Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. -- John F. Kennedy John Lande is trying to help us “escape the prison of fear” by negotiating settlements that work well for our divorce and family law clients, add value, and provide satisfaction to clients and lawyers alik…Read More
No iconoclast can possibly escape the severest criticism. If he is poor he is against existing things because he cannot succeed. If he is rich, he is not faithful to his ideals. The world always demands of a prophet a double standard. He must live a life consistent with his dreams, and at the same t…Read More
Kimmie: I should let you know that Mr. Heiss will only be available to meet for about five minutes, so we should hurry up and cut to the point. Um, and speak in short sentences because he has the attention span of a ferret on crystal meth. --Domino (2005) Ron Burgundy: Ladies and gentlemen, can I pl…Read More
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou Advocacy in a divorce law firm and family law firm involves singing a song that resonates with the trier of fact. For witness examinations—direct and cross—advocacy requires us to help our witn…Read More
Vinny Gambini: It's a procedure. Like rebuilding a carburetor has a procedure. You know, when you rebuild a carburetor, the first thing you do is you take the carburetor off the manifold? Supposing you skip the first step, and while you're replacing one of the jets, you accidentally drop the jet, it…Read More
Managers and investors alike must understand that accounting numbers are the beginning, not the end, of business valuation. --Warren Buffet It may come as a shock to some clients to learn that there may be two or more definitions of value for the same property at the same time. --Shannon Pratt The s…Read More
“Divorce, Illness, Unemployment and Overspending. These now are the harbingers of economic doom that spell the end of the ‘good life’ for so many of the economic refugees that seek relief in this ‘Court of Last Resort.’” --Rice v. Rice, 94 B.R. 617, 218 (Bankr. W. D. Mo. 1988), cited in …Read More
“The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.” --George Foreman “After you’re older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money.” --Helen Gurley Brown This is a book you should buy for your divorce and family law library. If you’…Read More
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” -- Warren Buffet The ABA Section of Business Law has two resources useful to family practitioners seeking assistance with business valuation issues. The first is Financial Statement Analysis an…Read More
“Logic is the anatomy of thought.” --John Locke Paul Bosanac’s Litigation Logic is essentially a 486-page, annotated flow chart useful to the divorce and family law attorney. He has developed a three-page “Legal Logic Flow Chart” with a series of questions probing your opponent’s argumen…Read More
