Archives: Personal Reflections

For cases with a lot at stake or complex issues, a potential client should be less interested in cost and more interested in the skill and experience of the lawyer.

The prosecution got a perfect verdict: guilty on enough counts to warrant what will be a life sentence, but not guilty on a few counts, which should insulate the verdict on appeal.

Good, professional lawyers do not over promise. Rather, we give a realistic appraisal.

In a case where there are complex financial circumstances involved, parties should hire lawyers with sufficient experience and knowledge to understand them, but also to understand when a higher degree of expertise is warranted.

Smart Money’s article on divorce attorneys does make a good point, although it is not real clear on what it means to “get sued.”

Good divorce lawyers will never guarantee a fee. At best, we can give an estimate, and hope the client remembers that it was just that – an estimate.

Picking the right divorce lawyer shouldn’t just turn on their retainer.

I have a few questions about New York’s new requirement that lawyers perform unpaid work before being licensed to practice.

Revenge stories are always fun and all of us divorce lawyers have a few to share. But, none of mine can top the one concerning an ex-girlfriend dentist pulling out all of her ex-boyfriends teeth.

The ABA’s Family Advocate is a must have subscription for family law attorneys.