Updates 12/17/2017 -
> The SC Secretary of State says the SC Policy Council's president, Ashley Landess, was paid a salary of $104,681 for 2016. Talk about WASTE - the would-be gov't watchdog refuses to breathe a word about SC's probate racket. Nuthin' like a "charitable" organization...
> Protested front of the SC State House for an hour - another great response. Thanks to all who signaled support, stopped to talk with me, and visited this blog. WIS-TV did their usual drive-by, refusing to investigate.
It's downright amazing what public exposure can do. It's a deterrent to all kinds of things, including probate-dealing law firms who harass victims of South Carolina's probate racket if such victims dare to protest in front of their offices.
As soon as I exposed Williams, Stitely, and Brink, WOW, did they ever get quiet. Haven't heard a word out of 'em or even seen much of 'em since.
If they can't stand the heat, maybe they should get out of the kitchen.
What YOU can do:
> Spread the word about the probate/trust racket. Most folks don't find out about the attorney-generated horrors of probate until they are struggling through the bereavement process, and shock value is a key part of the effort to browbeat people into hiring a probate attorney.
> If you need help with non-probate matters, avoid using attorneys who advertise that they specialize in probate. Many attorneys refuse to get involved in the probate racket, and one of them told me with a wink, "It's a 'highly specialized' area of law."
> Refuse to be bullied by the attorney-generated horrors of probate into paying attorneys to set up trusts. Probate is financed with tax dollars, and should be an inexpensive, viable alternative to setting up trusts. Executors (now called Personal Representatives) shouldn't need a law degree to probate an inheritance.
> Cut costs by downloading your own estate documents - especially wills - from the Internet. Paying probate attorneys outlandish fees to "draw up a will" is risky business, because attorney-legislators have a vested interest in nullifying wills.
> Last - and what certainly shouldn't be least (but probably is) - send "your representatives" an email expressing your sentiments about the probate/trust racket.
Update 12/05/2017 - Protested at the SC State House for an hour and 15 mins. beginning about 12:45. FANTASTIC response - thanks so very much to everyone who signaled support, talked with me, and/or visited this blog.
Update 11/29/2017 - Protested for an hour and 45 mins beginning at 3:00 in front of Williams Stitely, and Brink. SUPER response from motorists - thanks so very much to all who signaled support and/or visited this blog.
Updates 11/16/2017:
> Protested in front of Williams, Stitely, and Brink for two hours, starting about 12:30. Another FANTASTIC response from motorists and pedestrians. MANY thanks to everyone who signaled support and to everyone who visited this blog. I'm always honored when anyone reads what I write.
> Just for grins n chuckles, I sent a link to this post to ALL SC legislators.
