Tim Bowles

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Executive Director, Youth for Human Rights International
Commissioner, Board of Advisors, Citizens Commission on Human Rights
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Timothy Bowles is an American attorney who has worked for the Church of Scientology and its related organizations for the majority of his career.

Along with Kendrick Moxon and Laurie Bartilson, Bowles was one of the lead attorneys for the Church of Scientology in the oft-cited legal case: "Church of Scientology International v. Fishman and Geertz" [cite book
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He is the executive director of Youth for Human Rights International, and is a Commissioner on the Board of Advisors of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, both Church of Scientology sponsored organizations.

Legal career

In the late 1970s, Bowles began his legal career as attorney for Delphian Foundation (now known as Delphi Schools, an Applied Scholastics educational organization that uses study technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard).

Bowles moved to Southern California in the 1980s, where he served as general legal counsel to the Church of Scientology International for several years with Kendrick Moxon in the firm Bowles & Moxon, which served as the church's lead counsel in the legal effort that resulted in the church receiving U.S. tax-exempt status in 1993. [Frantz, Douglas, "Scientology's Puzzling Journey From Tax Rebel to Tax Exempt", "The New York Times", March 9, 1997.]

Bowles had been a part of the law firm "Bowles & Moxon", whose other partner was Kendrick Moxon. That law firm acted on behalf of the Church of Scientology. An article in "The American Lawyer" recounts how the firm of "Bowles & Moxon" was involved with the filing of 50 civil suits against the Cult Awareness Network by individual Scientologists, many of whom had asserted virtually the same "carbon copy" claims as the other lawsuits [http://www.skeptictank.org/moxon.htm Did Scientology Strike Back?] , The American Lawyer, June 1997
Starting in 1991, CAN was forced to fend off some 50 civil suits filed by Scientologists around the country, many of them asserting carbon copy claims and many pressed by the same law firm, Los Angeles's Bowles & Moxon. Scientologists also filed dozens of discrimination complaints against CAN with state human rights commissions nationwide, requiring the services of still more lawyers. The avalanche of litigation staggered the network. By 1994 CAN, which ran on a budget of about $300,000 a year, had been dumped by its insurers and owed tens of thousands of dollars to attorneys.] In 1994, the Cult Awareness Network opened a counter-suit against the Church of Scientology, 11 individual Scientologists and the Los Angeles law firm of Bowles and Moxon [cite news
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Tim Bowles was part of the lawfirm "Bowles & Hayes" [ [http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2341266_1?noconfirm=0 Bowles & Hayes] , FindLaw.com] . His partner Steven Hayescite news
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"..the purchaser was Steven Hayes, a Scientologist attorney whose partner, Timothy Bowles, once shared offices with Kendrick Moxon."] , also a Scientologist, was involved in buying the assets of the Cult Awareness Network after bankruptcycite book
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"In October 1996, the law firm Bowles and Hayes acquired can's legal name and logo. Timothy Bowles had been a part of Bowles & Moxton [sic] , a law firm acting on behalf of Scientology. Fears that Scientology might use CAN's name to cause confusion materialized with the establishment of New CAN.."] [cite news
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The CAN name, logo and telephone number were sold in Bankruptcy Court last month to a member of the Church of Scientology, whose members are also trying to buy the extensive files that CAN kept on Scientology and other groups. CAN's telephone hot line in Chicago, dormant for six months, is operating again. The people answering have been instructed to tell callers that CAN has been "taken over" by "a new corporation," but "we would be happy to help you with information about religious groups you have an interest in," said Steven L. Hayes, the Los Angeles attorney and Scientologist who bought the rights to use CAN's phone number. CAN has filed an appeal objecting to the sale of its name and phone.] .

After leaving that firm, he has continued to personally work for Scientology entities such as Youth for Human Rights International as Executive Director [ [http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/about-us/meet_founder/meet-director-index.htm Meet the Director: Tim Bowles] , youthforhumanrights.org] [ [http://www.scientology.org/Humanrights/news/2005/051107.htm International Youth Delegates Spark Human Rights Initiative at David Starr Jordan High School] , "Church of Scientology International", Human Rights News, October 7, 2005] [ [http://www.theta.com/youth-issues/20060603_yi_1.php Youth For Human Rights International - Ghana Human Rights Tour] , "Church of Scientology International", Human Rights News Forum, June 3, 2006] , and the Citizens Commission on Human Rights as a Commissioner on the Board of Advisors [ [http://cchr.org/index.cfm/7075 CCHR's Board of Advisors] ] , as well as representing clients such as Narconon. Representing Youth for Human Rights International in Ghana in 2006, he said, "Ghana should lead the crusade for championing the tenets of United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights...through human rights education from an early age," adding that his organization had developed materials to assist in doing so. [cite news
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On 2005-12-19, he incorporated the firm "Law Offices of Timothy Bowles", with two associates.

Clients

The clients his firm represents include: Airespring, Inc.; Applied Scholastics International, Inc; Castec, Inc.; Consolidated Financial & Insurance Services, Inc.; Cornerstone Pictures; Cushman & Wakefield; Diskeeper Corporation; Eastern Tools & Equipment; The Football Network; Los Angeles Medical Center; McPhee & Associates, Inc.; Mission Renaissance, Inc.; National Foundation of Women Legislators; Omnitronix, Inc.; Panda Software International; Sterling Management Systems, Inc.; Survival Strategies International; Telsoft Solutions, Inc.; United Merchant Services.cite web | url = http://www.lawyers.com/California/Pasadena/Law-Offices-of-Timothy-Bowles,-P.C.-185402-f.html | title = Law Offices of Timothy Bowles, P.C. Profile | accessdate = 2007-04-27 | work = Lawyers.com | publisher = Martindale-Hubbell] As well, he is the agent of service for Hubbard College of Administration and the dissolved Church of Scientology of California.California Secretary of State, California Business Search]

In the news

In 1987, Bowles wrote a letter to the St. Petersburg Times, threatening a lawsuit if they were to print a review of the new book "":

It has come to our attention that interp|you are considering publication of a review of "L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman?" by Bent Corydon ... it is quite apparent and can be proved that your motives in reviewing this book ... are to attack and denigrate the Church through any vehicle you find available. ... If you forward one of his lies you will find yourself in court facing not only libel and slander charges, but also charges for conspiracy to violate civil rights. If you publish anything at all on it, you may still find yourself defending charges in court in light of what we know about your intentions. We know a whole lot more about your institution and motives than you think.cite news |title=Scientology lawyer threatens lawsuit |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/50112633.html?dids=50112633:50112633&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=3.B&desc=Scientology+lawyer+threatens+lawsuit |work=St. Petersburg Times (City edition) |publisher= |date=1987-09-13 |accessdate=2007-04-30]

The newspaper did not comply with Scientology's requests, and published not only the review, but the letter as well.

ee also

*Scientology versus the Internet
*Scientology and the legal system

References

External links

* [http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/about-us/meet_founder/meet-director-index.htm YHRI founder's page]
* [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Narconon/sources/media/do130990.htm "Judge Gives Narconon 30 Days To Comply With State Law", "Daily Oklahoman"]