Tis the Season

Well, it’s that time again.  The holidays are upon us.  While we like to think of this time as a season for peace and harmony and family, it seems that these sentiments are not held by all. A simple review of the news headlines from “Black Friday” will demonstrate that there is no peace in [...]

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do

July 18, 2011

In 1962 Neal Sedaka sang a song entitled “Breaking up is Hard to Do”.  The song immediately hit the top of the charts and is regarded by many as Mr. Sedaka’s “calling card”. The song details a man’s desperation to hold on to a relationship that is over.  This happens frequently in both professional and [...]

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Client seeking Aggressive Attorney

May 4, 2011

Often I get requests from colleagues via e-mail for “an aggressive attorney”.  Clients also frequently ask “Are you aggressive”?.  This question, however, is not the most important question.  The most important question is, in my opinion, “Do you know when to be aggressive”? Aggressive v. Zealous The mark of a good attorney/advocate is not necessarily [...]

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Hypocrisy

April 12, 2011

We are all hypocrites on some level. Hypocrisy and our Kids How many of us have come down on our kids for not doing their homework?  Cleaning their room?  Brushing their teeth, etc? I will submit that there is not one parent out there who hasn’t. Why, then, do we feel it ok to shirk [...]

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A Second Opinion About Advice

March 28, 2011

We all tend to ask for advice from time to time because none of us, no matter how much we think we know, knows everything.  We all come to crossroads and ask those who have been there before.  Here is the rub, though.  A great number of times, we completely disregard the advice we are [...]

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Divorce with Dignity

March 7, 2011

    Sounds like a good notion, but so many litigants in a dissolution seem to feel that they have to fight in the trenches in order to “win”. First of all, define “win”.  It’s hard to keep your eye on the prize if you don’t know what the prize is.  Be honest with yourself.  [...]

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Your Divorce is Yours

March 2, 2011

Your divorce is yours.  I know this sounds very simple, but … it is not. Too many times people come in to my office and say “I want “X” because my sister (brother, friend, co-worker… fill in the blank) got it”.  Upon further discussion, however, I point out to him or her all of the [...]

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