PinnedMember-onlyDave Ramsey’s Latest Attempt to Control and Silence Employees: Company-Wide NDAs and Forced ArbitrationDave Ramsey has gone nuclear on his employees in an attempt to avoid any more negative press or lawsuits like the ones currently against him and his financial media company (read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of The Case(s) Against Dave Ramsey). …Dave Ramsey12 min readDave Ramsey12 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Case(s) Against Dave Ramsey: Part 4This is part 4 in an ongoing saga about secrets and lies, hypocrisy, and the use of faith to manipulate and abuse people. There is also a consistent theme of using legal tactics to keep things in the dark. …Dave Ramsey12 min readDave Ramsey12 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Case(s) Against Dave RamseyIn the fall of 2019, I had a legal encounter with Dave Ramsey’s company, Ramsey Solutions (legal name: The Lampo Group). As a lawyer myself, I became interested in certain themes I noticed in how they handle legal (and other) challenges. As background, for over twenty years, I was married…Dave Ramsey16 min readDave Ramsey16 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Case(s) Against Dave Ramsey: Part 2Recently I summarized the lawsuits against or involving Dave Ramsey and his company Ramsey Solutions (legal name: The Lampo Group). If you haven’t read it, go back and read that now for context. My previous article made clear that I don’t claim to be a disinterested party; I have experienced…Dave Ramsey13 min readDave Ramsey13 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Case(s) Against Dave Ramsey: Part 3A settlement, an answer, a few depositions, and a new case later. Edited at 11/5/21, 3:30pm: to report on decision ordering Dave Ramsey to submit to a deposition in the O’Connor case and denying his attorneys’ request that Ms. O’Connor be barred from the deposition. I’m now three articles deep…Dave Ramsey14 min readDave Ramsey14 min read
Published inRes Ipsa·Updated Aug 23Member-onlyA Timeline of The Blind Side: How Michael Oher and the Tuohy Family Came Together and Fell Apart“I’m just trying to get to the bottom of this.” In a pivotal scene from the movie, “The Blind Side,” an NCAA investigator was concerned that a Memphis couple, alumni and boosters to The University of Mississippi, also known as “Ole Miss,” were trying to influence a promising young football…Michael Oher12 min readMichael Oher12 min read
Jun 1Member-onlyBREAKING: Dave Ramsey Sued by Former Fans in Class Action LawsuitMarilyn Dewey is a truck driver from Washington who spent hour after hour listening to Dave Ramsey’s talk radio show on her long haul routes. Tasha Ryan is a surgical technologist in Idaho who spent her free time tending her vegetable garden, raising chickens, and listening to Dave Ramsey on…Dave Ramsey4 min readDave Ramsey4 min read
Feb 7Member-onlyThe Last Step in Healing From An Abusive Relationship May Be the HardestHealing from an abusive relationship is a journey. But figuring out how you got there in the first place can bring closure and a healthier future. “I would never let someone treat me that way.” That is one of the most unhelpful, and in fact harmful, statements someone can say…Abuse15 min readAbuse15 min read
Sep 8, 2022Member-onlyHold On To MeThe years 2018–2019 would turn out to be the hardest years of my life. They were harder than year after year of infertility and miscarriages. They were harder than the years of caring for three toddlers. They were even harder than accepting my youngest child’s terminal diagnosis. All of those…Faith3 min readFaith3 min read
Sep 1, 2022Member-onlyDear Churches: Stop Using NDAs and Other Silencing StrategiesSunshine versus silencing. Light versus dark. Open versus sealed. Free versus gagged. There is a tension between each of these concepts that I think is woven throughout the Bible. I recently had a conversation with Amy Fritz of the Untangled Faith podcast about the use of different types of silencing…Nondisclosure Agreement9 min readNondisclosure Agreement9 min read