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In the Court of Everyday Life · State of Preparation
YOU,
    the person who has to show up, v. THE PROCESS,
    which does not explain itself.
Matter No. YOURS-ALONE
Division: Self-Help
Filed: The day you decided
to stop being unprepared

Representing yourself is hard.
Being unprepared is harder.

Coaching, organization systems, and plain-language education for people navigating the court system on their own, all from a veteran who has walked that road, page by certified page.

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The Story

The record speaks. I learned to read it the hard way.

I'm Surgret "Greg" Doss, an honorably discharged, service-connected disabled United States Army Veteran, a non-attorney self-help coach, and a pro se litigant in Florida's trial and appellate courts since 2011.

Through firsthand experience handling my own cases across family court, civil litigation, administrative hearings, and appeals, including a unanimous appellate reversal, won without a lawyer, in a case that then returned to the trial court, I developed a deep understanding of courtroom procedures, filings, and the discipline self-representation demands. I lost plenty along the way too, and those losses taught the same lesson the wins did: the system doesn't reward passion. It rewards preparation, organization, and a command of your own record.

I believe knowledge is power, and my mission is to make sure people walking into court without an attorney don't walk in unprepared. Through coaching and education, I help self-represented individuals understand how court processes generally work, build organization systems for managing their own files, learn to find publicly available information for themselves, and prepare for the pressure of a hearing with confidence and composure. I do not provide legal representation or legal advice; I offer practical, general knowledge earned through real-world experience, so that those without attorneys are informed, organized, and ready. Let's level the playing field, the right way.

"Nothing in this chapter asks the reader to take the author's word for anything. The record speaks; the author's job is to put its pages side by side."

From the forthcoming book

U.S. Army Veteran Pro Se Since 2011 Trial & Appellate Experience Coach & Educator, Not a Lawyer
Layered Experience

I don't just talk about the system. I show up, on camera!

Preparation isn't a theory to me. From city hall to the county commission chambers to live courtroom hearings, my civic and legal journey is recorded, public, and posted for anyone to watch. See for yourself how I carry myself in the rooms where decisions get made.

Venue · Tampa City Hall

Tampa City Council Meetings

On-the-record appearances before the Tampa City Council; public comment, accountability, and civic advocacy, captured exactly as it happened.

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Venue · County Center

Hillsborough County Commission

Appearances before the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners; showing up, speaking on the record, and holding local government to its own process.

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Venue · The Courtroom

Live Courtroom Footage

Real hearings, real pressure; watch how preparation, composure, and command of the record look when the judge is on the bench and the clock is running.

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Venue · Live Online

Live Sessions & Community Education

Zoom sessions, live streams, and everything else; general education, real talk about the pro se road, and the standing reminder to get a licensed attorney if you can.

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The Full Record

Wins and losses, side by side. Look every one of them up.

Credibility isn't claiming a perfect record; it's publishing the real one. Here is mine: the reversal and the dismissals, the orders still subject to review and the ones that are final, in the same typeface, each with a case number you can verify yourself on the public docket. I will never ask you to take my word for anything.

