLOLOL, you all should have been at my trial, the poor judge almost fell off his chair from laughing so hard.....;-))))Sabine
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