“Ransomed? What’s that?” “I don’t know. But that’s what they do. I’ve seen it in books; and so of course that’s what we’ve got to do.” “But how can we do it if we don’t know what it is?” “Why, blame it all, we’ve GOT to do it. Don’t I tell you it’s in the books? Do …Read More
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
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
“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
“If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” --T.S. Eliot David: You're gay for saying that. Cal: I'm gay for saying that? David: You know how I know you're gay? Cal: How? How do you know I'm gay? David: Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts. Cal: You know h…Read More
“The solutions all are simple . . . after you have arrived at them. But they're simple only when you know already what they are.” --Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974) If you've missed 15 years of ABA Family Law Section Annual Meetings, it's okay. We now have a 702…Read More
“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” --Oscar Wilde Note: Jennifer Rose’s book applies to all law firms. We are just focusing on divorce and family law firms here. If you practice as a sole practitioner or in a small firm, including divorce and family law, you have special…Read More