Case No.CourtMatterStatus / Outcome
2D2025-1892Fla. 2d DCAAppeal of injunctive sanction orderReversed; unanimous
Opinion Apr. 10, 2026; mandate issued May 6, 2026. Appellate result final; case returned to the trial court (25-CA-000054) for further proceedings
22-CA-930313th Jud. Cir.Civil actionDismissed with prejudice
Affirmed on appeal
2D2025-0097Fla. 2d DCAAppealAffirmed (PCA)
Includes Oct. 2025 filing-restriction order
SC2025-1688Fla. Supreme CourtPetitionDismissed
Oct. 29, 2025
18-CA-355313th Jud. Cir.Negligence action (2017 collision)Closed via release
Post-appeal proceedings on the docket
25-CA-01079413th Jud. Cir.Civil action, multiple defendantsVoluntarily dismissed
Notice of voluntary dismissal filed Oct. 9, 2026; no ruling on the merits
24-CA-00557013th Jud. Cir.Personal injury actionActive
Liability admitted Nov. 2025; damages remain contested
2D2026-1097Fla. 2d DCAPetition for writ of mandamusPetition denied
Filed Apr. 2026; denied Aug. 5, 2026. A denial of mandamus is not a ruling on the underlying motion; that motion remains before the trial court
2003-DR-00675513th Jud. Cir. (Family)Child support; motion to vacate 2004 judgmentMotion undecided
Heard Aug. 21, 2024 and taken under advisement; no ruling as of Oct. 23, 2026. Mandamus to compel a ruling (2D2026-1097) denied Aug. 5, 2026
1995-DR-611013th Jud. Cir. (Family)Child support; 1999 default judgment challenged as voidOrder vacating judgments set aside
July 23, 2026 trial court order vacated the 1999 default and later judgments as void. Set aside Sept. 4, 2026, on the Department's unsworn Rule 1.540 motion, without a hearing; arrears reinstated. Now on appeal
2D2026-2412Fla. 2d DCAAppeal of Sept. 4, 2026 order in 1995-DR-6110Pending
Notice of appeal Sept. 14, 2026; initial brief Oct. 1, amended Oct. 13; awaiting the Department's answer brief. Asks for a noticed evidentiary hearing, not a ruling on whether the 1990s judgments are void
24-13489U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Cir.Federal civil rights actionAffirmed against me
Rehearing denied Apr. 7, 2026; judgment final after the Supreme Court declined review Oct. 5, 2026
26-5074Supreme Court of the United StatesDoss v. Holder; petition for writ of certiorariCertiorari denied Oct. 5, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit's judgment stands

Why publish the losses? Because you deserve the whole record before you listen to anyone about this road; and because a coach who hides his dismissals will hide other things too. Every case number above can be searched on the Hillsborough County Clerk's site, the Florida 2d DCA online docket, PACER, or the U.S. Supreme Court's docket. Go look. That's the habit I teach. And when you do, read the table closely; there's a message hidden in plain sight: not one of those red stamps was ever followed by silence. After every dismissal, another filing. After every affirmance, I went to the next court that was open to me, through the Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court declined review on October 5, 2026, and that federal road is closed. Some roads end. The state matters continue on their own schedules, and I keep showing up prepared for each one.

Case Update · Supreme Court of the United States

Doss v. Holder, No. 26-5074: review denied. The record is complete.

Surgret Urania Doss v. Gregory P. Holder, et al., No. 26-5074 (U.S.), on petition from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-13489

Last updated
October 23, 2026
Current status
Petition for a writ of certiorari denied October 5, 2026. The Eleventh Circuit's judgment stands.

Where things stand

A petition for a writ of certiorari, the formal request asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review a lower court's decision, was filed July 6, 2026, within the 90 day deadline set by Supreme Court Rule 13.3, together with a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the supporting appendix of lower court records. The Clerk placed the case on the docket July 13, 2026, as No. 26-5074.

No respondent filed a brief in opposition. Judge Gregory P. Holder, represented by the Office of the Attorney General of Florida, waived his right to respond on July 21, 2026; Sheriff Chad Chronister and Deputy John Walter McDarby waived on July 28; the City of Tampa waived on August 6. On August 20, 2026, the Clerk distributed the petition for the Court's conference of September 28, 2026.

On October 5, 2026, the first order day of the new Term, the Court denied the petition. A denial of certiorari is not a decision on the merits. It is a decision not to hear the case, and the Court does not explain it. The practical effect is the same either way: the Eleventh Circuit's February 20, 2026 judgment affirming dismissal is the final word in this case, and the questions the petition raised remain unanswered by the Supreme Court.

Read the filings

All of the filings in this case are public and posted on the Court's own docket. No commentary here substitutes for reading them:

How the case reached this point

DateEvent
June 16, 2017Direct Information filed charging a single count under Fla. Stat. § 837.02(1)
June 28, 2017Arrest, booking, and posting of a $2,000 surety bond; pretrial conditions imposed
Jan. 29, 2018State circuit court dismisses the charge (Case No. 2017-CF-9089)
Jan. 2022Federal civil rights suit filed, M.D. Fla. No. 8:22-cv-00129
Sept. 24, 2024District court dismisses the case
Feb. 20, 2026Eleventh Circuit affirms
Apr. 7, 2026Eleventh Circuit denies rehearing en banc
July 6, 2026Petition for writ of certiorari and motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed in the Supreme Court
July 13, 2026Case placed on the Supreme Court docket as No. 26-5074
July 21, 2026Respondent Gregory P. Holder files waiver of the right to respond
July 28, 2026Sheriff Chronister and Deputy McDarby waive the right to respond
Aug. 6, 2026City of Tampa waives the right to respond
Aug. 20, 2026Petition distributed for the Conference of September 28, 2026
Oct. 5, 2026Petition for writ of certiorari denied; Eleventh Circuit judgment stands

