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Complaint Review: Mark Pickens - Birmingham Alabama

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  • Mark Pickens P. O. Box 59372 Birmingham, Alabama U.S.A.
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Mark Pickens would not assist me in carrying out my duties as executrix of father's will, did not honor father's will or estate law and was dishonest as to why, would not assist me in carrying out my duties as executrix of father's will, would not return my calls, BEWARE OF ATTORNEYS AND PROBATE COURT IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. YOUR P0WER OF ATTORNEY, WILL, AND OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE USELESS!! Birmingham Alabama

*Author of original report: retract complaint

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CONSUMERS BEWARE OF ATTORNEYS AND PROBATE COURT IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. YOUR P0WER OF ATTORNEY, WILL, AND OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE USELESS!!!!!

Mark Pickens would not assist me in carrying out father's will. Would not return my calls.

My father was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000. He appointed me as durable power of attorney with total authority over his assets and health care. I was not able, however, to carry out any of his wishes in his power of attorney or Advance Directive concerning his health care with his hospice or doctor due to false allegations made by my extended family members. My father suffered unnecessarily as a result of this and none of his wishes were honored.

After my father's death, I was not "allowed" to carry out any of the wishes in his will by all the attorneys involved or by probate court.

His will states that I "shall not be required to furnish any bond, nor file any inventory of property, or make any report or final settlement to any court of any proceedings hereunder.

His will also states that I "have full power and authority to sell, transfer and convey any property, real or personal,which I may own or have control over at my death, without first obtaining permission from any court, at such time and price and upon such terms and conditions, including credit as I may determine and to do every other act and thing necessary or appropriate for the complete administration of my Estate."

I was "NOT ALLOWED" to carry out ANY of these duties by the attorneys involved and was not allowed to be on the appraisals on the property, determine the price, or sell the property so that I could settle the estate. I had to file an inventory, reports, a final settlement, and many other documents my father's will said I did not have to.

My father's estate was then turned over to a "master" by the judge (Mark Gaines at Jefferson County courthouse)against my father's will and state law. My brother and I, who were the only heirs, were NOT alllowed in the courtroom at this time.

None of the attorneys involved would honor my father's will nor assist me in carrying out his wishes. Several attorneys did not file documents as ordered by the judge but told me that they had.

I was not informed of court dates concerning my father's estate by my attorneys nor was I served any documents so that I could attend court and inform the judge what was going on.

I have not been able to obtain some documents filed on my father's estate from probate court.

There was also illegal distributions concering property belonging to my father's estate by one of the attorneys(Robert Townes of Gardendale, AL.

I have contacted NUMEROUS attorneys, the STATE BAR, the Attorney General, comsumer protection agencies, etc., about these unethical and illegal actions of all these attorneys and probate court but cannot find anyone to assist me in exposing this corruption and recover the money these attorneys stoled from my father's estate against his will and state law.

I am in hopes there is someone out there that has enough honesty and integrity to help me and warn others so that what happened to my father, my brother, and I will not happen to someone else.

I have NUMEROUS documents and recordings to support my case and feel extremely confident I can prove all of the above statements and many more unethical, if not illegal, actions by these attorneys and probate court.

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!! IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOUR FAMILY!!!

Laney
Gardendale, Alabama
U.S.A.

Deborah
Gardendale, Alabama
U.S.A.

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#1 Author of original report

retract complaint

AUTHOR: Deborah - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
August 2, 2009    I would like to retract the statements in my previous complaint in reference to Mark Pickens representation of me in my capacity as executrix of my father's estate that I filed on this website in October of 2006.

After doing research and examining documents in reference to my case and learning more of the dishonest actions and false beliefs/allegations of other people involved in my case, I now believe that Mark was not involved in the slander, unethical and illegal actions, illegal property theft,and other theft performed by others. Mark was NOT involved in preventing me from protecting my father or enforcing his Power of Attorney in order to get my father needed medical care as he was not my attorney at this time. Nor do I now believe that Mark was involved in preventing me from administering my late father's estate according to his Will and State law.

 I now believe he may have been the ONLY attorney involved that knew estate law! I also do not believe Mark had a conflict of interest or was dishonest as many of the others involved were as he told me to report other attorneys involved in my case to the Alabama State Bar as they had a conflict of interest. I now believe Mark was the ONLY attorney involved in my father's estate that was representing ME in my capacity as the legal executrix of my father's estate and the only one involved that tried to protect the estate, carry out my father's wishes according to his Will,and honor state laws. I now feel that Mark is perhaps the ONLY attorney involved in my father's estate that possesses honesty and integrity and is more concerned about helping his clients than he is personal financial gain.

 He also recommended that I consult a divorce attorney when my ex-husband filed a custody case against me as he did not feel he was qualified to handle divorces. (Other attorneys I hired told me they were qualified to handle estates but I do not believe they were nor did they know Alabama estate law, including the attorney that opposed me in carrying out my father's Will. I believe they also had conflicts of interest.)

I also now believe that Mark is a true christian attorney that tries to do the right thing and abide by the laws. I would recommend him to anyone who needs help with estates, probate, or estate law in Alabama. I regret releasing him and my complaint against him.

I plan on sending a copy of this statement to Mark and also to the Alabama state bar as I now believe I made a mistake in my previous statements about Mark due to my emotional state, recent trauma I had been through, and anger from the realization and discovery of the actions of "family" members and others involved for their own financial gain. I also  believe in admitting when I am wrong and making attempts to rectify/ make amends for any damage done to others unjustly.

 
I am NOT withdrawing my complaints about the others involved in my cases and will not unless it is proven that they did not have conflicts of interest, are honest, are competent, knew the laws as they claimed, and work for their clients instead of their own financial interests

Deborah  Gardendale AL
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