"The
Best Defense is a Good Crowd of Friends"
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A national, nonpartisan,
nonprofit citizens' organization
documenting
how judges break the law and get away with it.
A national, nonpartisan,
nonprofit citizens' organization
documenting
how judges break the law and get away with it.
Our Mission . . .
To improve the quality of our
judiciary by removing political considerations from the judicial selection
process
and by ensuring
that the process of disciplining and removing judges
is effective and meaningful.
Our Mission . . .
To improve the quality of our
judiciary by removing political considerations from the judicial selection
process
and by ensuring
that the process of disciplining and removing judges
is effective and meaningful.
What We
Do . . .
Educate
the public about the paramount importance of the judiciary and its role
in protecting our constitutional form of government.
Document
the nature and
extent of judicial incompetence, abuse, and dishonesty and the failure
of judicial conduct commissions and
screening panels to protect the
public.
Network judicial
activists and legal reform groups around the country to promote
citizen involvement, concerted action, and
protection for judicial
"whistleblowers".
Track media coverage of
issues of judicial selection and discipline, working with reporters and
editors to provide accurate coverage.
Testify before public
and private bodies involved in judicial issues.
Initiate and support
legal action in the public interest to advance the goal of a quality
judiciary, free from political influence.
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ALR
regrets the passing of Bob Matherson, Friday,
December 13th, 2007, at 6:30pm.
Bob was the owner of The Oak Beach
Inn
and many other nightclubs on L.I.
He was a financial sponcer of ALR and donated
the ALR truck.
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My eulogy for Bob Matherson, read at his wake 12/15/07
It's obvious by looking around tonight, that Bob belonged to
so many of us. We all shared a piece of his indefatiguable spirit.
The Bob I knew always enjoyed a good challenge. For it was then that he felt
most alive: when he conquered the obstacles in life.
"There's plenty of time to sleep when you're dead," he'd quip,
whenever I admonished him to stop pushing himself so hard.
He was astutely aware that his opponents' weakness was always the lack of
drive and determination that he possessed.
He was a formidable foe.
He understood that the world worked from 9-5, so he worked Noon-to whenever,
for whatever it took.
With dogged determination, he relentlessly pursued his every goal.
Fourteen years my senior, he ran circles around me. He inspired me to push
myself harder, to demand more from life.
No obstacle was a good excuse to quit. He simply didn't accept any excuses.
No garbage collection today & the garbage was piling up? Get a huge truck &
haul it away yourself.
Newspapers wouldn't accept his ads? Run your own printing press.
Don't like the style of glasses offered as barware? Make your own glasses.
He accepted NO excuse for failure in himself or others.
He met many playground bullies along the path in life: There was Robert
Moses, the "Master Builder", who ruled Long Island at one time.
Yet Bob thrived; his vision survived the challenge of the Almighty Moses,
much to Moses' surprise, but as expected by Bob.
Then came Al D'Amato, the mob, the State, The County, The Town. His sheer
persistence mowed them all down like mere bowling pins.
He'd do the time---whatever it took. For this was the true key to his
success: dogged determination & sheer persistence.
But sadly, after 30 plus years of business successes, Bob met the most
formidable of his foes: Cancer.
He fought the disease with the same persistence & determination with which
he fought all his other battles.
Bob wasn't accustomed to losing, after applying his sheer persistence
methods.
But after 65 years of living life to its fullest & never resting, there's
plenty of time to sleep now.
The world is left a little less colorful, a little less determined while you
sleep.
Our worlds have been injected with your unique way of looking at things,
your indefatiguable spirit.
You fought the good fight, Bob.
Now it's time to sleep.
Rest in peace...
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We at Americans for Legal Reform have lost a very dear friend
and our greatest supporter.
Bob we love
you and will miss you.
We are left very sad and we had so much
fun with you. We
will all miss you terribly.
