Prenuptial agreements, or prenups, have gotten such a bad rap over the years that many soon-to-be-married couples dread the prospect of even bringing up the subject during the leadup to the wedding. Prenups are often treated as cold, calculating, and often inherently exploitative by one or both partners. The process can be unromantic, forcing future …
Running a business is a difficult thing to do at the best of times. In my experience, there really is no such thing as a ‘night off’, you’re always either looking at your phone, waiting for the next email to come through or dealing with yet another crisis that’s come up in the past 45 …
I have a relatively wealthy friend who has recently gone through some significant marital troubles, which served as the inspiration for this post. I’ve left out the name and any obvious identifying characteristics in deference to his privacy, but his story may be of interest to the regular readers of this blog. My friend has …
Throughout my life, I’ve been both the victim of and the perpetrator of a few car accidents. Whatever position you’re in, it’s an amazing shock the suddenness from which you’re pushed from the routine into the extreme. The first accident I ever got into was as a teenager, fresh from my driving test and excited …
Many parents of disabled or sickly children live in near constant worry about what will happen to their kids once they’re gone. Our system is set up in such a way to make it basically impossible for them to be taken care of or have their needs be met by the government, so parents have …
A weird thing about divorce is that it can be either one of the worst and most stressful events of someone’s life…or it can just be another Tuesday. Take my friend, for instance, who recently got divorced from her husband of 20 years. They started out as boyfriend and girlfriend who met when he was …
Starting a new firm can be an arduous and extremely stressful experience. A thousand different decisions need to be made each week (if not each day!), culminating in an extremely costly and risky move to strike out on your own. When you’re just starting out on developing your own law firm, any item big or …
As 2020 rolls on and the pandemic waxes and wanes with new waves periodically hitting major cities, it’s clear that office culture is going to be seeing some significant changes for the foreseeable future. As employees demand safer environments and employers rush to make sure that their work force isn’t taken down in one fell …
One of the industry’s ugly little secrets is that presentation matters significantly when securing new clients. The designer of the suits you wear, the material it’s made from, and the type of wood your front desk is made of all make a significant, if subliminal, impression on the people who walk into your office seeking …
One of the best kept secrets in the big and ugly universe of family law is Mediation, a process in which a 3rd party comes into a separation process in order to reach a conclusion that works for both parties. While you can bring in lawyers for the mediation, it’s not necessary and more than …