What the petition asked the Court to decide

The petition presents three questions. In plain terms:

Question 1 · Charge-Specific Probable Cause
In Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon (2024), the Supreme Court held that probable cause must be evaluated charge by charge rather than treating the whole prosecution as one undifferentiated unit. The petition asks the Court to address how that rule applies where a prosecution rested on a single charge that was later dismissed, and the arrest and pretrial restraints flowed from that charge alone.
Question 2 · Conspiracy Across Separate Government Entities
Under the "intracorporate conspiracy" doctrine, an organization and its own employees generally cannot be said to conspire with themselves. The petition asks whether that doctrine can be extended to bar a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) when the individuals involved are officials of different governmental entities. The petition is candid that this question remains unsettled after Ziglar v. Abbasi rather than the subject of a fully developed split among the circuits.
Question 3 · The Scope of Absolute Judicial Immunity
Under Forrester v. White, judicial immunity turns on the function performed, not the office held: adjudicative acts are protected; administrative and investigative acts are not. The petition contends that certain conduct alleged in the complaint was investigative rather than adjudicative in character, and asks the Court to address where that line falls.

These are the questions as presented in the petition. They reflect the petitioner's position and allegations, which the lower courts have not adopted. The Court declined to take up these questions. Nothing described here has been established as fact by any court, and the petition's allegations remain allegations.

What the outcome means

01

Review denied

The Court denied certiorari on October 5, 2026, at its first conference of the October 2026 Term.

02

The lower court judgment is final

With review declined, the Eleventh Circuit's affirmance stands and the district court's dismissal is the end of the federal case.

03

No further appeal

There is no court above the Supreme Court. A rehearing petition under Rule 44 is the only remaining filing available in this matter, and the Court rarely grants one.

An honest word about the odds, after the fact. When this page first went up, it said denial was the ordinary outcome for the overwhelming majority of petitions, including well drafted ones raising serious questions. That is what happened here. The petition was worth filing: it put three questions in front of the Court in the form the rules require, from a petitioner without a lawyer, and the record of it is public. That is a completed effort, not a win, and I will not describe it as either more or less than it was.

This is a personal case update about litigation in which Surgret Urania Doss, an honorably discharged, service-connected disabled United States Army Veteran, is a party appearing on his own behalf. It is shared for informational purposes only. GD NAPSC is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice or legal representation, and nothing on this page creates an attorney-client relationship with anyone. Self-representation is not recommended; anyone facing a legal matter should retain a licensed attorney, and nothing here should be relied upon as a model for your own case.

From My Own File

The child support chapters: two judgments, two decades, one lesson.

Two of the case numbers in the Full Record table above come from family court: 2003-DR-006755 and 1995-DR-6110. This section exists for one reason: to show what going back into your own file, page by page, actually looks like, and to share the general vocabulary I had to learn along the way. It is my story, and it is free education. It is not an offer to help with your child support case; that help must come from a licensed attorney.

One of those cases traces to a final judgment entered in 2004. The other traces to a default judgment entered in 1999. For years I did what most people do: I lived with the paperwork without ever truly reading it. Then I ordered my own court files, sat down with every page, and compared what the documents actually said against what the public rules require. What I found led me to challenge both judgments as void, and where each challenge stands is on the public docket for anyone to verify. In Case No. 1995-DR-6110, the trial court entered a five page order on July 23, 2026, with twelve findings, vacating the 1999 default and the judgments built on it as void from the beginning, and a Satisfaction of Judgment followed on July 27. That order did not last. On September 1, 2026, the Department of Revenue filed a two page motion, not sworn, saying it "appears" the order was signed by mistake. On September 4, 2026, without a hearing, the court set the July 23 order aside and reinstated the arrears. I appealed to the Second District Court of Appeal on September 14, 2026 (No. 2D2026-2412). That appeal asks for one thing: a noticed evidentiary hearing. It does not ask the appellate court to decide whether the 1990s judgments are void; that question stays in the trial court, and no court has yet decided it in my favor in a ruling that stands. In Case No. 2003-DR-006755, my motion to vacate the 2004 judgment has not been decided. The trial court abated that case, which means it paused the proceedings, while a petition for a writ of mandamus I filed in the Second District (No. 2D2026-1097) was considered. The Second District denied that petition on August 5, 2026. Mandamus is an extraordinary writ, and a denial means the appellate court declined to order the trial court to act; it is not a ruling on whether the 2004 judgment is void. The motion was heard on August 21, 2024 and taken under advisement. More than two years later, it is still awaiting a ruling, and no court has decided it either way.

