LESSONS FROM JOHN DANFORTH

LESSONS FROM JOHN DANFORTH

We can say that when divorce cases get to the point of litigation, the system is dysfunctional in the sense that an undue amount of resources, financial, emotional, and psychological, are spent.  In this regard, divorce litigation can be compared to the current state...
THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMEANOR

THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMEANOR

Recently, Seminole County Judge Jerri Collins sentenced a woman to three days in jail on a contempt of court charge for failure to appear as a witness.  The defendant was the father of her child.  The witness was the victim, who according to reports was abused by the...
THE LESSON FROM VOLKSWAGEN’S FRAUD

THE LESSON FROM VOLKSWAGEN’S FRAUD

According to The New York Times, Volkswagen began installing software devised to cheat on emissions tests in 2008 after realizing that a new diesel engine developed at great expense could not meet pollution standards in the United States and other countries. Rather...
WHAT YOGI BERRA CAN TEACH LAWYERS

WHAT YOGI BERRA CAN TEACH LAWYERS

In 1949, his manager, Casey Stengel, assessed him as follows: “Mr. Berra is a very strange fellow of very remarkable abilities.”[1]  He was an All-Star for 15 consecutive seasons.  “He was the most durable and consistently productive Yankee during the period of the...
THE TRIAL OF HIDEKI TOJO

THE TRIAL OF HIDEKI TOJO

A recent opinion piece in the Tampa Bay Times related the story of Hideki Tojo.[1]  Tojo was the Prime Minister of Japan when Pearl Harbor was attacked.  When he was captured on September 11, 1945, Tojo had attempted suicide by a self inflicted gunshot wound.  He was...
THE POPE REFORMS ANNULMENTS

THE POPE REFORMS ANNULMENTS

In a change to church marriage law, Pope Francis streamlined the annulment process on September 8, 2015.[1]  An annulment, which declares a previous union invalid, is required for divorced Catholics who have remarried and want to receive communion. The new process is...