About Us Carole Bess has been practicing law in Brevard County, Florida, in the area of Bankruptcy since 1990. She is the founding member of Bess & Freyberg, P.A. While Carole practiced in many areas of law until 1999, and appeared many times in the Fifth District Court of Appeals, she has concentrated her practice in Consumer Bankruptcy for the last thirteen years, and has been a Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney for twenty-two years. Carole was interviewed by Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes, in January 2012, and was featured in an episode of 60 Minutes, in March 2012. The 60 Minutes episode was filmed in response the number of lay-offs that have occurred as a result of the ending of the NASA Shuttle program, and the resulting economic devastation on the Space Coast of Florida. She also served on the Mortgage Modification Mediation Sub-Committee in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, which has developed one of the most successful mortgage modification programs in the nation. This program is unique to Central Florida and has a 76% success rate in the Middle District of Florida in Orlando, Florida. Carole was a featured speaker in the Central Florida Bankruptcy Lawyers Association Mortgage Modification Mediation Seminar held in Orlando, Florida, August 19, 2011, and has spoken at events Central Florida Bankruptcy Association in Orlando, Florida, and spoken to the Tampa Bankruptcy Association in Tampa, Florida.