The field of family law is exactly what the words say: law related to families. That means more than divorce. In Ohio, where I grew up and returned for law school at Case Western Reserve School of Law, the common nomenclature is domestic relations. Reflecting on the...
A lot of people have been asking lately, “How’s the new business going?” Not long ago, I announced that I’m pivoting my family law practice away from litigation and focusing on out-of-court, proven processes like Collaborative Divorce and Mediation. This isn’t a “new”...
Looking back on 12 years of Transitions Legal, part of me wishes I had started this way of practicing family law sooner—it’s that good!! In reality, I started practicing on my own before 2013, but that was the year I rebranded as Transitions Legal and started really...
Recently, I made the difficult decision to practice law a little differently. I decided to stop taking divorce cases that require litigation. It’s a huge gamble in an industry when most cases use the overburdened courts for this purpose, and most people don’t know...
Ever since I discovered alternative approaches to divorce like Collaborative Divorce and Insight Mediation, I’ve been promoting them to clients and colleagues alike. But there’s a hesitation when I mention the idea of doing something different than duke it out in...
I am asking my Detroit legal community to shift their mindset about what it means to Mediate. To look at divorce through a whole new lens, really. To be open to Collaborative Divorce, to Insight Mediation, to out-of-court approaches to dissolving a marriage. I want...