I am not going to tell you what I think those files prove; the dockets are public, and the habit I teach is to go read the record for yourself. What I will tell you is what the journey taught me. Nobody handed me a summary, and nobody handed me a result either: one order in one case, after more than twenty years, set aside seven weeks later and now on appeal, with the other case still undecided, is what that work has produced so far. I ordered certified copies, built an organization system, learned the vocabulary, and read every single page myself. That discipline, not any secret knowledge, is the whole lesson of this section!

Guidelines Worksheet

The math behind the number. In Florida, child support amounts are calculated on a standardized guidelines worksheet: a form that documents how the figure was reached, based on inputs like the parents' incomes. It is general, public knowledge that the family law rules address this worksheet; you can read those rules yourself, for free. Whether any particular judgment satisfies the rules is a legal question, and that question belongs with a licensed attorney.

Void Judgment, Generally

A textbook concept, not a diagnosis. As a general matter, a void judgment is one entered without something the law treats as fundamental, such as jurisdiction over the parties. General doctrine treats a truly void judgment differently from one that is merely wrong, including when and how it can be challenged. That much is in any law library. Whether your judgment is void is legal advice; I will never answer that question, and neither should anyone else who is not a licensed attorney.

The DOR Child Support Program

Who sends the notices. Florida's child support program is administered by the Department of Revenue. Generally speaking, DOR maintains official payment records, sends notices, and uses administrative enforcement tools created by statute. If you receive a DOR notice: read every word of it, keep it, put every deadline on your calendar, and take it to a licensed attorney. No notice was ever improved by being ignored.

Where the Rules Live

Free, public, and readable by you. The Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, Chapter 61 of the Florida Statutes, your circuit court's self-help center, the clerk's office, and the public law library. Learning to find and read these sources is a skill I teach; applying them to your case is a job for your attorney.

Status above current as of October 23, 2026. Both cases can be searched by number on the Hillsborough County Clerk's site; the denied mandamus petition (2D2026-1097) and the pending appeal (2D2026-2412) can be searched on the Second District Court of Appeal's online docket.

The line, one more time: I will teach you how to order your own file, organize it, and read it with discipline. I will never tell you whether your judgment is void, what to file, or how to respond to DOR in your case. Those questions get the same answer every time: take them to a licensed attorney in your state!

The Line

Stipulated, plainly: what I do, and what I will never do.

Only a licensed attorney can practice law. I am not one, and I don't pretend to be. This line protects you, and I hold it in every session, every video, and every email. If you need legal advice, you need a lawyer.

What I Do
  1. Coach preparation and mindset; expectations, composure, discipline, and the reality check every self-represented person deserves before they start.
  2. Teach organization systems; how to build and keep your own case file: documents, deadlines, exhibits, transcripts, and correspondence, in order and at hand.
  3. Teach general research skills; how to use free public resources, law libraries, and court websites to educate yourself.
  4. Explain the system in plain language; what a docket is, what a clerk does, what a certified transcript is, and other general, publicly available information.
  5. Provide accountability; regular check-ins so your preparation actually happens.
What I Will Not Do
  1. Give legal advice; I will never tell you what the law means for your specific situation, or what you should or shouldn't file.
  2. Prepare or draft documents for you; no pleadings, motions, letters, or forms, and no selecting forms for you.
  3. Represent you; I will not speak for you in any court, hearing, mediation, or negotiation, or communicate with any party on your behalf.
  4. Predict your outcome; no one honest can, and I won't pretend to.
  5. Recommend the pro se path; I don't. If you can retain a licensed attorney, retain one.

GD NAPSC provides self-help coaching and general education only. Nothing offered here is legal advice, legal document preparation, or legal representation. No attorney-client relationship is created. For advice about your specific legal matter, consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction; low-cost and free options may be available through your local bar association's lawyer referral service or legal aid.

Coaching & Education

Four ways to get prepared.

