Doctor Files Searing Complaint Against Attorney Who Sold Her Out

And: Update on Gay Judge & Teacher Scandal

A doctor has filed a searing Complaint with the Mississippi Bar Association against her own attorney. She is claiming “Attorney Misconduct and Client Harm”.

This Complaint can be used by mothers as a template for filing grievances against attorneys and other Family Court malefactors who collude in the switching of custody to fathers.

In her Complaint, Dr. Mira Walker claims there was a pattern of legal malpractice, ethical violations, and constitutional harm by her attorney. She attests the handling of her custody case was marked by “negligence, abandonment, and financial exploitation” and the attorney has “caused irreparable harm to my relationship with my daughter, my reputation, and my mental and emotional well-being”.

In colloquial lingo—Her attorney sold her out.

Not shocking or surprising. Happens all the time. In fact, more often than not. Mothers need to be made aware of this reality before stepping foot in Family Court.

Dr. Walker is requesting the Bar open a formal investigation; impose disciplinary measures, including suspension or disbarment; refer the case for civil rights review and malpractice consideration; notify her malpractice insurance carrier; and allow victims of the attorney’s misconduct to pursue financial and injunctive relief.

The Complaint is clear, concise, and well-written. It is being published here in its entirety so mothers can use it as a template to file complaints against their own attorneys. It may also be used to file grievances with various other professional boards and judicial commissions against other bad actors complicit in switching custody to the father, including judges, magistrates, children’s attorneys, guardians ad litem, parenting coordinators, special masters, evaluators, psychologists, therapists, medical doctors, social workers, et. al…

CAVEAT: A Complaint will not likely lead to a public reprimand or make any difference in the outcome of the Family Court case. Oversight apparatus do not work for custody cases, as they are also largely controlled by the Old Boy Network [OBN].

However, documenting attorneys’ (and others’) malfeasance in this formal way can provide some accountability by costing the complainee money and dinging his/her reputation, thereby affording some avengement. It may also provide a sense of empowerment to officially document the ethical, civil, and human rights violations that led to the loss of custody.

Dr. Walker’s story is told through her Bar Complaint.

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FORMAL STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT & CLIENT HARM

Introduction

I, Dr. Mira Walker, submit this formal complaint to document a pattern of legal malpractice, ethical violations, and constitutional harm caused by attorney Judith Barnett during her handling of my family law case: Henry C. Odom III v. Dr. Mira Walker, Case No. 25CH1:23-cv-01293, in the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi. Attorney Barnett’s actions—marked by negligence, abandonment, and financial exploitation—have caused irreparable harm to my relationship with my daughter, my reputation, and my mental and emotional well-being.

1. Negligence and Failure to Provide Effective Representation

Despite receiving a $2,500 retainer, Attorney Barnett:

• Failed to file critical motions (e.g., to vacate custody order, request visitation, or object to venue);

• Never secured a court date on my behalf for over 18 months;

• Allowed the case to proceed without defending my rights as a mother;

• Abandoned her responsibilities during active legal proceedings.

Her legal inaction led directly to the court awarding temporary custody of my daughter to the opposing party without my presence or defense.

2. Denial of Due Process and Parental Rights

On December 13, 2023, a temporary custody order was issued against me without my knowledge, notice, or opportunity to be heard. This violates:

• 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – Due Process Clause;

• Mississippi Constitution, Article 3, Section 14.

Attorney Barnett never filed a motion to vacate or appealed the decision. Instead, she let this order stand unchallenged, effectively abandoning my constitutional right to parent and to be present in proceedings affecting my family.

3. Denial of Visitation and Ongoing Deprivation

Because no motion for visitation was ever filed on my behalf, I have been completely denied access to my daughter for over a year. There is no court order granting me even supervised visitation. This is an egregious violation of:

• My fundamental right to family integrity;

• Best interest standards under Mississippi family law.

Barnett took no action to restore access, creating long-term emotional and psychological harm to both me and my child.

4. Improper Venue and Failure to Challenge Jurisdiction

Attorney Barnett failed to object to the case being filed in Hinds County, even though:

• My daughter and I resided in Harrison County;

• My daughter was enrolled in Gulfport High School;

• No parties resided in Hinds County at the time of filing.

Her failure to challenge the venue ensured I was forced to defend myself in a distant court, far from my home, school district, and support system, further prejudicing my ability to participate fully in my case.

5. Unauthorized Third-Party Disclosure

Attorney Barnett involved Attorney Catouche J.L. Body in confidential legal communications without my knowledge or consent. I never signed a Release of Information, nor gave verbal or written permission to involve Mr. Body. This is a clear violation of:

• Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.6 – Confidentiality of Information;

• Attorney-client privilege under state and federal law.

6. Abandonment and Unprofessional Conduct

On May 14, 2025, Attorney Barnett sent an unprofessional email stating:

I quit. You are out of money and I am not spending my time going over everything with you again for the third time. You need another lawyer that you trust.

This email constitutes a formal abandonment of representation, with no motion to withdraw filed with the court, in direct violation of:

• Rule 1.16(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct;

• Her ethical duty to protect my interests during an active legal matter.

