Lawyers Have More Rights Than Business Owners in America.
When life happens, small business owners are left standing alone. Gower Idrees, founder of RareBrain, is currently fighting for survival in Oregon state and federal court — stripped of his right to defend his Texas company while facing daily retaliation from a 15-person legal team.
We tell entrepreneurs to incorporate for protection — yet when the system attacks, there’s no one left to protect the protector. This must change now.
See what legal abuse from a 15-person team against a small business owner actually looks like.
Motion for Judicial Integrity — Oct 1, 2025 (federal district court).
Press Release — Broke, not incapable: how we’re fighting with ingenuity.
Truth scales. Lawmakers: Please help stop retaliation in Oregon court, while a stay is already in place in Federal court. 📩 gower@rarebrain.com
Margins are shrinking. Tariffs, inflation, and labor costs are eating profits.
One unexpected lawsuit, one unfair contract, one bad-faith legal battle — and decades of sweat can disappear overnight.
Every year, more than 600,000 small businesses shut down. Not because of bad ideas, but because the system is stacked against them.
And when the bad days come, they come fast. Cash drains. Credit collapses. Owners are left alone — forced to defend themselves without the resources of a Fortune 500 company.
The Hidden Trap Nobody Warned Us About
Entrepreneurs are told to incorporate for protection, tax benefits, and growth. But here’s the catch:
In court, your company can’t even speak without a lawyer. If you can’t afford one, you don’t just lose the case — you lose your voice.
Bigger companies know this — and some exploit it to bleed smaller rivals out. This is not equal protection. This is justice for sale.
Why This Fight Matters to You
If this can happen to RareBrain Institute, it can happen to any small business. Your contracts. Your invoices. Your life’s work.
If a larger company decides not to pay, or to bury you in paperwork, and you can’t afford high-priced counsel, you’re finished before you ever step foot in court.
That’s why we’re fighting back — not just for us, but for every small business owner who refuses to be silenced.
What We’re Building Together
RareBrain Institute is leading the fight to:
Expose legal abuse and retaliation in arbitration and court.
Demand reforms that protect entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Rally a movement of small business owners, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and gig workers who are tired of being bled out by the system.
The Truth For All Business Owners and Their Families. In America.
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When people are told to “incorporate for protection,” they’re often misled into believing that incorporation creates a meaningful defense against legal or financial destruction. In reality, the corporate veil protects others from you — not you from others.
When a small business faces litigation — even frivolous or retaliatory — it often cannot afford to fight, while large firms and wealthy opponents can weaponize the system. The result is what you’re describing:
Owners stripped of due process because they can’t afford extended legal battles.
Corporate entities used as traps — owners can’t self-represent in corporate cases, forcing them to hire counsel, even when the business is broke.
Asymmetrical power — opposing parties with legal teams exploit procedure, delay, and filings to exhaust small business defendants.
This system leaves small business owners effectively voiceless — trapped between the myth of legal protection and the brutal economics of defense.
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Corporations cannot represent themselves.
In both federal and state court, corporations (even single-member LLCs or S-corps) must be represented by licensed attorneys. This rule exists to “maintain legal standards,” but in practice, it silences small owners who can’t afford representation.Lawyers have procedural and institutional power.
Attorneys can manipulate timelines, file motions, and use discovery as a weapon. Business owners without equivalent legal firepower are quickly overwhelmed.Access to justice is priced out.
Court systems are pay-to-play. Filing fees, discovery costs, and attorney retainers create a barrier so high that even being right doesn’t matter — only being resourced does.Retaliation goes unchecked.
Small business owners who speak out or challenge larger players face retaliatory lawsuits, liens, or reputation attacks, with little recourse. The system incentivizes silence and submission, not justice.
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Behind every “corporate entity” is a human being — a founder, a family, a dream. When courts deny small business owners the right to represent their own companies, they effectively strip them of their right to defend their life’s work. Pricey lawyers are not interested in broke business owners. And if you cant pay, you are priced out.
This leads to emotional, financial, and psychological devastation. Many never recover — and yet, these stories rarely make headlines because they’re buried under procedural rulings, not verdicts.
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Potential reforms could include:
Allowing self-representation for small businesses who cannot afford counsel.
Creating small business courts or tribunals focused on fair process, not procedural punishment.
Mandating equal access funding for legal defense in small business disputes.
Redefining incorporation education to include truthful risk disclosure — so new entrepreneurs know what “protection” really means.
How This Fight Found Me
I built my business from nothing. I’m the founder. The owner. But in America — I’m not allowed to defend it in court.”
“While I fight for my life’s work, the people trying to destroy it have more rights than I do. How did we let that happen?
I’ve spent three decades helping leaders cut wasted effort, grow profits, and protect what matters. I never imagined I’d have to use every ounce of that experience just to keep my own company alive.
What happened wasn’t a mistake. It was a playbook: delay, misdirect, inflate costs, drain energy. A system that should protect builders too often shields abusers.
I could have walked away. But walking away teaches predators they can win. So I chose the harder path — document everything, tell the truth, and fight back in the open.
