In praise of opinionated lawyers
June 11, 2017
Folks who know me well–and even some who don’t–consider me the most opinionated person they know. I accept their judgment. Given something I’ve thought about,
Keeping smart people from doing stupid stuff
April 28, 2017
When I attended law school no one informed me that I would spend a substantial part of most days talking smart people out of doing
April 26, 2017
When I mentor newly licensed attorneys, one of the more important lessons I try to impart is that they should be clear about when and
Don’t expect the other side to pay your attorney’s fees
April 14, 2017
Folks going through marital litigation–and, less often, folks going through custody disputes– often contact me regarding representation with the expectation that the other side will
The best time to defeat a relocation case is before it’s filed
April 8, 2017
In my 20+ years of family law practice, I’ve yet to see a relocation case in which the requested relocation was solely for the child’s
April 7, 2017
When custodial parents relocate, the non-custodial parent almost always suffers. Typically they lose the frequent contact with the minor child that helps sustain most parent-child
You don’t have to pretend to be perfect
March 30, 2017
A lot of family court litigants harm their cases because they don’t want to admit anything that makes them look bad. Confronted with such behavior
If you want peace, prepare for war
March 19, 2017
Clients often ask me, if the goal is to settle the case, why I ask them to gather substantial information or why I issue discovery
