This page will contain past letters of complaint, contacts for the Montana Bar, and Montana Judicial Commission, and a moral of the story: these attorneys and judges in this state enjoy free reign to do as they please. (Enjoy reading these)
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We are pleased to announce that the Montana Bar did attempt to mislead a complaintant. If they only read their own website, (see below) and uphold ethics, perhaps they would not have to mock victims of misconduct and better justice would be served in The State of Montana.
Misleading is for kids.....these guys are now protecting potential criminal activity, and allowing practice without a license, and committing crime IN THE COURTROOM! Wanna try out your skills, bill clients, and ruin people's lives? be best friends with prosecutors in the Bitterroot Valley, the Attorney General, or the Bar: you are SET!
disciplinary counsel Shaun Thompson uses his position at the Montana Bar to protect lawyer conduct. This is documented, in written correspondence. Investigator Mitchell Hill is no better. We need an investigation of the Bar.
The Judicial Commission is a paper tiger...they "think" they got rid of a judge in 2009.
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From www.montanabar.org available online 5/8/10
Unauthorized Practice of Law
Information about the
unauthorized practice of law
Who can practice law in Montana? Only attorneys licensed and admitted to practice law in the State of Montana may practice law in Montana.
Can paralegals or legal assistants help me with my legal case? No. Some paralegals do have private businesses where they contract their services to attorneys, but paralegals may not give legal advice, accept cases, set or charge fees, appear in court, make legal decisions or plan strategies of a case. That being said, paralegals do play an important role in law offices and can assist clients while working under the direct supervision of an attorney. The only thing a nonlawyer can do legally for you is sell you a pre-printed form and type in the information that you provide to them. They cannot tell you what information you should put on the form or what type of form to use. They cannot help you fill it out. Basically, the nonlawyer can act as a secretary or typist.
Why shouldn’t I hire someone who says they know what they’re doing if they can prepare my forms for less than the attorney? In addition to graduating from law school and passing the Bar exam, attorneys in Montana are required to meet stringent character and fitness standards and meet continuing education requirements.
(the Montana Bar has to write this to make presumptions of propriety to fool the general public in Montana).
Someone offering to prepare your paperwork may have little or no legal education and may cause irreparable harm by providing incorrect information, forms and advice. The unauthorized practice of law is really a consumer protection issue. Clients have certain protections when they have problems with a lawyer, but there is little recourse for harm done by a non-lawyer.
But what if I can’t afford to hire a lawyer? For those who can’t afford a lawyer, there are both state and community based legal programs in different areas throughout the State. A list of those legal resources and more can be found at Self Help Law Information.
There are also excellent free forms and easy to understand information covering many different areas of law that can be easily accessed on the web at:
http://www.montanalawhelp.org
and on the State Law Library’s site at:
http://courts.mt.gov/library/law_by_top.asp.
What if this person says they're a lawyer, but something just doesn't feel right? How do I check whether someone's licensed to practice law? Contact the State Bar at (406) 442-7660 to ask about an attorney's status. You can also check on our home page under the 'Member Search'.
How do I file a complaint for the unauthorized practice of law? By Order of the Supreme Court dated April 20, 2010, the UPL Commission was dissolved. All complaints about unauthorized practice should be directed to the Montana Office of Consumer Protection at (800) 481-6896 or on the web at http://doj.mt.gov/consumer/.
(This is printed twice due to it being so in a margin on the page of the Montana Bar website)
By Order of the Supreme Court dated April 20, 2010, the UPL Commission was dissolved. All complaints about unauthorized practice should be directed to the Montana Office of Consumer Protection at (800) 481-6896 or at http://doj.mt.gov/consumer/
This section of website is sponsored by Ms. Betsy Burgman at the Montana Bar in Helena, MT specifically in charge of distinguished clients (we're flattered).
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Remember, all state entities have the right to sue and be sued. If they refuse to uphold their cannons, rules of professional conduct, it is up to the people of Montana to take civil action.
Justice: what the State of Montana needs desparately.
Montana Judicial Commission
215 N Sanders PO Box 203002
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-2608
include judicial cannons, rules of conduct in your complaint.
The face of injustice: anguish and suffering occur when Judicial and Bar complaint lapse, or are completely ignored. Are the Bar and Judicial Commissions "paper tigers"?
