Serenity Guardianship Services — UPL Red Flag
Entity Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Serenity Guardianship Services, Inc. |
| LARA ID | 802290962 |
| Type | Guardianship services |
| Status | DISSOLVED |
| Banks’ Role | Agent |
Serenity Guardianship Services was a guardianship company operated by Brian Roderick Banks — a non-attorney with 9 felony convictions and no bar admission.
Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)
| Factor | Detail |
|---|---|
| Operator | Brian Banks — never admitted to any bar (State Bar verification) |
| Service type | Guardianship services — legal proceedings requiring court representation |
| Classification | Textbook Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) |
| Credential fraud | Banks claims “J.D.” on school materials; no bar admission confirmed |
Guardianship involves court-supervised management of incapacitated persons’ affairs. Operating a guardianship services company without legal licensure violates Michigan’s UPL statutes and professional conduct rules.
Connection to Wayne County Probate Court
| Connection | Detail |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Wayne County Probate Court handles guardianship cases |
| Judge | Judge David Perkins — Chief Judge Pro Tem, Wayne Probate |
| Pipeline | Perkins previously served 36th District Court (2014–2018) — same court as Judge Tenisha Yancey , Judge Adam Sabree , and Judge Sean Perkins |
| Effect | Guardianship cases from Banks’ dissolved entity route through Probate Court where network-connected judges sit |
Banks operated Serenity Guardianship through the same Probate jurisdiction where Judge David Perkins presides.
Connection to Banks Network
| Entity | Relationship |
|---|---|
| Purpose Charter Academy | Same enterprise principal |
| MacDowell Preparatory Academy | Same enterprise principal |
| The Purpose Group, LLC | Same extraction structure |
| Joseph Holland Jr. | Co-principal across all financial entities |
Significance
A convicted felon running guardianship services without legal credentials demonstrates the enterprise’s pattern: operate in legally regulated spaces without qualification, extract value, and rely on captured courts for protection when challenged.
See also: RICO Pattern — predicate acts including wire fraud on credential claims.
Verify
- 🏛️ LARA COFS — Entity 802290962
- Judge Perkins: Judge David Perkins
- State Bar: ⚖️ State Bar (ZeekBeek) — confirm Banks has no bar admission
- Banks profile: Brian Roderick Banks — ICHAT SID 2029469K
All sources are public records.