Representing witnesses of current family court clients
March 5, 2017
A few times every year a witness in a current family court case will ask me to represent him or her in a family court
Is empathy really useful for a family law attorney?
January 5, 2017
A recent New York Times ROOM for DEBATE discussed Does Empathy Guide or Hinder Moral Action? The anti-empathy debater defined it as “the capacity to
Locking the barn doors after the horse has escaped
November 27, 2016
There are a half dozen critical moments in each family court case when having an experienced attorney is critical: motions for temporary relief; contempt actions;
(Unwittingly) Coaching the children
November 25, 2016
To most people “coaching” children in the context of custody and visitation cases is telling a child to lie to the judge (or the guardian,
Is it really better to beg forgiveness than ask permission?
October 29, 2016
Early in my career one of my most trusted mentors would counsel me when I asked her about filing a motion or complaint in the
Once trial starts the attorney is the director and the litigant is merely an actor
October 26, 2016
I was recently preparing for a trial with a litigant who was filled with good ideas but wanted to be the medium to express all
“Can I do something” is rarely the right question to ask
October 4, 2016
A common question I, and I suspect many attorneys, get asked are variations of “can I....?” A common variation of that question, almost always asked
Real emergencies versus fake emergencies
May 27, 2016
There’s a saying that in doing work quickly, inexpensively, and accurately, you are lucky if you can achieve two of the three, but can never