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The Montana Bar Association
Office of Diciplinary Counsel
PO Box 1099
Helena, MT 59624-1099
Include judicial rules when writing to the Montana Bar.
Justice does not include power, ego, or control. It is all about helping people, and doing the right thing. We need to start doing the right thing in Montana. The University of Montana Law School is implementing a professional responsibility tenure track position. Our hats are off to them.
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George H. Corn ---Ravalli County Attorney Hamilton, MT
Moral of the story: evidence tampering, rules of discovery do not apply, making victims into perpetrators is fine with the Montana Bar Association. This man was given whatever space he needs by the US Attorney in Missoula, and an assistant AG in Helena.
ODC October 4, 2007
Room 315 Justice Building
215 North Sanders
P.O. Box 203002
Helena MT 59620-3002
Case #07-023
George Corn
Dear Sirs,
The objective of this letter is to prove that George Corn violated the ethical rules established by the Montana Bar Association. Since my words don’t seem to resonate with the office of disciplinary counsel, I will allow the perpetrator: George H. Corn’s words to convince you in the enclosed pleading.
As a reminder, Mr. Corn has violated rule 8.4 (improper influence) upon a county justice by the name of JP Bailey, and on the other JP justice Clute, and upon a law student in his charge during the summer of 2007 by the name of Angela Wetzeon. The accused attorney has also violated my 6th amendment right to speedy trial intentionally. When this occurs, something called “qualified immunity” disappears and the prosecuting attorney becomes liable, as do the associates working with him, and protecting him.
The enclosed motion, dated July 30, 2007 is written by George Corn. Within the pleading, the attorney is asking a judge to violate rules of criminal procedure. Mr. Corn is asking a judge to allow a witness to be present at trial. This motion was the second that was submitted on the subject. The first one was dismissed.
Mr. Corn used his influence to convince a judge that a “victim” should be able to appear due to being essential to the case. My question to the ODC is, if this witness was so vital to the case, why did the prosecution omit submitting discovery? Within the pleading, George Corn claims that severe injury of the victim took place. Seeing how no medical treatment was given at the scene, and the “victim” refused medical treatment, is this not George H. Corn giving false testimony, AND improper influence (violation of rule 8.4)? Dean Eck, in my conversation with him indicated that an attorney is liable under ethical code if they make intentional false statements. Please heed his words.
Let’s re-examine this “victim” idea. The witness broke a verbal order of the Ravalli County Sheriff Office (RSCO), was extremely intoxicated, and attacked a home after 10 pm with smoke grenades, with the admitted intention of harassing my household. The next day, this “victim” entered a state office in Hamilton, MT and claimed that Mary Miller, (of my household) scratched her face. For these actions, Mr. Corn used his influence (violation of rule 8.4) to stop an order of protection. This information was covered in my July 5th letter to the ODC.
The intense pressure coming from the Ravalli County Attorney’s office, headed by Corn caused an inexperienced Justice in court #2 (Jim Bailey) to make criminal mistakes. Judge Bailey issued an arrest warrant on the basis of Title 3 of the Montana Code Annotated. Yes, you read that correctly. An arrest warrant was issued based on a misdemeanor case; upon a failure to appear contempt charge. First, a Montanan cannot be arrested upon a civil title, and second for not appearing for a misdemeanor. A defense attorney is sufficient representation for a defendant. Mr. Corn exerted this pressure on Judge Bailey. At the conclusion of the Justice court “trial”, JP Bailey did not indicate a warrant, but told defense counsel after trial that “an appeal will only be taken when an arrest is made.” At trial his words were “…an appeal is pending, the court will mail a sentencing date.” This drastic change was due to George Corn’s pressure. This pressure is in violation of rule 8.4 and 3.8 of the Montana Bar code of ethics.
Please remember that George H. Corn has been a bar member since 1981 and a prosecutor since 1991 in Ravalli County. Kathy Seeley, Assistant Attorney General wrote to me in April and told me that George Corn has “wide latitude” in what he can do. I am saying that George Corn has to answer to your code of ethics that he has broken. I also got a letter in September from Josh Van De Wettering from the US Attorney’s office in Missoula. Funny, Josh said almost the same thing that Kathy said. Do the members of the ODC think there is improper influence yet? Mr. Corn can have wide latitude, but also abide by the Montana Bar Association, the Montana Constitution, and the US Constitution: his oaths.
