Victim self-help materials

updated 9/27/2020

Ebook: What to Do When Police Seize Your Property by Brenda Grantland explains in simple terms the federal forfeiture process – civil and criminal. It is an updated and expanded version of the web page linked above. Published 2016. Available for $2.99 from Brenda Grantland's website. This ebook is a very important resource when property owners first learn they have a forfeiture case. It tells how to qualify for a court-appointed attorney, and what to do if you are forced to represent yourself. The book is outlined in a simple question and answer format, with citations to statutes and cases, including links to FEAR's law library and other free internet resources for legal research. It includes a link to a step-by-step video which explains how to prepare a Claim and Answer.  Note:  this ebook is a simple overview only.  Forfeiture victims who represent themselves need more detailed and comprehensive research materials.

FEAR's Asset Forfeiture Defense Manual - now out of print

by Brenda Grantland, Esq. and Judy Osburn, with Susan Raffanti, Esq., published by FEAR Foundation Inc., released January 2002, coffee-table sized paperback, 500 pages. This book is now out of print, but Brenda Grantland is working on a federal forfeiture defense manual which should be released later in 2020.

Forfeiture 101

2 hour video on DVD, written by and starring Brenda Grantland, Esq. and Judy Osburn, produced by Joe Cadle, published by FEAR Foundation Inc. 2009. Now on sale for $50 plus $12 shipping and handling. Available from the FEAR website at this link.

FEAR's Brief Bank

an on-line collection of over 250 sample motions, briefs, etc. from federal and state forfeiture cases, several complete Justice Department manuals. Annual subscription is $100.  For more information click here.

Material from other sources