Back in 2008 my father died in an auto accident in Las Vegas, leaving my mother
alone. My mother was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's and we had no other
family members living in Las Vegas because my parents had fallen for
propaganda from a home developer that moving to a retirement community in
Nevada would be good for them, so my parents moved away from their family in
Colorado. Because I was on the east coast giving a seminar at the time of my
father's death, I was unable to get to LasVegas immediately. Just days after my father's death,
a private guardian was put in charge of my mother. It turned out that a
neighbor, thinking she was helping, called the Clark County
Senior Protective Services and explained that my mother was alone and was
acting funny.

This county agency told the neighbor to call the guardianship
commissioner office of Jon Norheim for help. Someone in that office gave the
neighbor the office number of a private fiduciary, Jared Shafer of Professional
Fiduciary Services of NV, who was suppose toprotect my mother until I
could arrive from the east coast.

When I finally got into town, Mr. Shafer told me that he would draw
up paperwork for me to be co-guardian with him for my mother because I was not a resident of Nevada and therefore I was not allowed to be her guardian, that a resident of Nevada was necessary to serve as a co-guardian with me. Mr. Shafer said I would be hearing from his lawyer, Alan
Freer, in a few days and not too worry since a caregiver was placed in mom's
home and that she would be in good hands. Mr. Shafer also told me I
could visit, but that I couldn't spend the night at her home. I thought this
was odd, but thought maybe this was how it was supposed to be. He also told me
I was not to remove anything from the home. I thought these restrictions were unusual but because I was quite distraught over the death of my father and
concerned for my mother I let it go and I went back to work in Colorado and
waited to hear from Mr. Freer.

After 3 weeks went by with no word from Mr. Shafer or his attorney
Alan Freer, I contacted Mr. Freer, who told me that Mr. Shafer never accepts a
co-guardian and that it was too bad because he already had temporary
guardianship and they had already filed for permanent guardianship and that I
could come and petition for guardianship myself but I'd needed someone else in NV to
be guardian with me. He also told me that if I objected to Mr. Shafer or filed for
guardianship that judge Norheim would give he and Mr. Shafer what they wanted
so there was no point in even trying. He said, Mr. Shafer and I tell judge
Norheim what we want and you can't do anything about it. You will never be
guardian of your mother and if you go against us we'll make sure the judge
always rules in our favor and we'll make damn sure your parent's estate will be
emptied, leaving you nothing when she dies. And then he hung up the phone.

I was floored at hearing this. Since this conversation with this lawyer Alan Freer, I have been fighting him to gain guardianship of my
mother for over 2 years. They have gone through over $400,000 of my parent's
estate and are about to sell mom's home, with the help of Wells Fargo, and put her in a
rest home. She is very depressed and wants to come to Colorado and be with her children and grand
children, but Mr. Shafer and Mr. Freer will not allow her to leave. I am fearful for
her safety and well being.

During the last 2 years, Mr. Alan Freer has done nothing but lie and
make up bad things about my family and me. Every time Mr. Freer or Mr. Shafer
tell lies in Jon Norheim's court he does nothing about it, it is as if he is
deaf and blind to any of their bad behavior in court. In fact, Commissioner Norheim allows them
to use inappropriate words and comments in court. Once Mr. Shafer referred to my mother's property as a
pile of crap. Another time I tried to speak up to defend myself against their
lies about me and my family but Commissioner Norheim had the baliff threaten
to arrest me if I spoke again.

This is all very unfair and this Clark County
Family Court is run like a free for all, with Mr. Norheim, Mr. Freer and Mr.
Shafer all saying and doing want they want to exploit and abuse the ward and
their families. To add insult to injury, Mr. Freer and Mr. Shafer smirk and
laugh at us and Commission Norheim turns a blind eye and ear. Mr. Norheim also
exhibits some very bad behavior, even admitting that he doesn't have to follow
the law all the time. Attorney Freer did tell me that Mr. Norheim gives them
want they want, which sounds like Mr. Norheim is accepting some kind of favors.

This lawyer Alan Freer is the most horrible excuse of an attorney. He
lies, he threatens and he over bills my parent's estate for nothing and so does
Jared Shafer. He repeatedly files the same documents time after time all to create
more billings. He insults me and my family and my mother. He even insults my
attorney and my mom's doctors. He is very rude, mean and corrupt and I don't
understand why he is still practicing law. My experience tells me that the
Clark County court system, the judges, the guardians, the attorneys and the
banks are all working together to take advantage of old people like my mother.

We are also having a difficult time with Wells Fargo Bank, the
trustee for my parent's trust. A Ms. Eve Mills is the person working with
Mr.Shafer and Mr. Freer to make sure the estate is being disgorged of it's
assets, with the highest amount of money being paid to attorney Alan Freer, which makes my family think that Mr. Shafer is possibly getting a cut of Mr. Freer's excessive fees. Ms. Eve
Mills will not answer my questions or return my calls, she acts like the trust
is hers and I that I don't have any rights, even if I am a beneficiary. She
told me that Mr. Freer and Mr. Shafer are very important people in the
community, which sounded as if she admired these miserable excuses of human
beings, which doesn't say much for her or Wells Fargo Bank.

I just found that others have posted complaints about attorney Alan
Freer and guardian Jared Shafer and that they are being investigated by the
government. I certainly hope so, I will file my own complaints to as many
agencies as possible, as will my relatives and friends. Anyone with any
information on these 2 and their associates should add comments to my posting
to help all of us victims and to stop further abuse of our elders by attorneys
like Alan Freer and guardians like Mr. Shafer.

After one of our hearings, in the court hallway, I heard attorney
Alan Freer tell Mr. Jared Shafer and his assistant, Patience Bristol,
Well, we screwed another jerk who thinks he's going to save his mother and
family estate. These out of state kids need to just go away and let us scam
their parents. Mr. Shafer and Miss. Bristol laughed. They did
not know that I was standing behind them but even when they saw that I heard
them, they acted as if they were happy I had heard. These are very creepy
people. Attorney Alan Freer should be disbarred and he and professional
guardian Jared Shafer should be in jail for exploiting my mother and all the
other senior citizens that moved to Nevada
thinking they had found their paradise. What a joke. Let's hope the joke is on
them soon when all their dirty deeds catch up with them. I'm one of those
people who feel that justice will be seen so fellow victims, please speak up.