February 12, 2023
This is part one of a two-part blog inspired/encouraged by a client whose custody case I tried this week. Throughout the process she found trial
Best practice is to blind courtesy-copy clients on emails to opposing counsel
November 30, 2022
I have long believed it to be best practice to courtesy copy clients on all emails one sends in that client’s case. Doing so helps
Maybe you’re simply a bad parent
November 22, 2022
A sizable portion of my initial consults are with parents frustrated in achieving their custody or visitation goals in the family court. Often these parents
How being my clients’ fiduciary impacts my practice
April 16, 2022
Comment one to Rule 1.15 of the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct make attorneys fiduciaries for their clients. For those not familiar with the
Why would you want a “bulldog” lawyer?
April 15, 2022
I occasionally get calls from prospective family law clients wanting to know if I’m a “bulldog” (sometimes, it’s a “pitbull”). One can never be certain
There’s good reasons clients should do things my way
April 14, 2022
A pretty sizable portion of my clients fight me on the process of doing the work I want done. I would not claim I have
It pays to be nice (especially in a custody case)
January 29, 2022
Early in my career, the standard procedure in contested custody cases was to throw as much mud at the other side as you could and
One’s credibility is a valuable asset. Don’t squander it.
January 29, 2022
In the early stages of a family court case, there’s a temptation for litigants to take positions inconsistent with their prior action or words. The
