How to Protect Your Rights

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="074285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Gordon R. Leech, Wisconsin Fair Credit, Injury & Employment Attorney</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gordon R. 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Old World Third St. #405</div> <div> Milwaukee, WI 53203</div> <div> Tel: 414-224-0400</div> <bR> <div> My Other Sites:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.myfaircredit.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.myfaircredit.com"><U>www.MyFairCredit.com</U></A>, information on your consumer rights relating to Fair Credit Reporting and Obtaining Your Credit Reports.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.myfairdebt.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.myfairdebt.com"><U>www.MyFairDebt.com</U></A>, information on your consumer rights relating to Fair Debt Collection.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.skslawyers.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.skslawyers.com"><U>www.skslawyers.com</U></A>, information on the law firm of Samster, Konkel & Safran.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Potential claim?  </B><A HREF="potential_claim_inquiry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Potential Claim Inquiry"><U><B>Click Here</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Want to see our newsletter?  </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter"><U><B>Click Here</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>How to Protect Your Rights</I></div> <div> <I>Education & Action</I></div> <div> There is a vast difference in how your interests are represented and protected under the laws of our nation and how industry and other special interests are protected.  Industry has vast financial resources available that it uses to influence elections of legislators and even judges.  The individual does not have the same resources.  Our best defense to protect against the sacrifices of individual liberties and protections that industry interests are willing to trade off for profits is education and action.  As individuals, we must each make an effort to educate ourselves on our rights and obligations in society, as an employee, consumer, parent, and the various other roles we have.  We then need to take action to protect our interests by voting, educating others and by letting our elected officials and government know what is good and what is bad for us.  If we don't each take that responsibility, industry will rule.  Here are some links to help you both educate and take action.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Legislative Information & Links to Your Elected Officials and Governments</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.peopleoverprofits.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.peopleoverprofits.org/"><U><IMG SRC="0826c610.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="97" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <U>http://www.peopleoverprofits.org/</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Workplace and Employment Rights</I></div> <div> Workplace Fairness at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.workplacefairness.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.workplacefairness.org"><U>www.WorkplaceFairness.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> National Employment Lawyers Association at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nela.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nela.org"><U>www.NELA.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.eeoc.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eeoc.gov"><U>www.EEOC.gov</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I>Consumer Protection</I></div> <div> MyFairCredit.com at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.myfaircredit.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.myfaircredit.com"><U>www.MyFairCredit.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> MyFairDebt.com at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.myfairdebt.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.myfairdebt.com"><U>www.MyFairDebt.com</U></A></FONT></div> <div> National Consumer Law Center at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nclc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nclc.org"><U>www.NCLC.org</U></A></FONT></div> <div> Federal Trade Commission at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ftc.gov" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ftc.gov"><U>www.FTC.gov</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Attorney Gordon R. Leech</div> <div> Samster, Konkel & Safran, SC</div> <div> 1110 N. Old World Third St., Suite 405</div> <div> Milwaukee, WI 53203</div> <div> Tel: 414-224-0400</div> <div> Email: <A HREF="mailto:gleech@attorneyleech.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gleech@attorneyleech.com"><U>gleech@AttorneyLeech.com</U></A></div> <div> Web: www.AttorneyLeech.com; <A HREF="http://www.myfaircredit.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.myfaircredit.com"><U>www.MyFairCredit.com</U></A>; <A HREF="http://www.skslawyers.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.skslawyers.com"><U>www.SKSLawyers.com</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>