The G-Man Interviews: Rick Black & Jody White
(with Host & Executive Producer Gary Glennell Toms)
Victims/Activists Explain How Unscrupulous Attorneys, Judges
and the Probate Court System Are Making Millions from Cases
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Welcome.
My guests for this installment are Rick Black, Director of the Center for Estate Administration Reform, also known as CEAR, and Jody White, a lifelong Michigan resident, activist, and former state senate candidate who ran to represent District 5.
Established in 2018 and headquartered in Charlotte, NC, CEAR is lead by Mr. Black and his wife Terri. For the last 10 years, the organization has been advocating for seniors, dependent adults, and those exploited by the legal community in equity court proceedings.
CEAR was launched after Ms. Black discovered her father’s landlord and longtime friend had stolen $220,000 from an account and was systematically exploiting and neglecting him. “When he was confronted, the so-called friend took my father hostage and was able to completely isolate him from all family with the help of a professional guardian and three attorneys until his death in 2015,” said Ms. Black. “I had all legal authority and executed documents to protect my father, but law enforcement negligence and the predatory legal community ensured his complete exploitation,” she added.
The experience caused Rick to leave his profession and begin studying guardianship files and proceedings in Nevada and across the country. His research and work with local media and the Nevada Attorney General led to a statewide investigation into adult guardianship abuse. As of 2020, those efforts have yielded massive statewide reforms and 10 convictions of Nevada attorneys and professional guardians who used guardianships as a cover for their criminal acts.
Since its inception, CEAR has investigated and counseled over 3,000 cases, nationwide, of suspected durable power of attorney, trust, and adult guardianship and probate fraud orchestrated by the predatory legal community.
Jody White describes herself as a wife, mother, and child of God who advocates for those who feel their issues have not been effectively addressed. “I listen and pay attention to the details, and I’m not afraid to take the necessary actions to bring resolve,” said White.
With 40 years of experience selling real estate, homeschooling her children from 2010-2014, and co-directing Days for Girls since 2015, she has still found time to advocate for elder abuse, court reform, Save our Seniors, and the wrongfully convicted, over sentenced, and overcharged.
She regularly attends school board, county commissioners and judicial committee meetings, as well as private meetings with legislatures, staff of the attorney general, and supreme court justices to be the eyes and ears of the people.
The interview was conducted on November 6.
Photo sources: Rick Black and Jody White