I smell the burnt coffee from the carafe in the corner of my office while I look at another client who thinks they can just walk away from their home to find peace. I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule…
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I smell strong black coffee and the metallic scent of a cooling server room. You think your premarital agreement is a shield, but most are made of glass. I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. They felt the…
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I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. We were sitting in a sterile conference room that smelled like stale paper and the bitter black coffee I drink to tolerate these proceedings. My client, a tech executive with a…
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The infidelity tax myth Infidelity rarely results in a direct financial penalty for the cheating spouse in modern divorce proceedings. Most jurisdictions operate under no-fault laws where the division of marital property is based on equitable distribution rather than moral culpability. Unless the affair caused significant financial loss to the marital estate, the judge will…
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Can You Keep Your Wedding Ring During a Divorce Battle I smell like strong black coffee and the exhaust of a late-night commute because that is what it takes to win. You are here because you think your wedding ring is a symbol of love. In my office, it is a line item. It is…
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I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. We were in a mahogany paneled room that smelled like ozone and the peppermint I chew to stay sharp. My client, a high powered developer, thought he could outsmart the room.…
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The first seventy two hours of your freedom I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. She was terrified of her husband. When his lawyer asked a leading question about a minor argument from five years ago, she panicked.…
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Sit down and drink the coffee. It is bitter because the truth is usually worse. You are here because your spouse wants out and you think you can stop the train by standing on the tracks. You cannot. I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because…
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Sit down. Drink your coffee. You came here because you think you own that car in the driveway and you are terrified your spouse is going to sell it before you see a judge. I smell the desperation on you and it smells like a losing case. I recently spent 14 hours deconstructing a contract…
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You think you have been robbed. You came home and the safe is empty, the car is gone, and the artwork has been stripped from the walls. You called the police and they told you it is a civil matter. They are right. Your spouse did not steal from you in the eyes of the…
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