Every offering is education and coaching about process, organization, and self-management; general skills, taught generally. Your legal decisions remain entirely yours, ideally made with a licensed attorney. And you'll always know exactly who you're working with: me, in person, on every call and every screen. No staff, no hand-offs, no mystery.

Surgret 'Greg' Doss, smiling in a dark suit and striped tie
Surgret "Greg" Doss
U.S. Army Veteran
Coach & Educator · Not a Lawyer
One-on-One

Pro Se Readiness Coaching

You've seen me on camera; now sit down with me in private. Before you spend a dollar or file a page, get the honest conversation nobody else will give you about what self-representation truly demands, from someone who has carried that weight for years.

  • The time, the cost, and the emotional reality; no sugarcoating, ever
  • Composure and demeanor fundamentals from someone who has stood at that podium
  • A frank talk about your alternatives, starting with hiring a licensed attorney

Coaching on readiness, not advice on your case.

Systems

Case-File Organization Training

Learn the filing, labeling, and tracking system I built across years of litigation; then build your own version and run it yourself.

  • Document, exhibit, and correspondence organization methods
  • Deadline and calendar tracking habits
  • Keeping transcripts, orders, and records where you can find them

I teach the system. You apply it to your own materials.

Skills

Legal Research Skills Workshops

General education on finding and reading publicly available information for yourself; the skill that changes everything.

  • Using law libraries, court websites, and free databases
  • How to read a docket, an opinion, and a rule, generally
  • Note-taking and source-tracking habits that hold up

General instruction only; never research performed for your case.

Ongoing

Accountability Check-Ins

Standing sessions where you set your own preparation goals and I help you keep them; organization, study habits, composure, and follow-through.

  • Weekly or biweekly structure, your pace
  • Progress review against goals you define
  • A steady voice from someone who knows the pressure

Accountability partner, not co-counsel, not counsel at all.

Sessions & Rates

Plain numbers, stated up front, because that's how I'd want it done for me. And know this going in: I take a limited number of client hours each week, sixteen, by design, so every session gets my full preparation and my full presence. When the calendar shows an opening, that's real availability; when it's full, it's full. Every engagement starts with the coaching agreement, and every session holds The Line: coaching and general education only, never legal advice.

By Phone · Wherever You Are

Phone Coaching

$300
30 minutes · Phone only

If you need a focused coaching session while life keeps moving, this is it: thirty minutes of direct, private coaching by phone, from wherever you are. No screens, no slides; just a steady voice and straight talk when you need it most.

  • The reality check, the reset, or the pep talk; whatever the moment calls for
  • Preparation, organization, and composure fundamentals
  • The standing frank talk about alternatives, starting with hiring a licensed attorney

Coaching on you, never on your case. No case-specific questions, ever.

Schedule & PayPay Only (Stripe)
By Zoom · Screen to Screen

The Working Hour

$500
One hour · Zoom

One focused hour with screens shared, building the skills and systems you'll run yourself: organization, deadline habits, and finding public information on your own.

  • Walk through the case-file organization system, then build your own version
  • Deadline and calendar habits that don't let things slip
  • A live tour of free public resources: court websites, law libraries, self-help centers

I teach the system on screen. You apply it to your own materials.

Schedule & PayPay Only (Stripe)
By Zoom · Your Schedule

The Coaching Block

$1,000
Three hours · Zoom · Up to 3 segments

Three hours of coaching, taken in one sitting or broken into three separate sessions on your schedule; because organization and composure are habits, and habits are built over weeks, not minutes.

  • Everything in the Working Hour, with room to practice and repeat
  • Goals you define, with accountability check-ins between segments
  • Spacing sessions apart lets the system prove itself in your real routine

Coaching across weeks. Your legal decisions remain entirely yours.

Schedule & PayPay Only (Stripe)
By Zoom · For the Long Road

The Long-Haul Block

$2,000
Eight hours · Zoom · Segments that fit your schedule

For the person who already knows the road ahead is long and uphill, and wants a steady coach in their corner for the whole climb. Eight hours of coaching, spread across the weeks and months your season actually takes; because the long road isn't won by intensity, it's won by endurance.

  • Everything in the Working Hour, sustained: systems built, then kept
  • A standing accountability structure with goals you define and revisit
  • Composure and discipline coaching for the stretches when motivation runs dry

A coach in your corner, never counsel in your case.

