The defense firm of
Graham W. Syfert, Esq., P.A.
1529 Margaret Street, Unit 2 [Map]
Jacksonville, FL 32204
E-mail: graham@syfert.com
Fax: 904-638-4726
Phone: 904-383-7448
My first name is my mother's Maiden name, and it is of Scottish origin. Clan Graham was known for it's loyalty and devotion to causes, producing many scottish heroes who rose solely because of their abilities. Sir John de Graham fought along side William Wallace, was his trusted advisor, and died in the Battle of Falkirk. The line of the Grahams of Menteith has been a point of some contention for many years. Here is my attempt to unravel the mystery behind Thomas Graham born 1647, Scotland, Dying in Virginia (Possibly outliving Christopher).
Syfert is of German origin and was originally spelled Seiffert. My first Syfert ancestor arrived in America in 1749 and assisted in the American revolution by providing american troops with materials necessary for the war. His descendant relocated to Ohio in the 1800's and to Iowa therafter.
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This is the formerly the personal homepage of Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville attorney practicing in the areas of Criminal Defense and Foreclosure Defense. This is a personal webpage and will contain examples of the cases and issues which have shaped me, and the stories that surround them. It sounds boring, but I might have a sense of humor in one of these stories.
The latest news:
Saturday, February 18th, 2011
I have now taken down Payloadz, and I have put up google checkout buttons for any donations that might be given towards the forms.
Sunday, August, 14th, 2011
As some of you may have read, or heard, I gained some notoriety for my sale of Self-Help defense forms which I previously offered. I believe the good use of putting the forms up for sale has run its course, and I am now urging everyone to download these forms and take them to a local attorney. I have offered the forms for free at http://www.syfert.com/ Click on the Download for free link, and when you close Payloadz, you will find yourself at a directory listing which contains Form v1.2 and Comments to Form 1.2. Payloadz is only now for those who wish to donate .99 cents or $19.95. The comments and the forms are now free to the general public.
I have released these forms for free due to the actions of the Plaintiff's attorney's, the so called "Copyright Trolls", which now are representing the shameless industry of pornography, in an effort to coerce innocent people to pay settlements.
They use coercion and extortion, threatening to out homosexuals, to ruin marriages, and the weirder the pornography, the better for their purposes.
Those who believe in the free flow of information guaranteed by the first amendment, made available by the use of the internet understand that anonymity in freedom of speech is as important as the Bill of Rights.
These methods of coercion, threatening to out homosexuals, threatening families, and putting people in a position to not want to help through the free flow of information and the uninhibited flow of packets. These actions have harmed our telecommunication industry by causing unnecessary and untold costs associated with the diligent research of each IP address requested by a Plaintiffs attorney. These actions have harmed too many innocent citizens, and are making a mockery of the rules regarding Fundamental Fairness and Jurisdiction. These actions have harmed small businesses by causing them to incur fees and costs associated with defending these actions. Providers of free wifi find themselves subject to a subpoena and a demand letter, coercing settlement.
In a perfect world, everyone would have open and publically available WiFi hotspots and these would be encouraged. Everyone would distribute files through Tor. This model of open communication, which has been greatly protected by organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation is fundamental to America.
Also fundamental, is the right to be proven innocent in court, and to not be held accountable for things that were not your responsibility. If someone else committed the infringement, you need to contact an attorney. No attorney should honestly believe, and no judge should find that creating access to one's own chattel property, and onto the internet, is an act of negligence. It should be solely governed by the contract between the consumer and the internet service provider, and even then, restrictions on access should be severely limited so as not to disrupt the normal flow of information from all computers, to all computers. It is the right of the consumer, when not limited by these contracts, to share access how the consumer sees fit. Providers of true internet access, be they public, or private entities, should be allowed to grant access how they see fit.
I would like thank all of the Federal judges who ruled favorably against these massacre lawsuits, and now, too many people are simply sending letters in their defense. Everyone contemplating sending a letter to the court, contact an attorney in your state.