“They told me to dig a hole. I built a model instead. We’re broke, not incapable. And if I don’t fight, millions of small businesses will lose their voice too.”
I’m fighting for my company, yes. But more than that, I’m fighting for yours. For your team. For the years of energy you haven’t lived yet.
If this resonates, I’m asking you to stand with me — because standing together is how we change the rules.
Thanks for your support,
Gower Idrees
CEO, RareBrain Institute
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RareBrain entered arbitration expecting fairness. Instead, we faced:
False testimony was permitted even when we had video/audio proving otherwise.
Critical evidence was excluded, while the other side’s late or unsupported evidence was accepted.
Rules were applied unequally—our motions and objections were ignored, while theirs advanced.
Ethics complaints we filed were turned into weapons against us, instead of being investigated.
Key rights were denied, like cross-examining witnesses and submitting rebuttal evidence.
Key evidence was suppressed with decisions that undercut transparency.
This wasn’t just a bad outcome—it was a systemic failure that drained our time, money, and energy while shielding misconduct.
This wasn’t just a bad outcome — it was a systemic failure that drained our time, money, and energy while shielding abuse.
So we fought back. We documented every detail and carried the case into federal court. That’s when we learned a devastating truth: without an attorney, a small business has no rights to defend itself — no matter how strong the evidence.
And when we pressed forward anyway, we faced retaliation: threats, hostile filings, and even efforts to erase our voice from the record.
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What happened to RareBrain isn’t unique — it’s a warning. Arbitration failed us, and when we turned to federal court, we discovered another systemic trap: small businesses have no right to defend themselves without hiring an attorney.
That means:
Evidence silenced — proof that would matter in court can be blocked or buried.
Accountability erased — arbitrators face little oversight, and federal judges enforce rules that silence business owners.
No path to appeal — one unfair ruling can end a business permanently.
Retaliation normalized — speaking up risks sanctions, threats, or financial ruin.
This isn’t just about one case — it’s about every entrepreneur, every small business, every community that depends on them. If the system allows fraud, perjury, and suppression to slide unchecked, it doesn’t just kill companies — it destroys trust in American business itself.
Bottom line: This is not just a fight for RareBrain — it’s a fight for every business owner trying to survive in an era of rising costs, shrinking margins, and mounting complexity.
Human energy isn’t renewable. Profits and focus are finite. RareBrain is standing up so small businesses can protect both.
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RareBrain entered the fight as a mission-driven business, expecting fairness. Instead, we were dragged into a system stacked against us. We faced a 15-person legal team with endless resources, while we were forced to fight with limited means.
The result?
Years of growth erased — momentum stalled and opportunities lost.
Financial devastation — savings drained, home sold, credit destroyed.
Human toll — energy consumed by legal games instead of serving customers.
And here’s the truth: if it can happen to us, it can happen to any business. When margins are already under attack from inflation, tariffs, and labor costs, one bad-faith legal battle can tip the balance. Not because you lack merit, but because the system is designed to wear you down until you quit.
At RareBrain, we refused to quit. Instead, we turned our three-tier optimization model — highest impact, lowest effort, maximum effectiveness — into our weapon. We documented everything, built our case, and chose to fight not just for ourselves, but for every entrepreneur at risk of being silenced.
We lost years of productivity and momentum defending ourselves in a tilted forum.
Cash flow and team energy were diverted away from revenue generation
We went through emotional and financial harm.
Customers were lost
False narratives created reputational risk that we had to fight hard to correct.
The cumulative effect was like a tax on human energy—slowing our ability to deliver higher profits made happier.
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For 30 years, RareBrain has helped companies survive and thrive under pressure. We’ve guided CEOs through high-stakes challenges, optimized organizations for growth, and built systems to turn chaos into clarity.
Now, we are using the same expertise inward. The RareBrain Three-Tier Optimization Model — highest impact, lowest effort, maximum effectiveness — has become our weapon in this fight. What began as a framework for building stronger companies is now powering a case that could protect millions of small businesses.
As founder Gower Idrees puts it: “I’m broke, not incapable. David had a stone — I built a model. And I’m using it to fight back.”
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Case Details
Idrees v. Precise Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc.
Case No.: 3:25-cv-01447-AR
Court: U.S. District Court, District of Oregon (Portland Division)
Filed by: Gower Idrees, Founder of RareBrain Institute
Initial Filing: Originally filed as RareBrain Institute LP vs. Precise
Origin: Arbitration in Portland Oregon (Aug 2024 – Mar 2025)
Current Status: Federal litigation pending; related enforcement action also pending in state court (Clackamas County Circuit Court, Oregon)
⚖️ Legal Timeline & Motions Filed
🔹 Arbitration Phase (Aug 2024 – Mar 2025)
RareBrain Institute initiated arbitration, which culminated in a contested ruling that prompted federal litigation based on alleged misconduct.
