Archives: Personal Reflections
Marriage Impossible: Cruise v. Holmes
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
First question I was asked at my dentist’s office yesterday: “How was the Tom Cruise case resolved so quickly?”
Unsolicited Faxes Have a Real Cost to Small Business Owners
Published: Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Junk faxes are worse than spam email, because there is an incremental cost.
10 Things Divorce Lawyers Should Say
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2012
Smart Money Magazine recently published an article titled “10 Things Divorce Attorneys Won’t Say.” My response: If there are things divorce lawyers won’t tell their clients, it’s probably because they’re untrue.
The Olden Days of Practicing Law
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012
Lawyers (maybe everyone…) likes to tell stories about the olden days.
10 Things Divorce Attorneys Won’t Say: “I’m Dragging My Feet”
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012
The popular myth is that lawyer’s drag out cases to increase their fees. While I’m sure that this does happen on occasion, the myth is far over blown.
10 Things Divorce Attorneys Won’t Say: “I Don’t Have Time for You”
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2012
Smart Money’s divorce article (finally) has one correct.
10 Things Divorce Attorneys Won’t Say: “You May Not Even Need Me”
Published: Monday, July 2nd, 2012
We do say this to clients on occasion, but only in specific cases where there is more debts than assets – which, unfortunately, is all too common today.
10 Things Divorce Attorneys Won’t Say: “Prepare for Plummeting Income”
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Good divorce lawyers not only warn potential clients about plummeting income, but about the larger picture of likely financial sacrifices which are part of divorce.
Wisconsin Needs a Real Judicial Discipline Process
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
Judges are not above the law, and Wisconsin needs a system for investigating allegations of judicial misconduct.
10 Things Divorce Attorneys Won’t Say: “Go Cry Somewhere Else”
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2012
The emotional toll of a divorce is worse than the financial. We usually recommend that our clients be in counseling during a divorce.