Jan 11, 2014 | Family Law
A person came into my office the other day for a “second opinion.” And he asked me this: “My attorney advised me that for my custody trial next month, I should cut my hair, trim my beard, and trade my T-shirt and jeans for a nice shirt and slacks....
Dec 20, 2013 | Family Law
What do Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Sedona, Jerome, Bisbee, and Tucson have in common? They have all approved “Civil Unions.” A wave of tolerance is sweeping over our state – and it will continue spreading until marriage equality becomes a reality, not...
Nov 22, 2013 | Family Law
On November 22, 1963, I was sitting in my fifth-grade classroom in Phoenix, Arizona when a voice came on the intercom informing us that President John F. Kennedy had been shot. The children sat in stunned, frightened silence at the news. Some began to cry. Some became...
Sep 22, 2013 | Family Law
My job as a family law attorney is to try to help people get through the worst time in their lives. Their most personal relationship is crumbling – the one they thought would last forever. They are afraid for their children. They are forced to divide assets that...
Jul 14, 2013 | Family Law
Working mothers. Stay-at-home dads. Gay marriage. Single-parent adoption. Interracial marriage. Interfaith marriage. Blended families . . . Our world, and the very concept of “Family,” is changing in ways that our grandparents never could have...
Jun 16, 2013 | Family Law
Today is Father’s Day. So, here is a story about a father. Someone who loves his children, just like you love your children. Someone who wakes up every day and works hard to be a better dad, just like you do . . . Dwayne Wade is a basketball legend. He’s a fierce...