She left me without legal counsel while hearing notices and summonses were being issued, causing further prejudice.

7. Improper Billing and Financial Exploitation

In addition to the $2,500 already paid, I was issued a final invoice demanding $1,463.75, including:

• A $750 “conference” charge;

• A balance forward of $713.75;

• With no meaningful progress, filings, or results delivered.

This demand was made knowing I was still without a court date and without any action taken on my behalf. Her billing practices violate:

• Rule 1.5 – Reasonable Fees;

• Ethical standards requiring that charges be for services actually rendered and of value to the client.

8. Violation of Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct

Attorney Judith Barnett has violated the following rules:

• Rule 1.1 – Lack of competence in handling my case;

• Rule 1.3 – Lack of diligence in taking timely action;

• Rule 1.4 – Failure to communicate critical case developments;

• Rule 1.5 – Charging excessive fees for minimal work;

• Rule 1.6 – Breach of confidentiality;

• Rule 1.16 – Improper withdrawal and abandonment.

9. Emotional, Financial, and Reputational Harm

Attorney Barnett’s misconduct has caused:

• Emotional distress from being separated from my child with no visitation;

• Loss of parental trust and bonding;

• Financial hardship from paying over $3,900 for no results;

• Reputational damage from being wrongfully implicated in family court based on charges that were later dismissed with no fines, fees, or probation;

• Breakdown of trust in the legal system.

10. Request for Immediate Disciplinary Action

I respectfully ask the Mississippi Bar and other authorities to:

• Open a formal investigation into Attorney Judith Barnett’s conduct;

• Issue disciplinary measures including suspension or disbarment;

• Notify her malpractice insurance carrier;

• Refer this case for civil rights review and malpractice consideration;

• Allow victims of her misconduct to pursue financial and injunctive relief.

Submitted by: Dr. Mira Walker

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THE COMPLAINT PROCESS

The Complaint process varies by state and country but the general idea is the same. In Mississippi, you must submit a complaint via the Bar’s Consumer Assistance Program within three years after discovery of the attorney’s misconduct. However, you can complain about lack of honesty, trustworthiness, or mishandling of funds at any time.

The Complaint is forwarded to their Committee on Professional Responsibility, which acts as a grand jury of sorts to determine whether there is sufficient proof of ethical violations. The Committee has 20 days to inform the attorney of the Complaint and give him/her a due date to file a response. The complainer has the opportunity to reply.

The Complaint will be discussed when the Committee next meets. They meet four times a year. Committee meetings are closed to the public and neither the complainer nor the attorney may attend.

If the Committee determines there were ethical violations, they may make an Informal Admonition, Private Reprimand, or Public Reprimand (in order of severity). If the Committee determines the violation is more serious than a Public Reprimand, the General Counsel may be directed to file a Formal Complaint with the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

We will keep you posted as to the outcome of Dr. Walker’s case, so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet.

TAKEAWAYS

First, notice that no spousal or child abuse is alleged in Dr. Walker’s Complaint. The father simply wanted to take their child away from her mother completely, and a judge enabled him to do just that. This shows the core issue is not abuse, but power. If men want to take their children for whatever reason, Family Court is there to make it happen. [See “Down the Domestic Abuse Rabbit Hole.]

The problem of Family Court attorneys selling mothers down the river is not the exception but the rule. Most mothers are either overtly or covertly betrayed by their own attorneys during their Family Court nightmare. In Dr. Walker’s case, it was the former—her attorney was quite brazen.

In most mothers’ cases, though, it is not so obvious. The attorney appears to be fighting for her but is undermining the case in subtle ways. In any case, mothers are misled into thinking family courts are real courts with due process, and judges will follow the facts, evidence, and law; when attorneys are fully aware it is all just a sham with the goal of keeping men in power after divorce.

The biggest shysters are attorneys who specialize in representing “protective mothers”. This enables them to charge extra-enormous amounts, often in the form of flat, up front fees. They deceive mothers into thinking their expertise in these cases will make a difference. But they know better than anyone that judges cover up abuse and lie about mothers being “bad or mad”, and their legal arguments cannot stop it. But they do not tell that to the mothers.

Of course not. That would kill the golden goose. So they lead mothers on, some even making themselves out to be mother/child advocates promoting useless, piecemeal reforms that will not make a dent in the Crisis [see “Down the Rights & Laws Rabbit Hole”].

So Mamas, beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing. Do not pay exorbitant legal fees, as it will make little to no difference in the outcome of your case. And you will risk losing not only custody, but your money, home, career, and investments.

Dr. Walker actually got off easy having wasted less than $5,000—so far anyway. Most mothers end up spending much more by the conclusion of their case, often tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. All while being led like sheep to the slaughter.

Bottom line: Attorneys are part of the system. Do not trust them. They will never acknowledge the truth: that Family Court judges lie about mothers and deliberately give custody to fathers who are physically, sexually, or emotionally abusive, neglectful, and/or self-serving. And there is nothing that will stop them, not even high-priced attorneys.

