This posting has nothing to do with legal issues or our firm. Last week the news was filled with both sides of the political aisle discussing President Trump’s exit of the Paris Accord and climate change issues. While educating yourself on the candidates you vote for and actual voting impacts policies regarding everything from same-sex…
When I began practice, I would spend long, grueling days trapped to my desktop computer pouring over research and drafting. Fast forward to 2017 and the practice of law has joined the progress of cyber-land along with other professions. Burton McKinnish strives to be on the cutting edge of not only legal research but technology…
Having practiced for over a decade most people know what I do for a living. However, it is easy to be classified as a “family law” attorney or a “domestic attorney” (I prefer domestic diva, but alas, I digress LOL). Your family needs an attorney. No, not necessarily a family law attorney, but a family…
Most people hope they will meet death in their sleep, in their own homes, late into their lives after enjoying retirement and grandchildren and great grandchildren. How can you ensure that your golden years are indeed golden for you and minimize conflict for your immediate family? Estate and end of life planning are tools that…
Ethics rules in most states are strict when it comes to attorneys referring to themselves as a “specialist” or “specializing.” What does it mean if your attorney is a board certified specialist. In the age of social media and rampant attorney advertising, any attorney can bring in clients. Often potential clients see a pop-up…
In 2017, information is at our fingertips. A potential client can google divorce forms and pull-up a phonebook of forms to attempt to draft and file divorce pleadings on their own. The question comes up often in divorce cases where the parties have limited financial means or where they agree on what to do with…
Potential clients, even friends and family often ask – do I need an attorney to obtain disability benefits? To answer this question I like to make the analogy of a dentist and having a tooth pulled. You don’t need a dentist to remove a tooth but the process probably goes a lot smoother with a…
Do not believe everything you read on the internet. Believe that your divorce is “just like your friend’s divorce.” Just like marriage and children –no two are alike. Belittle your spouse to your children. No judge wants to hear that little Suzy or Sally knows Dad was sleeping with the secretary and that is why…
Keep a list of questions you have for your attorney and communicate them succinctly and at One (1) time; Provide your most recent paystub, most recent income tax filing, and a copy of your monthly income and expenses to your attorney within Thirty (30) days of hiring counsel; List all of your assets and debts….
Being a self-employed attorney sucks most days. You have more to do than you can say grace over and no matter how hard you work you are never, repeat never caught up much less ahead. What that means is on Sunday night when you are at dinner with your family you aren’t really there. Sure…