Schedule & PayPay Only (Stripe)

Scheduling online collects payment and the no-legal-advice acknowledgment at booking, and the full coaching agreement (published in full on this page) is signed before your first session; Cash App ($GDNAPSC) is also available at scheduling. Sessions are coaching and general education only; nothing purchased here includes legal advice, document preparation, document review, or representation at any price. If what you need is help with your specific legal matter, please spend this money on a licensed attorney instead; I mean that!

How It Works

Three steps, no mystery.

STEP 01

Schedule a session

Book online, email, or call. Tell me generally where you are; no case details needed, and no case-specific questions answered by email either.

STEP 02

Sign the coaching agreement

Every engagement starts with a written agreement stating exactly what coaching is and is not; the same line drawn on this page, in ink. Read the full agreement here.

STEP 03

Do the work

Scheduled sessions, defined goals, honest feedback on your preparation and organization. You bring the discipline; I help you keep it.

I do not recommend representing yourself. I say that as someone who has done it for years. The pro se road is long, technical, and unforgiving, and the other side will almost always have a lawyer.

As always: I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR STATE! If you cannot, or you've decided to walk this road anyway, then at least walk it prepared. That's what I'm here for.

The Paperwork, In Public

The Coaching Agreement. Read every word before you spend a dollar.

Most businesses make you ask for the fine print. Mine is published right here, because the agreement is the same Line drawn everywhere else on this page, in ink. This is the full text of what every client accepts before any session happens.

GD NAPSCGD Non-Attorney Pro Se Consultant, LLC · Tampa, Florida · Veteran-Owned
Coaching Agreement

This Coaching Agreement ("Agreement") is between GD Non-Attorney Pro Se Consultant, LLC ("GD NAPSC"), a veteran-owned Florida limited liability company based in Tampa, Florida, operated by Surgret "Greg" Doss, an honorably discharged, service-connected disabled United States Army Veteran ("Coach"), and the client ("Client"). By signing, or by checking the acknowledgment box presented at online booking, the parties agree as follows.

1. What This Engagement Is

GD NAPSC provides self-help coaching and general education for people representing themselves: coaching on preparation, mindset, composure, and discipline; training in case-file organization systems that Client builds and applies to Client's own materials; general instruction in finding and reading publicly available information through law libraries, court websites, and free public resources; plain-language explanation of general, publicly available information about how courts and court processes generally work; and accountability check-ins measured against goals that Client defines. Every service addresses the person, never the case.

2. What This Engagement Is Not (The Line)

Coach is not an attorney and is not licensed to practice law in Florida or any other jurisdiction. Coach will not, at any price and upon any request: (a) give legal advice, including any opinion about what the law means for Client's specific situation or about what Client should or should not file; (b) prepare, draft, complete, review, or select documents, pleadings, motions, letters, or forms for Client; (c) represent Client or speak for Client in any court, hearing, mediation, or negotiation, or communicate with any party, attorney, court, or agency on Client's behalf; (d) predict the outcome of any legal matter; or (e) recommend self-representation. If Client asks a question that calls for legal advice, Coach will decline and direct Client to a licensed attorney, every time.

3. No Attorney-Client Relationship; No Privilege

No attorney-client relationship is created or will ever be created by this engagement. Communications between Client and Coach are not protected by attorney-client privilege or work-product protection and could be subject to subpoena or discovery. For exactly that reason, Client agrees not to share case-specific facts, strategy, or confidential details of any legal matter with Coach, and Coach may stop any discussion that drifts in that direction.

4. Standing Advisory

GD NAPSC does not recommend self-representation. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK THE ASSISTANCE OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR STATE! Low-cost and free options may be available through your local bar association's lawyer referral service or legal aid office.

5. Services and Fees

Coach maintains a limited number of client hours each week, by design. The offerings are Phone Coaching ($300, thirty minutes, by phone), The Working Hour ($500, one hour, by Zoom), The Coaching Block ($1,000, three hours, by Zoom, in up to three segments), and The Long-Haul Block ($2,000, eight hours, by Zoom, in segments that fit Client's schedule). Sessions are scheduled online at gdnapsc.as.me, or by email or phone. Payment is due at booking, by Stripe or Cash App ($GDNAPSC).

