Elsie Lincoln Benedict quote “Disappointment weakens the weakling, but strengthens the strong.”

“Disappointment weakens the weakling, but strengthens the strong.” – Elsie Lincoln Benedict

“The finger of suspicion always turns back toward its owner.”—Elsie Lincoln Benedict

“The finger of suspicion always turns back toward its owner.”—Elsie Lincoln Benedict: lawyer by age 19, women's suffrage leader champion, author, motivational lecturer to over 3 million during her lifetime. 

Phone call to detective Jeff Nolta, city of Fife Detective, follow up email

Mr. Nolta,

This is Heather Benedict confirming I called your office this morning and left a message requesting time to seek counsel before you complete your investiagation. 

I am a victim of identity fraud and have reported this to the FTC, FBI and local police department; (example of ID theft outlined email below where someone has set up an email and posed as me and contacted my cousin, David Hippensteel.) I am not sure how much of my report I need to share with you and would like to consult an attorney before doing so. I have also passed on your information to federal, local and state law enforcement agencies currently assisting me and they may be in contact with you today as well.  Hopefully you can cooperate with their open investigations too. 

As of 7:40PM last night, i now understand your investigation involves Ken Luce, whom was the city of fife's judge for 20 years.  You being employed by Fife, am uneasy about your bias and favoritism towards him, which is why I seek an attorney. I am not a resident of Fife and do not frequent your city. 

Additionally, given the recent sad news of the police shooting in Minnesota of an innocent blonde 40 year old single Caucasian female from Australia (similar to myself), am somewhat even more fearful to talk to any police officer and at random, especially one deployed by Ken Luce who has stated to me and before two other witnesses that it easier to shoot (kill) an opponent [than fight them in court].  I have testified to his statement as a public declaration in the King County Superior Court.  

I am currently part of the WA State Address Confidentiality program and a victim of domestic violence. I find your abrupt email from yesterday somewhat harassing and intimidating.   Common courtesy would be to send a letter, set up a time to talk and disclose my legal rights. You have not done this.  

While I seek to find an attorney this morning am awfully frightened of you, as you could be covering up Mr. Luce's own criminal activities on his behalf, which may go beyond Id theft  and could include concealing my late mother's will, elder abuse and undue influence.  Is this investigation just a distraction from the real criminal activities which may have taken place at Luce Law Firm? That is a question and not a statement. 

Please reply to my other email address hjelbenedict@gmail.com. Further, i would prefer to arrange an in-person meeting in a safe location to verify you are not Ken Luce, Jim or Erik Mickelson just pretending to be a detective trying to incriminate me.  

You must also understand that I am not an attorney.  

Thank you,

Heather 

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From: david hippensteel <davidjhipp@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: Fraudulent email; june 10
To: Gale McArthur <galemcarthur@gmail.com>, Heather Benedict <hmickelson2003@gmail.com>, erik@nwcustomapparel.com <erik@nwcustomapparel.com>, jim@nwcustomapparel.com <jim@nwcustomapparel.com>

yes i am now aware that Erik is even more of a bitch than even I imagined; no worries; he has fueled my fire for my new line of attack; hey Erik, you better start looking for a new job cause I used the state of Indiana as a training platform to learn how to gather and spread "justice department" info; now i will use my skills in the justice system in your state; stop #1 is Pierce County Ethics Commission. sent june 10th. Erik, buckle up your britches, see if you can withstand a blitzkrieg ! should be great fun! 

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From: Gale McArthur <galemcarthur@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2017 5:40 PM
To: H M
Cc: david hippensteel
Subject: Re: Fraudulent email

 

David, this is an email account Erik set up, that is not Heather. So sad. 

Gale McArthur

On Jun 10, 2017, at 8:53 AM, H M <hmickelson2003@gmail.com> wrote:

David,

It's Heather here and my email address is NOT hbmickelson2003@gmail.com - it's hmickelson2003@gmail.com. 

Looks like someone created a fake email and is pretending to be me.  It's not. Disgusting that there's so much fraud and now identity theft from my own family.

