June 4, 2018
Per wikipedia, during the Roman republic, the river Rubicon marked the boundary between the Roman province of Cisalpine Gaul to the north-west and Italy proper
Attorney-client privilege’s crime-fraud exception in family court
April 16, 2018
The recent FBI search of the records of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s attorney, has raised issues of attorney-client privilege and the crime-fraud exception to that
What’s the question(s) you fear the most?
February 17, 2018
A colleague, after watching a recent presentation I did on trial preparation, emailed me his appreciation. Part of his comment, “My favorite nugget: ask my
February 15, 2018
Recently I took over representation in a divorce case from a younger, less-experienced attorney. That attorney sought my advice on what I thought she should
Getting bossy with custody clients
July 1, 2017
I have a saying that custody cases are the rare litigation in which it is acceptable for an attorney to change the facts. While the
In praise of opinionated lawyers
June 11, 2017
Folks who know me well–and even some who don’t–consider me the most opinionated person they know. I accept their judgment. Given something I’ve thought about,
Keeping smart people from doing stupid stuff
April 28, 2017
When I attended law school no one informed me that I would spend a substantial part of most days talking smart people out of doing
