Mar 3, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law, Uncategorized
As a young lawyer, I valued the skills that pertain to trial advocacy. In my maturity, I have come to appreciate the nuances of negotiation. James Britt Donovan is known for negotiating the 1962 exchange of captured American U-2 pilot, Francis Gary Powers, for Soviet...
Feb 4, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law
Mahatma Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He was also a trained barrister having studied at the Inner...
Jan 28, 2016 | Family Law
Explorer Henry Worsley, 55, died after developing a serious infection as he tried to cross Antarctica unaided.1 Mr. Worsley was trying to complete the unfinished journey of his hero, Sir Ernest Shackelford., 100 years later. Worsley died in pursuit of his greatest...
Jan 14, 2016 | Family Law, Uncategorized
“Every now and then a man’s mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 American film that examines the life of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ...
Dec 17, 2015 | Family Law, gay marriage
Judge Richard A. Posner, a Federal Appellate judge and prolific author, is critical of the dissents in the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision.1 This is the decision that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country. Expounding upon the philosophy of John...
Nov 19, 2015 | Family Law, gay marriage, same-sex marriage
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee thinks that state officials can ignore the Supreme Court’s ruling that states must recognize and provide marriage for same-sex couples. Speaking prior to the Supreme Court’s decision, the former Governor had this to say:...