From the real Heather Mickelson 

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 5:51 AM david hippensteel <davidjhipp@outlook.com> wrote:

exactly what did you accomplish with your vast legal skills ? the phone # for ISP is 1-800-eat-shit

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From: david hippensteel <davidjhipp@outlook.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2017 12:39 PM
To: Heather Benedict; jim@go2shirt.com; erik@nwcustomapparel.com
Subject: Re: Cell Phone #

 

and you can also see what i can do with the legal system! good luck !! 

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From: Heather Benedict <hbmickelson2003@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2017 10:53 AM
To: david hippensteel
Subject: Re: Cell Phone #

 

I will make sure you get tossed back behind bars with that kind of attitude. You see what I can do in the legal system. I need to protect Fran. You are bringing her down. I will be contacting the ISP on Monday and give them my side of the story. You are a menace to society. I remember what you did to me when I was younger!!!!

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 3:46 AM, david hippensteel <davidjhipp@outlook.com> wrote:

i did not take a plea bargain because i am not a fucking bitch; and i will never be friends with your daddy, because i am not a fucking bitch!

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From: Heather Benedict <hbmickelson2003@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 9, 2017 10:48 PM
To: david hippensteel
Subject: Re: Cell Phone #

 

Why didn't you take a plea deal with the prosecutor, so the felony would fall off your record? I have exhausted all my legal authority with the Estate and I will no longer be pursuing it. I got a promotion with Amazon.com and need to focus my attention there. .(Huge raise $325,000 per year, plus stock options). I will be paying off all the legal fees that are owed to Mr. Luce. I feel horrible for all the problems I created with my family.  I finally realized that the only thing you can count on is your family. I would love to be back on speaking terms with my family. Having a huge raise does me no good if I don't have friends to share it with. I wish you and I would become friends again with Jim. He is getting up there in years and I want to see him enjoy his retirement. I know Fran would be very happy if you mended your problems with Jim. Maybe we could all take a trip back up to the Iron Range in Chisholm. 

Let's all be friends! 

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 2:47 PM, david hippensteel <davidjhipp@outlook.com> wrote:

your "cell" phone humor is great; actually i have a job in Toyota factory, even with conviction; i work night shift; more people than me have felonies, mine in level 6 which is not bad as they know i am not a thief or selling drugs or killing people; best of luck with all your legal dealings; maybe pierce county ethics people can help you file "civil" suit !

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From: Heather Benedict <hbmickelson2003@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 9, 2017 9:38 PM
To: david hippensteel
Subject: Re: Cell Phone #

 

You must be the only person that doesn't have a cell phone lol, Well actually you had a "Cell" Phone when you were in jail for 5 months after beating up a law enforcement officer. 

Do you live with Fran or do you have your own place? It must be hard to find a job and a place to rent when you have a felony on your record.  I assume Carol will inherent most of Fran's assets, since she is married with kids and a clean record. 

Best of luck

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 12:29 PM, david hippensteel <davidjhipp@outlook.com> wrote:

i do not have cell phone; i only communicate via email; you need to visit the ethics commission; or planning commission; PS i do not live in INDY; i live in beautiful Princeton

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From: Heather Benedict <hbmickelson2003@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 9, 2017 6:29 PM
To: davidjhipp@outlook.com
Subject: Cell Phone #

 

What is your number in Indy?

I need to talk to you.

HB

Fife Police detective Jeff Nolta outreach

This email came in today from the Fife Police detective and omits any content or reason for his inquiry.  Sounds official but weird. Maybe he's investigating undue influence? On second thought, according to Mr. John Nolta, at 7pm this evening, not even 12 hours since he first emailed me, Mr. Nolta states:

"This concerns a criminal allegation made by Ken Luce. I am not able to conduct an interview via  email. I will complete my investigation without your statement. 

Det Nolta

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Please contact me by phone at your earliest convenience, 253-896-8257.

Jeff Nolta

Detective

Fife Police Department

“A professional police agency that is reflective of the community and its needs.”

