06/02/2024
OUR LEGAL SYSTEM VS. SILENCE (not me)
THIS HITS A CHORD of something I went through.
Are there corrupt people? Yes
Are there good lawyers and corrupt lawyers? Yes
Are there good judges and corrupt judges? Yes
In 1993 I was approached by 2 attorneys in Lincoln, Nebraska. One of them was on the Supreme Court for divorce law in Nebraska. They said they had never seen such a horrible settlement as mine in all their years of being lawyers. They asked if they could use my case to change the standard of law that an attorney must provide. I told them NO at least 6 times. Finally, I listened more to their reasoning that as lawyers in Lincoln, Nebraska they wanted to go against some of the lawyers/judges in Omaha, that had proven to be corrupt on some of the cases they had done. I had a friend who was a Judge in Omaha. She had told me that several Judges had a couple of DUI etc.. that didn’t get recorded.
I began to ponder them wanting to change the law standard that a lawyer had to provide. I said no so many times because divorce was hard enough, and I didn’t want to relive it. I just wanted peace and to go on with my life. One of the lawyers who had approached me had parents who had come from Poland and he had such a strong sense of wanting to protect the innocent who had been taken advantage of. I told them yes with one condition all I had to do was testify. They said that was all I would have to do.
Believe it or not, this case took 7 years and we did win an appeal case of the standard of care an attorney must provide in Nebraska. The first trial was a week long. My lawyer told me to forget everything he had told me it was obvious this judge was not going to be fair, and he was putting everything in the record so he could appeal it. The judge would not allow certain aspects to be put into evidence. We won the appeal and the way the judicial system works is it goes back to that lawyer (it is like a slap on their hand) to see if they will make it right. The Judge had to listen to the case again (but he did not permit the stock options-which was a big issue). This particular judge had previously been paid off to prevent someone from receiving a DUI. (that is a fact-not speculative).
I was the only one in another week-long trial who was not a lawyer. There were about 8 lawyers besides the ones presenting the case that were there. I listened to lawyers lie under oath. I was naïve and it shocked me. The lawyer that had represented me did get malpractice. His law firm while my divorce was happening -then happened to take on my husband’s boss (who was a billionaire). Immediately there was a conflict of interest. The law firm was of course more interested in a bigger client than myself. But, it was illegal for “my” lawyer in that law firm to meet with my ex-husband, and he did so more than once. My ex-husband was the President of that company. I knew my lawyer was just a pawn for a big law firm. Nevertheless, he took a legal oath to the standard of law an attorney must provide.
We won that case. We were able to talk to the jury members. All 12 voted for me and believed me and the facts in the case. When they were interviewed believe it or not they all wanted to award me 3-10 million dollars (which I did not receive), because the Judge would not permit the stock options. I didn’t win money. We did change the standard of care that a lawyer must provide. That is because the 2 attorneys that wanted to take this case were amazing, astute men when tremendous tenacity. 7 years later. I had never paid them a dime, and they were not awarded very much money. BUT THEY were doing it for the purity of the law. I was committed to their stance. They wanted to want to preserve the purity of the law.
I am such an empathic person I even felt bad for “my” lawyer who I sat directly across from at a table and he was ghostly white. I knew this meant he was going to lose his license and what that would do to his family. I also knew he was a pawn to the “BIG” law firm. But, I remember then sensing that this might be his WAKE-UP CALL to REPENT and it might save his soul, which would be worth it. I liked him as a person when I talked with him. I prayed for him often. I was glad when I heard years later he was able to be reinstated.
Why am I writing this lengthy story on social media for the first time? My close friends knew this trial happened for 7 years before winning. I am writing for a couple of reasons.
I knew my ex-husband was doing everything to ensure he could keep all the stock (which he did), and would do so by even going against all ethical and legal practices himself. He never got caught, because the lawyer was his frontman, and he is very difficult to prove fraud in the state of Nebraska.
It was an entire city that had corrupt judges at that time (Omaha, Nebraska).
People can be bought off.
Justice prevailed in the Nebraska appeal courts because they dealt with FACTS.
I say ALL THIS TO SAY
What is happening to our judicial system today should outrage everyone. It doesn’t matter if you like someone or dislike someone. It is a matter of a judicial system that has been put in place that is there to endeavor to not only protect individuals in the trial but to protect our country from corrupt lawyers, judges, etc.
When we begin to lose the judicial system that has been in place for a long time we have begun to lose our nation. There have been correct checks and balances in place for a long time.
One of the main things I have voted on for years for President is who I think will put moral Supreme Court justices in place to protect the laws of our land.
I will close by saying far above a nation's judicial system is the laws of God. Many might be getting away with things now, but one day every one of us will stand before God to give account for our actions. A simple “I am sorry” is not true repentance. True repentance is when you are not only sorry, but by God’s forgiveness and grace, you change the way you live. I appeal to you that Judgment is the most important one of all, and before we judge others perhaps we judge ourselves and see if we have first upheld God’s law, and then 2nd do we want to protect the judicial system in America that they would function the way the ways the law has been written. Will we protect it? I will stand up to want to have fair judges, a fair legal system, and the whole process of the law. Why? Because I know there are corrupt lawyers, judges and I ultimately at the moment still have faith in our Supreme Court to hold state and federal jurisdictions to uphold what has already been decided of stands they must uphold.
I didn't win any of the millions that jurors wanted to award me because the judge had tied their hands to not consider stock options. But, all 12 jurors wanted to give me 10 million dollars. But, you know what? I am so grateful for my 2 attorneys who changed the law of the standard of care an attorney must provide. I am also grateful that I finally caved in and agreed with them I would do it for the sake of the PURITY OF THE LAW.
I stand today wanting to Guard God's law above all else, but as an American citizen who knows the freedoms we have had, will not be silent when I say I also want to see the purity of the law still upheld today. It is important we stay educated. I so appreciated Dr. Ben Carson among may others who warned of the dangers of Islamic studies in our universities. We recently saw the result of those various type of studies in top universities yelling "death to America" - "death to the Jews". WE need to guard our education for our children, and we need to guard our legal system. Our voices do matter and peace often does cost a price. That is why we have had so many amazing men/women who have fought for our country to keep our freedoms. It is important we use our voice to fight for our freedoms today. Don't be silent folks. Do it with wisdom. Do it with grace. Do it with Love, but don't be silent. Help educate the consequences that we are losing what our nation was founded on. WE can't even now uphold on our currency it states "IN GOD WE TRUST" - how soon before they want to take that off our currency? Much love, Bev
