Showing posts with label Attorney-Client Relationship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Attorney-Client Relationship. Show all posts
Sunday, December 1, 2019

Are You Really Saving Money by Not Hiring an Attorney?

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Sometimes there are good reasons to not spend money. Maybe you don't have much money available. Maybe you are worried about the total ...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Can One Attorney Represent Both Parties in a Divorce?

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NO!!! Attorneys are trained to see both sides of an issue. Experienced attorneys have represented someone on each side of most common is...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tuesday Tips: Listening Well

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Do You Hear What I Hear? When a client meets with an attorney for the first time, the client is often stressed and emotional.  That...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Tuesday Tip: Efficiency

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Avoiding Phone Tag Everyone knows how unproductive telephone tag is, not to mention frustrating.  At one time or another, we all get c...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Tuesday Tip: Phone Calls

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Plan Ahead If you want to save some time and money on your divorce, plan your phone calls to your lawyer before you pick up a phone....
Sunday, September 15, 2013

What Does it Take to Finish?

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A couple of days ago, I got a call from a woman who was upset because her divorce was taking a long time to finish.  She had an attorne...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

What's My Worst Possible Outcome?

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In almost every attorney-client relationship, there needs to be more and better communication. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), at...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Do You Need an Attorney for a Temporary Orders Hearing?

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Yes! This will be a short post.  I hear from people all the time who have gotten served with papers and went to a Temporary Hearing ...
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Why You Shouldn't Be a Jerk!

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Some people just can't help it.  They are jerks.  I prefer to think that anyone and everyone can behave well if they choose to.  Fo...
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Monday, August 22, 2011

Choosing a Compatible Attorney

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Family law litigation is one of the most serious and important activities you can participate in. A few people try to handle such matters w...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

10 Tips for Enhancing Your Relationship with Your Attorney

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Hiring an attorney and joining in litigation (or Collaboration) is a serious matter. I, and others, have written about how to choose an att...
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Monday, December 20, 2010

Getting a "Quiet" Divorce

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There are quiet divorces and then there are the ones you hear too much about -- the celebrities with their binges and affairs caught on film...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

What You Should Tell Your Attorney

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Most divorces and other family law issues don't wrap up in one or two or three months. Unfortunately, the issues involve complicated an...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

The Top 10 Reasons Why People Don't Hire an Attorney

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Many people facing difficult decisions have a hard time making the decision that they often know, down deep inside, that they need to make. ...
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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Should You Hire a Collaborative Lawyer for a Case in Litigation?

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An issue that comes up all the time is whether a Collaborative lawyer can or will handle non-Collaborative cases. For me, the answer is yes....
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Why Is There No Free Consultation?

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One of the first questions we often hear when a prospective client calls us is, "Do you have a free consultation?" It's a fai...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Do You Really Want a Mean Lawyer?

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Over the years, a number of prospective clients have asked about how mean a lawyer I can be. I used to tell them that I could be as mean as...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

If You Don't Agree with Your Attorney

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When you are working with an attorney to resolve a legal issue, trust and communication are essential to maintain a healthy and productive r...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

What are My Chances of Winning?

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The one question everyone asks, or wants to ask, when starting out in almost any kind of litigation, is "What are my chances of winnin...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Don't Try This at Home (Without a Lawyer): The Perils of Representing Yourself

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Sometimes people decide to try to represent themselves in a divorce case. That's almost always a serious mistake. If you can't affor...
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