Buy
Bob's book here: "Scandal at
the Oak Beach Inn
Store value $22.00 From this site $19.95
Free with membership to
American's for Legal Reform!!!
To
order book Send a check for $19.95 to:
American's for Legal Reform PO
Box 2679, Huntington Station New York 11746 or call us
with your
information at :
631-421-6390
ask for Carl. ... Book is FREE with membership. ...
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If you are new
to this website
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LEGAL REFORM GROUP IN THE
COUNTRY
Americans for Legal Reform needs HELP!!! About 70%
of all the calls to the NYS Bar Assistance Program were request by
lawyers and
judges for HELP with their own substance and alcohol addiction; more then 52,000
in the past 12 years.
How many don't make these calls???
Who helps the victims of their malpractice? What
safeguards are in place to prevent and correct the injustices caused?
How does the public get retribution?
If an airline pilot, doctor, train operator, baseball player, policeman or
priest has
a problem
they are held accountable. WHY NOT JUDGES and LAWYERS???
Please do your part to HELP!!!
Call, write your politicians, newspapers,
talk
shows,
bar assoc' Chief Judges. ...
They took a survey and found out that 95% of the attorneys
give the other 5% a bad name. ...
Suggested reading: "Legal Whores" by
Thomas Binford a Florida paralegal. Call 888-232-4444
Chief Judge Judith Kaye (NYS) 25
Beaver Street New York NY 10004 in her State of the Judiciary speech suggest:
1. Simplify the court system. ...
2. Merge 11 separate trial courts
into two units. ...
3. Increase the salaries of assigned
attorneys. ...
4. Open Judge disciplinary
proceedings to the public. ...
5. Improve judicial elections. ...
6. Investigate why 82% of those
called for jury duty never got selected. ...
7. In NYC minor offenders charged
may plead guilty by mail and pay fines by credit cards. ...
8. Deadbeat residents may have fines
withdrawn from state income tax. ...
WE WANT JUDITH KAYE FOR
PRESIDENT!!!
NOTE:
Other
local Reform Groups sponsor
lawyers at their meetings.
If these groups do not put a disclaimer ahead of letting
these lawyers talk,
they may have a problem!!! Caveat Emptor
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Warren E. Burger former Chief Justice - US Supreme Court, said
90% of the lawyers are corrupt, incompetent, or both!!!
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Most Judges are Lawyers.
Put three of them in the same court room, chances are no one gets
justice!!!
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The legal profession is the most corrupt business in America
today!
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The New York Post continually ranks
lawyers after cab drivers
and used-car salesman. Just listen to the #1 Liar / Lawyer Clinton.
*****
What are the 10% good lawyers doing about it???
Little to
NOTHING!!!
They are afraid to rock the boat!!
What are the incompetent lawyers doing??? NOTHING!!!
They don't even know there is a problem!!!
What are the corrupt lawyers doing??? NOTHING!!!
They like it the way it is!!!
That leaves US! What are we doing about it??? NOT ENOUGH!!!
Most don't realize there is a problem until they are tangled in the courts.
Then all they want to do is get out!
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM. ...
SUPPORT OUR GROUP!!!
START BY:
STOP
VOTING
FOR
LAWYERS!!!
NEVER PAY LAWYERS IN ADVANCE (
IT IS AN INCENTIVE TO DO NOTHING )
DO NOT LET POLITICS OR PERSONALITIES DISTRACT YOUR GOALS
TAPE RECORD ALL CONVERSATIONS WITH ATTORNEYS
PICKET THE COURT HOUSE (
LAWYERS AND JUDGES )
KEEP A LIST OF BAD LAWYERS IN YOUR LOCALITY
PASS YOUR LIST AROUND TO MEMBERS
WHEN THEY DO WRONG - EXPOSE THEM
EXPOSE THEM EXPOSE THEM. ...
Click on the pictures below to in
large them for better viewing. ...
Pictures of Americans for Legal Reforms
members and friends, past and present. ...
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