(253) 896-8257 Office

(253) 926-5374 Fax

3737 Pacific Hwy E., Fife, WA

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James Mickelson Declaration to Revoke Letters

     

Judge Barbara Linde March 31, 2017 ruling (now under appeal)

March 31, 2017 King County Superior Court, Seattle, Washington.  Honorable Judge Barbara Linde ruling on the Estate of Leeanna Ruth Mickelson and against her daughter to award a bullying attorney $5,000 in sanctions against an heir and $2,300 in attorney fees.  Her decision is now pending the Court of Appeals, Division I.  Can one heir bully another heir under probate and be sanctioned?  It was the bullying attorney, Luce & Associates, whom was hired by the decedent and certainly cannot see the last wishes would be to not have a will and to have her children be sued by the attorney she trusted and by her own spouse.

Pro se individual wants answers from the WSBA for frivolous complaint

Ms. Linder,

Thank you for the time extension to respond.  

In my opinion, the complaint filed is without merit and holds no substantial allegations and should be dismissed.  I am not an attorney and have only represented myself. Mr. Luce has provided no evidence to suggest otherwise.  I would ask that your board address these questions for me, so that I may properly respond:

1.) On what merits has the claim allowed to continue? Specifically, what RCW(s) are being violated so that I may appropriately respond? 

2.) Can you send me all of the correspondence between your board with Mr. Luce, including emails and call logs? If not, can you direct me whom to contact to request this information?

3.) Are there any conflicts of interest amongst your board which should be disclosed?  Specifically, Mr. Luce is a 33 degree Freemason and I would ask any other member of the freemason fraternity recuse themselves on this matter.  Mr. Luce's high ranks could demand a fraternity brother to rule in Mr. Luce's favor and disregard Washington State law and this frightens myself. 

4.) May I attend your July 20, 2017 meeting and make public comment?  Are your meetings open to the public and may they be video recorded for social media? Where may I access minutes from prior meetings?

Mr. Luce is currently under investigation with the Washington State Bar Association.  He has practiced law for 50 years and appears to be retaliating against a pro se individual out of desperation for his own wrong doings in handling my late mother's probate by filing this complaint with your board. His predatory and abusive actions against myself have taken form of an intentional infliction of emotional distress.  My goal is to minimize the trauma he has already caused me and to avoid any future inflammation on my personal life.   

I do believe in freedom of speech and in government transparency. As such, I will treat this complaint and investigation with the same transparency I have throughout this journey to expose corruption and fraud related to my late mother's probate.  Thank you for your time and assistance. 

Regards,

Heather Jean Elsie Lincoln Benedict 

On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 8:41 AM Sherry Lindner <sherryl@wsba.org> wrote:

Dear Ms. Benedict,

Your request for a time extension has been granted and your response is due on July 31.

This matter will be removed from the July agenda and the Board will review it at its August 17 meeting.

Due to your circumstances, would you prefer to communicate with email only? If so, please let me know and all future communicate will be done via email at hjelbenedict@gmail.com

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Thank you,

Sherry

Sherry Lindner | Paralegal | Office of General Counsel

Washington State Bar Association |T 206.733.5941|F 206.727.8314| sherryl@wsba.org  

1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600|Seattle, WA 98101-2539 

Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 11:32 PM
To: UPL

Subject: Request for time to respond #17-21

Dear Washington State Practice of Law Board:

This evening, July 5th, 2017, I just now am in receipt of your letter dated June 30, 2017. I am a victim of domestic violence and participate in the Washington State Address Confidentiality program and mail is delayed an additional 2 business days and given the holiday weekend, am not able to make your deadline to respond 14 days before your July 20, 2017 hearing.  I am not an attorney but a pro-se individual and an heir to my late-mother in representing myself through her probate proceedings, in which Mr. Luce was hired to oversee and should be managing without any partiality and privately through mediation and not the court system for his own profit.  I have asked him and the court to settle matters through mediation and not through litigation, Mr. Luce refuses to do say and enjoys wasting people's time. 

It should be noted that there is an open investigation with the Washington State Bar Association Office of Disciplinary Counsel against Mr. Luce's bar #3081.  It is my belief that he is retaliating against me with this complaint as he has practiced law for over 50 years and somehow believes he is above the law.  It is also my understanding that Mr. Luce's daughter, Al'an Luce, once employed at the Luce Law Firm is now employed within the Attorney General's office who oversees these types of complaints.  My concern is there is already a conflict of interest within the Practice of Law Board which will favor Mr. Luce and it frightens me that I do not have a fair time frame to respond nor to seek legal counsel. 

