http://www.orangetoiletnews.com/?p=674 Straight Survivors taken for a “ride?â€
3rdAug. × ’09
By Brill Smith
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On December 29, 2003 Straight Survivors gathered at the City of Pinellas Park Public Auditorium located at 7690 59th St, North, Pinellas Park, Florida 33781.
They were there to meet with an attorney with the law firm of Morgan, Collins and Gilbert now known as Morgan & Morgan in an effort to put together a class action lawsuit against the Semblers and Straight, Incorporated for the many abuses and horrors they suffered while in the “care†of the Semblers who are the operators and supporters of the notorious Straight, Incorporated.
I spoke by phone to a lady who identified herself as “Jiovanna†at the firm today and she said, they changed names about five years ago but she did not have the exact date.
Straight Survivors came from all over the country. They brought with them affidavits about the abuse they suffered through during their stay at Straight, Incorporated. They also took turns at the podium and bravely shared with the attorney and other Straight Survivors the horrors they experienced at Straight, Incorporated.
I was there and know it was difficult for them to discuss these horrors. I admire their courage.
At the end of the meeting they turned in their affidavits to the attorney from John Morgan’s law firm.
But what they did not know was that the firm has conflicts of interest regarding the Semblers and Charlie Crist. On August 01, 2009 the Miami Herald reported how successful the law firm now known as Morgan & Morgan was in fundraising for Charlie Crist.
The Straight Survivors did not know Crist’s lieutenant governor, Jeff Kottkamp, previously worked for the firm.
Even more surprising is that Mr. Richard Bradbury inquired with the firm at some point during approximately the past year about handling a lawsuit against the Semblers, Leonard Englander, Esquire and Ana-Maria Carnesoltas, Esquire.
To Mr. Bradbury’s surprise an attorney for the firm called Thomas McGowan, Esquire who represented Mr. Bradbury during the “Pumpgate†lawsuit. The attorney said that the firm could not take the case as they had several conflicts of interest namely with Brent Sembler and Charlie Crist.
As a result they were unable to take a case related to the Semblers.
So why did they have that meeting with the Straight Survivors? I don’t know the answer to that question.
But I can say that the Florida Bar licenses attorneys in this state and if you wish to file a grievance click on this link:
http://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResour ... penElementBest wishes to each of you who have suffered through the Sembler’s child abuse machine Straight, Incorporated.
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