A new system is necessary, one that in practice affords women due process and equal protection.

Join The Women’s Coalition.

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IN OTHER NEWS

UPDATE ON JUDGE & TEACHER CASE

Last Sunday’s column was about the absurdity of a gag order that included a prohibition on “gendering” the parents—a Family Court judge and teacher. It was hypothesized that was because they were gay men who’d adopted the boys whom they abused. It turns out, that was right.

Following is reliable information shared by mothers who want to uncover corruption and discrimination in Family Court. They believe it is important to identify the child abusers, especially as they had contact with countless children in their jobs. This image is being shared around social media:

The parents are gay men. The judge is Daniel Dodd, who headed a family law team. He is no longer judging. The teacher is Peter Dain, who worked at Ysgol Hiraddug elementary school. He ran for Parliament on the Reform/Brexit ticket three times and lost.

At least two of the children are Peter’s nephews. It is unclear why they were taken away from their mother and given to their gay, abusive uncle. It fits the pattern if she had been falsely accused of something to justify the switch. Apparently, the children have never been allowed to see her—even supervised, which is terrible. Hopefully she will get her children back now. We will follow up.

The cover up goes deeper than Judge Theis, the judge who issued the findings and orders. Judge Michael Keehan, the second most senior judge in the UK, was the one who actually wrote the judgment. Firstly, judges are supposed to write their own judgments, but what’s worse is that Judge Keehan has presided over some of Daniel Dodd’s cases making it a conflict of interest at the very least. A complaint has been filed with the judicial ethics commission. Keehan has also ruled against mothers and empowered abusive fathers in Custody Crisis cases—unsurprisingly.

The public has a right to know who these abusers are. It is disgusting that top members of the UK judiciary are covering it up.

The throughline remains: Judges routinely cover up child abuse by fathers, especially fathers with social status like these two men.

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SISTERS IN SOLIDARITY

Our next SIS forum will be on Saturday, June 14th. It will be open to mothers who’ve joined SIS or the discrimination lawsuit. You will receive an invite a few days before the zoom.

JOIN SIS

More info: Sisters in Solidarity

JOIN LAWSUIT: fill out this form for the U.S. and for other countries this form.

More info about the discrimination lawsuit

SATURDAY FORUM: June 14th: 1pm Pacific; 4pm Eastern; 9pm London; 6am (15th) in Sydney.

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CHAPTER 28: PART 5: NEXT SECTION IS OUT!

CHAPTER 28: The Opera: Act III; Pt. 5 [cont. 4]

Legion is back home in Iowa working hard at her jobs. In her secretarial position at the Forestry Department, she feels “loved and worthy” after successfully organizing their international conference despite major flooding damage. However, at her deli job, she is being discriminated against and sexually harassed by her boss. Feisty Legion has had enough one morning and walks out right in the middle of her shift, never to return—even though she really needs the money.

Legion is a doctor who’s been reduced to working jobs at which she can barely make a basic living, while being ordered to pay child support to a doctor who is allowed to keep her children away from her. She is discovering that the patriarchal Family Court system marginalizes and bankrupts even highly educated and successful women like her, who are just trying to keep and protect their babies.

In the last section, Legion sneaks visits with her boys for an entire week in various places around the new town five states away from Iowa to which Herry has legally kidnapped them. He has succeeded in his revenge M.O. to keep her precious children completely away from her—with the enabling of Family Court, of course, and the complicity of a wicked second wife, whom he married for that very purpose...

CHAPTER 28 of Mother-Fucking: The Saga of One Fucked Mother begins with Act III, Part 4 of “The Opera” from Book 3. The Opera has three Acts with five Parts—one for each of the three Family Court and two Appellate Court trials. Chapter 28 covers all of Act III: Part 4: the third Family Court trial, and Part 5: the second Appellate trial. This is a long chapter and will be published in newsletter-sized bites.

Dr. Blue’s novel is based on her own experience of the Custody Crisis. It uniquely conveys how Family Court judges are “mother-fucking” women—a form of systemic oppression—as protagonist Legion is systematically and methodically deprived of her children and money and reduced to “one fucked mother”.

Chapters are stand-alone interesting so you can begin reading anywhere. A Cast of Characters follows to help readers at any point. All published chapters are included in the Section: “Saga of One F**ked Mother” accessible on the top bar of the home page of Women’s Coalition News & Views. Sequential chapters are emailed out every Wednesday so make sure to subscribe if you haven’t yet!

TEASERS

One of my most prized possessions exists from the presentation to me months later by a Conference principal…of my very own bound and glossy copy of the Proceedings from the Third International Agroforestry Conference—personally inscribed to me and autographed by all of my immediate Forestry bosses.

I felt loved—and, even more importantly to me, I felt … worthy. Once again.

The Worst—the absolute worst encounters were the not too infrequent mornings when Depraved Fuckface-Dick chose to test the limits of his frotteuristic indecencies and actually entered the deli area…so that his torso and trunk…were more or less forced to barely brush my back and buttocks as he squeezed his garbed genitals between me…and the gargantuan butcher’s block tabletop…

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