I belong to the Macs in the Law Office mailing list (MILO). Recently, there was a discussion on reasonable time to respond to business correspondence and phone calls. A MILO member, William L. Pfeifer, Jr., posted a link to an article he wrote, "Why Your Lawyer Won't Take or Return Your Phone Calls—Top ...
One of the most common questions I get is "How long is this going to take?" People want to know how long will they be tied up in litigation, and when can they get on with their lives. Like so many things were the legal process is concerned, there are no clear answers.
Most laypersons don't understand just how state specific law is—or at least I didn't before I went to law school. That is very true about family law. There are some general principles that are mostly the same everywhere in the U.S., but the devil, as they say, is in the details.Ben ...
Attorney Fees. A divorce decree may call for one spouse to pay the attorney fees of the other. Unfortunately, the Internal Revenue Code considers such payments to not be deductible. There are two exceptions, though. (You really didn't expect the tax code to be that simple, did you?) First, if ...
Today, Dick Price, a lawyer in Fort Worth, Texas who specializes in collaborative law, has graciously granted me permission to re-publish one of his blog posts. You can find out more about his practice, The Price Law Firm and his blogs, Texas Collaborative Law Blog and
