The judge needs to be called to task on this issue

August 21, 2003

By Alex Lyte
Copyright AHRC News Services

There's a great deal of finger pointing going on in the Desert Crest Homeowners Case, and a host of suggestions everyone is making - including suggesting that these people simply move out.

The reality of the situation is that abandoning one's "home" - typically one of the larger assets (equity) one has in one's retirement years- is not a viable option for most.

These folks' attorney is not the problem.

The problem lies in a system which has permitted lawyers to run rampant over people's lives - to terrorize, destroy and financially ruin innocent people for their own gain.

Every member and visitor to the AHRC web site should educate themselves on what happened recently (due to public pressure) to The TREVOR LAW GROUP of Los Angeles.

The California State Bar website has posted public notices on this issue, including the latest that these lawyers have withdrawn from the state bar.

Much like the HOA lawyers terrorizing the Seniors of Desert Crest and all of the rest of us, this group of Beverly Hill "PIRATES" got extreme heat and pressure from a local radio show which camped outside of their offices (broadcasting live from the scene) after they engaged in an extensive campaign of terrorizing immigrant businesses for health code violations which the attorneys were responsible for reporting.

Much like the HOA lawyers, these schemers were extorting thousands of dollars in legal fees and settlement monies from unsuspecting hard working owners of auto repair shops, nail salons and ethnic restaurants, many of whom like Seniors and most other HOA residents - are ignorant of the law - and unaware of how lawyers can manipulate it to suit their purposes.

A complaint was filed with the California State Bar and an investigation commenced, resulting in these evil creatures getting a taste of their own medicine.

The HOA arena is no different. These evil creatures may have court, and the bottomless-pit of the revenue from the HOA dues (and in the case of Desert Crest, a bingo parlor), but instead of perpetuating litigation, the Seniors and ANYONE ELSE who cares to get involved, should report this errant and malicious conduct by the lawyers to the California State Bar - including Elder Abuse.

Elder Abuse is unlawful - and the California State Bar (of which most attorneys are members, including the greed-stricken animals who are terrorizing & bleeding dry the Desert Crest Seniors) website has available on line a printable copy of the Bar's new publication "Seniors & The Law" which explains Elder Abuse in detail.

The State Bar will also provide free copies via mail- by request.

Perhaps instead of passing the hat to perpetuate the litigation, or suggesting that these people simply walk away from their "homes", a more viable process would be to support the Seniors (and all of the rest of us) by some type of ARHC member petition which could be submitted to both the California State Bar (along with any complaint) as well as to the State Legislators.

Californian's seem to be in a petitioning mood at the moment (given the moving vans being scheduled to remove the present occupants of the governor's mansion) and perhaps with AHRC's visibility- and the ongoing plight of the Seniors- we could all get some mileage out of discussing the real problem- the lawyers who have gone afoul of all of us.

And yes, the judge needs to be called to task on this issue.

And it may be dirty play, but as they say "when in Rome...", but if these are the same lawyers who were accused of RICO Racketeering violations (Melissa Colburn Case, San Diego, CA), this corruption needs to be tied to the Desert Crest situation.