By prosecuting maliciously, and writing the 7/30/07 pleading Mr. Corn violated:
• Article II Section III of the MT Constitution (inalienable rights)
• 6th Amendment from the US Bill of Rights (speedy trial)
• 18 USCA s 241 (conspire to deny civil rights--criminal)
• 42 USCA s 1983 (conspire to deny civil rights—civil)
Perhaps the ODC should look at the severity of the violation by George H. Corn of the ethical code. This code has been trounced upon, from preamble to rule 3.8, and 8.4.
Enjoy the enclosed pleading and remember, no discovery was presented by the prosecution. Mr. Corn did improperly influence the judiciary and prosecuted maliciously. When a judge said no, Mr. Corn said reconsider, improperly.
Do the right thing. Perhaps Montana won’t rank #48 in the lower 48 for justice .
Michael Spreadbury
Enclosure: Pleading dated July 30, 2007 by George H. Corn; 2 pages
A response was written on October 3, 2008 which exonerated the attorney.
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Ravalli County Justice Jim Bailey Hamilton, Montana
Moral of the story: writing a false arrest warant is no problem in Montana. In fact writing it using Montana Law that is reserved for civil law is also ok. Stating that a perp must face trial for a crime when the trial already took place in the perps absence. Giving false testimony under oath is also a favorite of this judge.
Judicial Standards Commission Sept 17, 2007
PO Box 203002
Helena, MT 59620-3002
RE: Case 07-031
This letter is to state that Judge Bailey has perjured himself under oath in a document titled:
Statement of Facts
State of Montana v. Mike Spreadbury
Ravalli County Justice Court Case No. TK-2006-3068
This document is enclosed and is four pages. On August 17, 2007 this statement was sworn to Linda Chinn who is a notary who resides in Stevensville, MT and her commission expires on Jan. 30, 2011.
Within this document, Justice Bailey admits that he denied a motion that protected my 6th Amendment US Constitutional right to speedy trial on August 6, 2007. This denial of rights is actionable via criminal or civil action in Federal Court. The original pleading date was January 5, 2007 as is indicated by the enclosed initial appearance documentation.
Within the statement of facts is the statement that I was arrested on August 16, 2007. This never occurred. I was never taken into custody by a law enforcement official in Ravalli County. An arresting officer cannot be produced due to the fact I was never arrested, nor issued Miranda rights. I have a Deputy Sheriff from RCSO as a witness to the above statement. I also have a bail bondsman who was present.
Following to this idea, the bench warrant issued by Judge Bailey states that the defendant must appear and face charges for an assault charge. My assigned court date was scheduled for July 31, 2007 as was set in April, 2007. Mr. Bailey tried me in absentia on August 8, 2007 when it was known that I would be away on official US business. He then issued a warrant on the premise of Title 3 within the Montana Code Annotated which does not constitute a crime (crimes are found in Title 45 MCA).
Justice Bailey also violated the Rules of Criminal Procedure by allowing evidence on the date of trial. This action was started from a motion dated July 30, 2007 authored by George H. Corn, Ravalli County Attorney asking that the trial date be moved due to a witness not being able to make an appearance on July 31, 2007. Since this witness was not included in discovery for trial, this action by Justice Bailey was improper. Justice Bailey also allowed a law student without a supervisor or valid Montana Bar License to try the case for the state. Ms. Angela Wetzstone (sic here and in the sworn statement) is a second year law student at the University of Montana Law school. Professor Barri Barre (female) is a faculty advisor for Angela in a judicial group.
Since Justice Bailey has made false statements under oath I ask that he be tried for Perjury, and removed from the bench. Any justice who deliberately violates a citizen’s constitutional right loses their “qualified immunity” as a state officer. To issue additional criminal charges is outside the protected acts as a judicial officer. Since these acts were based on false statements, I am asking to use the powers vested in you by the Montana Supreme Court and censure Justice Bailey of Ravalli County Justice Court #2.
Thank you,
Michael Spreadbury
On November 1, 2007 the Judicial Standards commission exonerated Bailey.
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A unknown individual made complaint for practice without a Bar License in the State of Montana against Angela B. Wetzsteon now of the Ravalli County Attorney Office (RCAO) of Hamilton, Montana; we see she got away with it.
