A Labor of Love sounds a little corny, but those who have been in law for a long time know what it means and it guides much of what we do in the profession of law.Read More

Time was, we worried about finding executive perks such as stock options, phantom stock, restricted stock, Rabbi Trusts, and non-qualified retirement plans of divorcing executives. Now, Gilded Paychecks. The Golden Hello is the next frontier. While the New York Times article is not divorce specific, we need to know what is happening in the world...Read More

States Letting Lawyers Provide ‘A La Carte’ Menu of Legal Services was published today at Law.com. The change is driven partly by judges and bar associations trying to help the overwhelming number of people representing themselves in court, or appearing pro se.Read More

From the LA Times: Do-it-yourself divorce doesn’t always sever ties. “When Yanic Chan and Vanessa Van split up in 1995, they couldn’t afford a lawyer. So, like thousands of other people without money, they filled out the divorce paperwork themselves, with help from a friend. In November 1997, Van went to the Riverside County Courthouse...Read More

Marcia Oddi at Indiana Law Blog posts today Judge halts public access to Shine divorce papers, linking to the story from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. “A special judge has sealed the divorce filings of Allen County Republican Party Chairman Steve Shine.” She has reported a number of similar stories over the last few years...Read More

As we were pondering our past and setting goals for our future, Richard D. Shapero died yesterday at age 63. He will always be remembered for taking the Kentucky Bar Association to the United States Supreme Court, which resulted in a significant opinion striking down bar restrictions on lawyer advertising. Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Association,...Read More

“The 72,000-member New York State Bar Association has listed merit selection of judges, adoption of no-fault divorce and equal rights for same-sex couples as among their key legislative priorities for 2007. ” Source: The Business ReviewRead More

“Kentucky looks to speed up adoptions”, is the Courier-Journal front page headline reporting on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Adoption meeting in Frankfort yesterday. The online edition link to today’s article was not yet available at the early hour of this posting. What an informative and productive meeting it appears to have been.Read More

There is always much printed this time of year about the stress of the holidays. The December 11, 2006 Time Magazine article A Better House Blend is an interesting article on this theme. “Holidays can be complicated for any family, but when children, stepchildren and new spouses are involved, things can get really crazy.” The...Read More

It is much more interesting to post articles when they stimulate some discussion. The Legal Profession Blog, a member of the Law Professors Blog Network posted the following (you’ll have to go to their article to hit their links): “Update on Limited Representations: “Unbundling” Discrete Legal Tasks As a follow-up to our posts here and...Read More