It is my understanding, while I am not an attorney, the right to freedom of expression is recognized as a human right under article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Article 19 of the UDHR states that "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice."

I hereby ask for 30 days from today's receipt to respond to your complaint.  Your July 20th hearing would require that I submit a response by the end of today (14 days in advance) and even a layman would agree that it is impossible and unjust. The complaint appears to be over 100 pages and I have not even read its entirety. I work full time and am not a lawyer. 

I kindly ask you consider my request for a 30 day time frame (July 30, 2017 deadline) to properly respond to the allegations before me and for you to enter a decision on my continuance request by Thursday, July 6, 2017.  Further, I request to attend in person your July 20th, 2017 meeting, please confirm the location meeting place and time.  

Thank you,

H.J.E.L.B.

Response to Wa Attorney Licensing Board

Written via email in response to attached complaint of Mr. Kenyon E. Luce's confusion that I am an attorney.  I am not, just representing myself. 

Dear Washington State Practice of Law Board:

This evening, July 5th, 2017, I just now am in receipt of your letter dated June 30, 2017. I am a victim of domestic violence and participate in the Washington State Address Confidentiality program and mail is delayed an additional 2 business days and given the holiday weekend, am not able to make your deadline to respond 14 days before your July 20, 2017 hearing.  I am not an attorney but a pro-se individual and an heir to my late-mother in representing myself through her probate proceedings, in which Mr. Luce was hired to oversee and should be managing without any partiality and privately through mediation and not the court system for his own profit.  I have asked him and the court to settle matters through mediation and not through litigation, Mr. Luce refuses to do say and enjoys wasting people's time. 

It should be noted that there is an open investigation with the Washington State Bar Association Office of Disciplinary Counsel against Mr. Luce's bar #3081.  It is my belief that he is retaliating against me with this complaint as he has practiced law for over 50 years and somehow believes he is above the law.  It is also my understanding that Mr. Luce's daughter, Al'an Luce, once employed at the Luce Law Firm is now employed within the Attorney General's office who oversees these types of complaints.  My concern is there is already a conflict of interest within the Practice of Law Board which will favor Mr. Luce and it frightens me that I do not have a fair time frame to respond nor to seek legal counsel. 

It is my understanding, while I am not an attorney, the right to freedom of expression is recognized as a human right under article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Article 19 of the UDHR states that "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice."

I hereby ask for 30 days from today's receipt to respond to your complaint.  Your July 20th hearing would require that I submit a response by the end of today (14 days in advance) and even a layman would agree that it is impossible and unjust. The complaint appears to be over 100 pages and I have not even read its entirety. I work full time and am not a lawyer. 

I kindly ask you consider my request for a 30 day time frame (July 30, 2017 deadline) to properly respond to the allegations before me and for you to enter a decision on my continuance request by Thursday, July 6, 2017.  Further, I request to attend in person your July 20th, 2017 meeting, please confirm the location meeting place and time.  

Thank you,

H.J.E.L.B.

Below, images of Mr. Luce's complaint:

Monday, July 3rd hearing: one-sided petition for attorney fees

Attorney Ken Luce visits the King County Superior Court in hopes to pick up a $62,000+ paycheck in way of an order from his Freemason buddy, Carlos Vilategua.  The morning of July 3rd, Commissioner Velategui told Mr. Luce to 'come on up, I'll sign your order', but a change of heart all of a sudden:  the daughter whom he's seeking $62,000 from provided a well documented and thorough working copy of Mr. Luce's negligence as an attorney, including: Notice of Investigation (Luce is being investigated by the Washington State Bar Association) and Notice of Court of Appeals Division I.  Yes, that is correct.  For those following this matter, this is now the 3rd filing in a Court of Appeals in Washington State.  When will Mr. Luce say, enough is enough, and agree to family mediation (which has always been the preferred route by all heirs).