Moral of the story: these prosecutors don't even need to be licensed to violate your rights, ruin your life, and prance along with an elevated salary, because they are protected class of conspirators. Constitutional criminals more like it. President Obama made reference to prosecuting civil rights crimes in the state of the union .... political feel good talk, or proposed action?
The Commission on Practice also exonerated Angela Wetzsteon, as did the Attorney General Office. Bar licenses are for chumps, in Montana it is who you are connected with.
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Ravalli County Prosecutor Bill Fullbright Hamilton MT. (RCAO)
Webmaster note: This lawyer is running for Ravalli County Attorney in November 2010
Moral of the story: Bill Fullbright does not believe in equal protection, he believes in ruining people's careers who help people. It is believed he is a high ranking Mormon, and has conned his way to awards for prosecuting. His ego to get the highest sentence, instead of the best solution for justice, the communtiy and other factors make him no canidate for office.
Office of Disciplinary Counsel September 25, 2007
For the State of Montana
PO Box 1099
Helena, MT 59624-1099
RE: William Fulbright
Case number not yet assigned
Dear Mr. Hill,
The intent of this letter is to inform the ODC of an ethical breech of Montana Bar license holder William Fulbright. This attorney is a prosecutor for the Ravalli County Attorney’s office (RCAO). Enclosed with this letter is a motion dated July 30, 2007 to which Mr. Fulbright is the author. The ODC should find this motion quite striking for several reasons to be described within this letter.
At an appointment with Dean Ed Eck, University of Montana School of Law, Eck described an ethical issue when an attorney purposely makes false statements. Within the enclosed motion is a request to JP Bailey to break rules of criminal procedure. Mr. Fulbright failed to turn in discovery for this trial, and then proceeded to ask a judge to allow a continuance for a witness who was not included in discovery. The court date of July 31, 2007 was set in early April of 2007. On July 30, William Fulbright requests a continuance using false statements.
The continuance is requested due to “…severe injuries…” inflicted on this witness or “victim”. I add parenthesis due to this witness actually being the perpetrator of an attack on the night in question. Ms. Linell violated a prior verbal order of a peace officer, attacked a neighbor’s home with multiple smoke grenades (with 1000 combustible wood pallets within a foot of the dwelling), ignored repeated warnings from myself and another, and injured her own face to make claim on being a victim. I will add that a rigid, blunt object cannot scratch a person’s face. Ms. Linell refused medical treatment on the night in question (10/10/06) and was not transported to a medical facility, nor received any medical treatment at the scene. I almost forgot to mention that Ms. Linell was catatonically intoxicated on the night in question when she was a supposed “victim”. While the RCSO walked the scene, this “victim” swore at officers who did not provoke her. The next day, (10/11/06) Ms. Linell went to the place of work
Letter to MT ODC, Pg. 2 September 25, 2007
of Ms. Mary Miller (a state worker) and attested that “Mary did this to me (scratched her face)…” There were two state workers who were witness to this action by Linell who testified at trial on August 8, 2007. An order of protection was put in place against Ms. Linell due to the demonstrated threatening conduct on Oct. 10 and 11, 2006.
According to Dean Eck, and by right of ethical cannons of the Montana State Bar, Mr. Fulbright is subject to discipline by your office. I propose that if he can demonstrate severe injuries to Linell that are documented by trained medical professionals on the night in question, then he can keep his Montana Bar License. I will refer to the enclosed motion dated July 30, 2007 as prima facie evidence for disbarment. Mr. Fulbright did not have prima facie evidence prior to my trial for misdemeanor assault. It is fitting to add that Mr. Fulbright purposely moved the trial by only 8 days to catch the defendant out of the State of Montana.
The RCAO (with Fulbright) further influenced the Judge Bailey to issue a warrant when the defendant did not appear August 8, 2007 (without written notice). This warrant was based upon a civil code (title 3, MCA) and stated that the defendant must “face charges for assault” although tried in absentia. Regardless, a defendant’s attorney is sufficient representation in misdemeanor cases in Montana. Fulbright, the assigned prosecutor assigned an unsupervised law student in the courtroom to prosecute the case in his stead. This shows improper influence (Rule 8.4) on others due to knowing that the trial was highly unethical and violated US and MT Constitutional rights of the defendant.
