Moody: I want Mahtob to grow up here. Betty Mahmoody: No! Moody: I think she should become a Muslim! Betty Mahmoody: No! No! [pauses] Betty Mahmoody: You lied to me. You lied to me! You held the Koran and you swore to me that nothing was going to happen. You were planning this all the time. You lied…Read More
“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
I start where the last man left off. --Thomas A. Edison I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint. --Little Richard Trials are hard enough, especially in emotional divorce cases or in child custody cases. Do you really want to reinvent the wheel of foundati…Read More
Knowledge and understanding are life’s faithful companions who will never prove untrue to you. For knowledge is your crown, and understanding your staff; and when they are with you, you can possess no greater treasures. -- Kahlil Gibran Too many divorce and family law attorneys assume that Jay Foo…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
“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
