The air in my office smells like strong black coffee and old paper. Most clients come in here with hope. I give them reality instead. You think your ex-spouse is lying about their income because they just bought a boat while claiming poverty in family court. You are probably right. But suspicion is not evidence.…
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The Brutal Reality of Your Custody Calendar I smell like strong black coffee and the exhaust of a late night spent reviewing trial transcripts. You are sitting in my office because you think you are winning your custody case. You are wrong. I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes…
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Sit down. Your case is currently a disaster because you believe the judge cares about your feelings. They do not. They care about the cold, hard evidence. Your coffee is getting cold, and so is your chance at winning this litigation. I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of…
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I smell the heavy aroma of black coffee every morning before I enter the courtroom. It is a scent that grounds me in the reality of the legal machine. Most people walking into a family court building think they are there for justice. They are wrong. They are there for a result. I watched a…
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Your phone is currently the most dangerous witness against you. I am sitting across from my desk with a cup of black coffee that has gone cold, looking at another set of screenshots that will likely end a client’s hopes for primary placement. People believe that family law is about fairness or the deep history…
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The deposition disaster that ended a custody claim I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. They felt the need to fill the quiet air with justifications about their weekend schedule. The opposing counsel sat there like a predator.…
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I watched a client lose their entire claim in the first ten minutes of a deposition because they ignored one simple rule about silence. They felt the need to fill the void, and in that void, they admitted they had never actually looked at their spouse’s business ledger. Your ex is lying about their income…
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