Rule 3.8 of the Ethical Rules for Attorneys in Montana is very clear. To prosecute a person without probable cause (known as malicious prosecution) is unethical. There is only one way to look at the motivation of writing a motion asking a judge to violate established rules of criminal procedure: to include known false statements in a motion to a judge is the only criminal act within this entire situation. The rule of law is very clear: it gives only one direction. Mr. Fulbright attempted to alter the course of the rule of law by his July 30, 2007 motion to JP Bailey.
Letter to MT ODC, Pg. 3 September 25, 2007
If discovery was not submitted for the trial, and since speedy trial issues were submitted to the court, Mr. Fulbright acted very much outside the appropriate bounds of a judicial officer. He told then defense council, Sasha Brownlee that “…if this (defendant) had been anyone besides Mr. Spreadbury, (Mr. Fulbright) would dismiss the case.” The last statement indicates that Mr. Fulbright does not respect the law: a due process, and equal protection violation. What more could be said by a prosecutor to demonstrate they do not respect, or uphold the rule of law in the State of Montana?
I suggest that the enclosed information allows Mr. Fulbright to be disbarred for his intentional actions leading up to the August 8, 2007 trial. The statements within the July 30, 2007 motion (violation of Rule 3.8) speak for themselves.
Sincerely,
Michael Spreadbury
Enclosure: motion for continuance dated July 30, 2007; William Fulbright.
On October 17, 2007 The Montana Bar felt that this is not attorney misconduct.
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Municipal Judge Michael J. Reardon, Hamilton City Court, Montana
Note: Former Ravalli County Deputy Attorney who prosecuted a 70 year old woman for Felony theft with special circumstances (10 yrs + 6 mo prison) for finding a watch. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on the prosecution. Judge Reardon was fined $10,000 for defamatory comments. See note about Finders Keepers book, and Beneath The Beauty documentary below.
Moral of the Story: Judge Reardon was alleged to have violated 11 rules of judicial conduct. Includes personal attack on defendant from the bench, verbally abusive behavior, and allowing non-probable cause actions, and media harassment of defendant. For more illustration, please Google The People's Court of Berlin to indicate the conditions littigants, defendants face. Law, constitutional rights, nor truth nor justice mean anything to this judge. He even had his clerks, and local law enforcement harass a defendant. It gets no more disgusting than this "case".
An attorney advised his client not to read from the US Constitution prior to sentencing. Judge Reardon would have sent the defendant to jail. [Any Federal Law Enforcement interested in Judge Reardon of Hamilton, MT yet?]
(stay tuned for actual rule violations in this casefrom the Montana Judicial Commission.)
forget rules, this judge breaks laws know as crime. Arrogance is better than crime, and when you are in the fold of criminal conspirators against civil rights, our forefathers would call this Treason; these guys call it fun. Welcome to Ravalli County, Montana.
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A State of Emergency request was sent to Gov. Brian Schweitzer on 2-12-09 and he refuses to agknowledge the problem. A request for a State Police force was given in 2007 and 2010. Local control means lets do whatever we want due to no help from Helena, or Washington, DC. We live in the Ravalli Territory with no rights. We call it Montanistan, instead of the State of Montana, in the USA.
See our Documentary available at www.Beneaththebeauty.com to see our story.
Two requests for meetings with the Governor ignored. Meanwhile his law enforcement in Montana is alleged of rape, felony theft, criminal conspiracy (accident schemes), intimidation, blacklisting, contributing to underage drinking, use of non-probable cause in arrests, encouraging detainees to take their own lives, civil and criminal conspiracy to deprive civil rights, color of law violations, threats, and generally contributing to the state of Montana's rank as 48 out of 48 states in the United States (US DOJ Nov 2007).
Our Attorney General, ivy league trained and native to Helena, MT has threatened a federal officer in 2007 as an assistant AG. [Any Feds interested yet?] See the recall action page (button at top of this page) to see affidavit and recall petition for Steve Bullock, AG of Montana.
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In Ravalli County, Montana (also known as "the Bitterroots")
the people have Produced a movie, published a book, and combined forces with other groups in the state to shine a light on the possible criminal behavior, as well as the civil rights crimes and problems. See below for details.
To view trailers, or purchace our documentary on Montana Justice, goto
to read about abusive tactics of Montana Law Enforcement, read:
Finders Keepers published on I-universe in 2009. Available on www.Amazon.com
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A second website with a local watch component such as a prosecutor, and judicial watch, see: