What To Do About Summer
FROM JODI Closing out May always represents a shift. For our clients, it is the end of school and the beginning of summer vacation. I feel like so many of you have already started to travel and take time off. For me, It is 6 weeks until I get any vacation, but if I...
Welcome to the Real World; It’s Heavy.
FROM JODI It’s official; we are going back to the in-person practice of law. Today and yesterday, I have had my first in-person depositions, and next week, my first in-person trial. I have to say, it’s like riding a bike, and my lawyer muscle memory is back. I am...
Great Resignation? More Like the Great Transformation.
FROM JODI In like a lion, out like a lamb; March lived up to its billing that’s for sure. Do you remember the beginning of the month? It was so long ago. One of the reasons I love writing this newsletter is the chance to reflect on the month and to capture something...
Hope is not a strategy. Let’s do this.
FROM JODI It’s time to say goodbye to February. Spring is 3 weeks away. We are 2/3 into the 1st Quarter. Is anything different from when you started the year? I always feel that the end of February is the time to take stock and to commit to what I need to finish, or...
Silver Linings: Change Brings the Opportunity to #be Stellar
FROM JODI In January, there is so much planning for the year ahead. Goals are set; new projects are decided. Considerable time is spent to map out the plan for achieving those goals in the, now, next 11 months. But the reality is we live in a time of...
How to Get the Most Out of Your Family Law Mediation
Mediation is a required step in nearly every family law matter, and for good reason. Most family law cases are resolved through mediation and dispute resolution efforts, rather than at a final trial. The evidence is clear—when...
Change Does Not Change Tradition
FROM JODI The Last Day of the Year. Back in September, our Team started a 90-day sprint. On each day in my big red diary, I wrote the number of workdays left in the year, all leading to today, this day. Today there are no workdays left in 2021. Close the book. We are...
Will I Receive Post-Divorce Maintenance or Alimony?
One of the most burning questions clients have when they are going through divorce is whether they will receive or pay post-divorce maintenance (“alimony”). I have already shared the importance of understanding your post-divorce budget while you are going through...
Opportunities are Like Sunrise
FROM JODI The universe sent some big surprises this month. We learned that our long-time senior paralegal, Britany Edwards, was resigning her position for an opportunity she couldn’t pass up that was the right fit for her family; we wish her luck. And just like that,...
Don’t Bury Your Head in the Sand about your Divorce!
I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked whether so-called “COVID divorces” are a real thing. The answer is a resounding, “YES!” As I’ve mentioned before in this space, I think one reason for the felt increase in divorces is that people of all walks of life are...
