Talk to the judge, not to opposing counsel
July 29, 2011
Early in my legal career I used to habitually drive the Honorable Wayne Morris Creech nuts over what I perceived as minor offenses. Saying “yeah”
Collecting fees as the mediator or guardian
January 8, 2011
For attorneys who also act as mediators or guardians ad litem, many family court judges’ interpretation of Calhoun v. Calhoun, 331 S.C. 157, 164-65, 501
Getting the Child Heard lecture
February 10, 2010
My materials for a February 9, 2010 National Business Institute lecture on Advance Family Law are available here: Getting the Child Heard
Holiday visitation: loving your child more than you hate the other parent
December 15, 2009
Last year, shortly before imposing a criminal contempt sentence on a mother who had repeatedly and blithely interfered with my client’s visitation, the judge asked
Mentoring newly licensed attorneys
October 17, 2009
In December 2008, the South Carolina Supreme Court reestablished a second pilot mentoring program, in which all qualifying lawyers admitted to the Bar between March 1,
Seeking criminal contempt for denied visitation
September 20, 2009
A few months ago I prosecuted a rule to show cause in which the mother had refused to let my client (her ex-husband) take the