6. Scheduling, Rescheduling, Cancellation, and Refunds

Client may reschedule a session at no charge with at least 24 hours' written notice. A session missed without at least 24 hours' notice is forfeited. Unused, unexpired session time may be refunded upon written request made within 30 days of purchase. Multi-hour blocks expire 12 months from the date of purchase, and expired time is neither usable nor refundable. If payment is received before this Agreement is accepted, no session will occur until it is accepted, and if Client declines to accept it, the payment will be refunded in full.

7. Session Conduct and Recording

Sessions take place by phone or Zoom as stated for each offering. Neither party may record any session without the prior written consent of the other. Florida law generally requires the consent of all parties before a private conversation may be recorded.

8. Client Responsibility

Client alone is responsible for Client's legal matters, including every deadline, filing, appearance, and decision. Nothing in this engagement, including any session, scheduling matter, or communication, excuses, extends, or affects any court deadline or obligation. Client makes all decisions about Client's own legal matters independently.

9. No Guarantee

Coach makes no promise or guarantee of any result in any matter. Coaching addresses preparation, organization, composure, and follow-through only. Client's outcomes depend on facts, law, and decisions outside the scope of coaching.

10. Ending the Engagement

Either party may end this engagement at any time by written notice. Coach may end a session, or the engagement, if Client persists in seeking legal advice or case-specific assistance after being redirected. Upon termination by either party, prepaid amounts for unused, unexpired session time will be refunded.

11. General

This Agreement is governed by Florida law. It is the entire agreement between the parties about coaching services and replaces all prior discussions on that subject. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. This Agreement may be signed electronically, including through the acknowledgment checkbox presented at online booking, and may be signed in counterparts.

12. Client Acknowledgments

Every client affirms each of the following:

  • GD NAPSC is not a law firm, and Coach is not an attorney.
  • I will receive no legal advice, document preparation, document review, or representation, at any price.
  • No attorney-client relationship exists, and my communications with Coach are not privileged or confidential.
  • I have been advised to seek the assistance of a licensed attorney in my state.
  • I alone am responsible for my legal matters, my deadlines, and my decisions.

How this Agreement is executed: scheduling online at gdnapsc.as.me and checking the acknowledgment box at booking constitutes electronic acceptance of this Agreement in full. A signature copy with initialed acknowledgments is also provided before the first session and is available on request at gdnapsc@gmail.com.

Watch & Read

The education is free. It always will be.

The coaching is the service. The knowledge is public; on the channel, in live Zoom sessions, and in the forthcoming book, told the only honest way: through the documents themselves.

Featured, In My Own Words

“My Houses Were Stolen”

Watch this detailed, firsthand account of how my properties were taken without due process of law! This is just one of the experiences that put me on this road, and the reason I believe no one should face the system unprepared!

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The YouTube Series

A document-driven chronicle of real pro se journeys; certified transcripts, filed papers, and published opinions, placed side by side so the record can speak for itself. Plus general skills videos for anyone learning to navigate the system.

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The Book

A Stipulation Becomes a Settlement and the chapters that follow; the paper trail of a veteran's cases, told in the courts' own documents. Nothing asks you to take the author's word for anything.

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Contact

Ready to get prepared?

Reach out to request a coaching session, ask about workshops, or book a speaking engagement for your veterans' group or community organization.

◷  Schedule online: gdnapsc.as.me
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◈  Tampa, Florida; sessions by phone & Zoom nationwide
Before you write: please don't include details of your legal matter in your first message, and please don't ask legal questions by email; I can't and won't answer them. Tell me what kind of coaching or education you're interested in, and we'll schedule a conversation about whether it's a fit.

In crisis or facing an immediate deadline? Contact a licensed attorney, your local legal aid office, or your court's self-help center right away. Coaching is never a substitute for counsel.
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GD NAPSC is committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. As a service-connected disabled veteran, I take this personally: nobody should be shut out of information about navigating the court system because of a disability.

What this site does: we strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. This page is built with semantic structure for screen readers, visible keyboard-focus indicators for people who navigate without a mouse, text that can be resized without loss of function, color contrast chosen for readability, and respect for reduced-motion settings for visitors with vestibular sensitivities. Video content includes player controls, and we are working toward captions on all published video.

This is an ongoing effort. Accessibility is not a one-time checkbox, and some content, including embedded third-party video and linked platforms like YouTube and Dropbox, may not yet fully meet these standards. We review the site on a regular basis and remediate issues as they are identified.

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