WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,
Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A Clean
Slate, Inc. (DRWN), www.acleanslatecorp.com announced today that it
has signed an agreement to engage Ronald F Matzner as CEO of a new
division, A Clean Slate Mediation Solutions. Mr. Matzner is
the founder and President of Divorce Mediation Services of
Florida.
Bob Goldman, President of A Clean
Slate, Inc. (ACS) stated: "The formation of A Clean Slate Mediation
Solutions and Ronald Matzner's
commitment to A Clean Slate Inc constitute a major step toward the
realization of the ACS vision. A Clean Slate, Inc. now is
able to offer individuals and families experiencing financial and
marital distress, as well as students and small business owners a
comprehensive portfolio of legal and mediation services."
Goldman continued: "In a nation with a population in increasing
financial and marital distress, mediation is a growth industry with
no market leader and no national or regional brands. A Clean
Slate intends to fill this void, providing common sense solutions
and alternatives enhanced by its innovative cloud-based technology,
consumer friendly standards of care, and the continuing support of
its signature Well-Being Community.
"Mr. Matzner brings impressive credentials, accomplishments and
expertise in business, government and law to A Clean Slate.
In government, he served during the Clinton Administration in
the Small Business Administration and Office of Management and
Budget. During the Bush Administration, he served as national
coordinator of an intergovernmental initiative. In business,
he founded and operated a number of niche market enterprises and
consulting practices. In legal and mediation services he
founded and operated a successful law practice in New Jersey for 17 years. He was one of the
early proponents of mediation, operating a Family Mediation
practice from 1985 to 1993. Recognizing the growing need for
mediation services, he formed Divorce Mediation Services of
Florida in 2010. He has degrees
from the Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania, and from Yale Law School."
Goldman continued: "The need for mediation and other alternative
dispute resolution services is evident in the daily news reports
that give increasing exposure to the personal debt and financial
crises of the American middle class. Debt, Foreclosure,
Bankruptcy and Financial trauma often leads to marital distress and
divorce. The numbers are staggering. Total US consumer debt
rose 3% in March 2011 to $2.419 Trillion. The US credit card 180-day
delinquency rate was 6.21% in February
2011. An astonishing 11.1 million households or 23% of
all mortgaged homes were "underwater" in Q4, 2010.
Foreclosure is weighing down the economy nationwide.
RealtyTrac estimates there are over 1 million foreclosures that
should have been already filed that have been delayed by banks.
There were over 1.53 million personal bankruptcies filed in
2010. The American Bar Association Journal reports an
expected increase again in 2011. Divorces are surging
nationwide. Yet, all this may be just the tip of the national
tsunami of debt, foreclosure, bankruptcy and divorce threatening
the middle class.
"A Clean Slate will concentrate initially on its home state of
Florida, a market in the midst of
an astounding debt and foreclosure crisis. The Sun Sentinel
newspaper in Florida reported a
40% increase in South Florida
personal bankruptcy filings in 2010. There were 398,825
foreclosure cases in Florida in
2009. According to Realty Trac, South Florida households had the highest total
of foreclosure filings in the nation in the third quarter of 2010 –
one in 41 homes! "
Goldman continued: "Currently, there are too many
fragmented, partial and questionable debt solutions available.
Worse yet, having gone through one of the stand-alone
solutions, an individual finds almost a complete absence of the
ongoing support necessary to help restore and maintain an
individual's 'clean slate.' In contrast, ACS expects to offer
an array of solutions that shepherd distressed individuals and
families all the way through to financial health and stability.
This will give them a 'fresh start' within a stigma-free
environment that mitigates much of the negative consequences often
endured by people who have availed themselves of a stand alone
solution."
Goldman concluded, "In the process of fulfilling its vision for
middle class relief and reconstitution, A Clean Slate has the
opportunity to become the first national brand in the debt
resolution, bankruptcy and mediation space with the capacity to
change peoples' lives forever and offer hope for the heretofore
underserved."
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continue and build its own operations and to acquire other
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