V.I. Lenin was wrong: The Gang of Four sell out (maybe)
October 27, 2010
One of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin’s more astute observations about capitalism was “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” The
Trial or mediation – why not let your clients decide?
October 19, 2010
From Guest Blogger, the Honorable Barry W. Knobel I recently mediated a case in which an attorney informed her client that “you can add a minimum
October 16, 2010
N.B. Two and a half years after I lost this appeal in the Court of Appeals, I obtained a reversal, and victory, in the Supreme
October 16, 2010
I have represented litigants in family court mediation for over a decade and been a certified family court mediator for a little over a year,
October 14, 2010
My oldest daughter, Rebecca, turns eighteen today and we are celebrating what I call “emancipation day.” When I talk to most mothers about how they
Anatomy of a family court ex-parte order
October 13, 2010
With many thanks to Robert Rosen, who has greatly shaped my thinking regarding the proper form of family court ex-parte orders, the link below contains
My sister, Gayle Forman, on being an asshole—or not
October 11, 2010
I am not the best writer in my family. That honor clearly goes to my kid sister, Gayle Forman (the “kid” just turned 40 in
In equitable distribution, not all dollars are created equal
October 9, 2010
Should you retain me to handle your divorce and should equitable distribution of your assets and debts be an issue, at some point I will