🔹 Federal Motions Filed
Motion to Vacate Arbitration Award – Filed August 8, 2025
– Based on 23 counts of arbitration misconduct, including:
• Perjury
• Fraud
• Evidence suppression
Filed with 10,000+ pages of documented evidence, linking each of the 23 counts of alleged misconduct — including fraud, perjury, suppression, and coercion — directly to exhibits and even subjective interpretations to leave no ambiguity. Initially filed under seal to allow the judge full unfiltered access for review.
Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum citing whistleblower protections due to ethics chilling.
Supplemental Response Regarding Whistleblower Protections and Standing. Filed September 5, 2025
Motion for Sanctions – Filed September 5, 2025
– Alleging spoliation coercion, ethical chilling and protective order violations. Filed with evidence.
Motion to Stay – Filed September 10, 2025
– Seeking temporary pause of enforcement actions due to retaliation. Filed with evidence.
Motion to Disqualify Opposing Counsel – Filed September 10, 2025
– Based on conflicts of interest and procedural misconduct.
Motion for Judicial Integrity, Retaliation and Access to Justice – Filed October 1, 2025
– Supplement Filed October 2, 2025 - Retaliation continued.
– Highlighting systemic retaliation including violation of self-representation rights, civil rights and bias.
– Filed with 2 evidentiary binders with nearly a 100 pages of evidence showing 4 types of chilling (evidentiary, ethics, witnesses and pro se rights)
Latest Federal Court Ruling (October 6, 2025)
Summary:
The court granted Gower Idrees until November 21, 2025 to respond to the Order to Show Cause.
Discovery in the federal case is stayed until further notice.
However, the court refused to intervene in state court proceedings, meaning Clackamas County enforcement (interrogatories, collections) may proceed against RareBrain in the meantime.
Key Takeaways:
✅ Federal timeline paused (temporary breathing room)
❌ State court enforcement continues — legal exposure remains active
❌ Court denied request to be treated as RareBrain’s alter ego or be granted standing to represent RareBrain
⚖️ Case remains in critical phase, with motions pending and access to justice concerns unresolved.
👉 Please — if anyone can help stop the retaliation against us in state court in Oregon, please reach out to gower@rarebrain.com
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Don’t assume arbitration—or court—will protect you. Arbitration was sold as cheaper and faster, but for us it became costlier, slower, and stacked against fairness. Even in federal court, small businesses face systemic hurdles that tilt the table toward those with more resources.
Preserve everything. Every email, note, file, and recording matters. In a system where evidence can be excluded or suppressed, your record-keeping is your shield.
Expect and prepare for misconduct. Perjury, spoliation, and retaliation aren’t rare outliers — they’re common tactics. Document them relentlessly and be ready to challenge them.
Legal abuse is an energy trap. It drains not only money but leadership bandwidth, employee focus, and company momentum. Protecting your business means protecting its energy as much as its capital.
Build resilience before the storm. Rising costs, shrinking margins, and labor challenges already put small businesses on edge. When bad days come, they come fast. Having systems for efficiency, impact, and focus can mean the difference between collapse and survival.
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If the court recognizes the misconduct we’ve documented, it could set a critical precedent for millions of small businesses. Right now, small businesses are barred from defending themselves unless they can afford expensive legal counsel. That’s not equal protection — that’s a gag order. A favorable ruling could open the door for small businesses and entrepreneurs to finally have a pathway to justice, even when they don’t have deep pockets.
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The Renergy Justice Fund is our platform to turn one company’s ordeal into national reform. It exists to:
Restore RareBrain’s ability to serve businesses while we fight in federal court.
Push for transparency, accountability, and reform in arbitration and judicial practices.
Document how legal abuse drains small businesses and offer a model to fight back.
This case is more than RareBrain—it’s a precedent that could affect millions of small businesses nationwide.
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We can’t fight this alone. Together, we can push back against broken systems draining small businesses everywhere.
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Here is How You Can Help.
Protect Every Business.
If it could happen to us, it could happen to you.
What happened to RareBrain isn’t unique — it’s a warning. Rising costs, shrinking margins, and predatory tactics mean any business can be targeted. This fight isn’t just about one case; it’s about shielding entrepreneurs, jobs, and families from abuse that drains money, energy, and years of progress.
Stop the Human Energy Drain.
We paid the price so others don’t have to.
Litigation abuse stole our focus, resources, and health. No business should have to burn itself out just to survive. We’re fighting to ensure small businesses keep their energy where it belongs — growing teams, innovating, and serving customers — not fighting systemic abuse
You Can Tip the Scales.
Your support fuels change.
The more people know, the harder it is for injustice to hide. You can help by sharing our story, buying our books, or donating or even working with us directly — we’re actively consulting and coaching businesses navigating complexity, costs, and disruption. Every action tips the balance toward justice.
A Legal Fight With Impact.
We’re challenging abusive tactics head-on.
We’re not just defending RareBrain — we’re creating precedent. A win here sends a message: fraud, suppression, and retaliation cannot stand unchallenged in U.S. courts. This is a fight for transparency, accountability, and equal protection for every entrepreneur.
