Rethinking my opposition to family court arbitration
October 1, 2011
For a few years my friend and colleague, Barry W. Knobel of Knobel Mediation Services, LLC, has been encouraging me to rethink my opposition to
Maximizing the benefit of clearing your client’s name
August 26, 2011
I sometime envision opposing counsel in highly contentious domestic litigation as a bullying gunslinger, shooting bullets at my client’s feet and demanding that my client
August 25, 2011
Only inexperienced or unthinking family law attorneys take aggressive action against an opposing party without expecting blowback against their client. It’s animal nature to strike
What part of don’t don’t you understand
August 25, 2011
Friend and colleague Mary Jane (M.J.) Goodwin suggested I blog on the propriety of citing unpublished appellate opinions as legal authority in other cases. Are
Should parents ever agree to court-ordered college support in South Carolina?
August 24, 2011
Even before Webb v. Sowell, 387 S.C. 328, 692 S.E.2d 543 (2010), overruled Risinger v. Risinger, 273 S.C. 36, 253 S.E.2d 652 (1979), and held
August 21, 2011
As a Jew I don’t believe in Christ’s divinity; however, I certainly believe in his wisdom. Perhaps the wisest of Christ’s counsel: Turn the Other
Controlling the tempo of domestic litigation
August 20, 2011
One thing that is never taught in trial advocacy law school classes and rarely noted in continuing legal education seminars is the role of tempo
Be careful what your client vouches for
August 12, 2011
Most attorneys know that their clients’ own affidavit(s) can be used against them at trial as an admission of a party opponent. SCRE 801(d)(2)(A). However,
