Divorce Attorneys

Q.There are many tips helping to choose a good divorce attorney. Among them I learnt that they should specialize/concentrate in family law, not be a generalist. But asking for and following a recommendation without interviewing and knowing what you want is a recipe for disaster. Most attorneys offer a free initial consultation, so get together a list of questions, call them up, and go interview them Is it right? What's your opinion?

A.On the other hand, many divorce attorneys have learned the following: 1) tell clients what they want to hear because if you don't they will think you are a) colluding with the other side, b) not aware of the other spouse's manipulations and deceptions, c) a pussycat, when what is needed is a tiger. 2) divorce lawyers have the highest rate of financial disputes. Unfortunately rather than charging less or periodically reducing their bills as other lawyers do, divorce lawyers, a) document their time to an extent far more than other lawyers, b) confirm and re-confirm many things so that even small things tend to be time-consuming and expensive, c) bill on a monthly basis with the assumption there will be a dispute, d) do things like ask a client for a mortgage on the home, which is rarely done outside the matrimonial area. 3) draw legal papers to cater to the client's emotional needs (defendant's conduct is outrageous, an afront to the court, calling for the severest sanctions,... never have I seen such outrageous misrepresentations, etc... ) As a result the tend to a) be less persuasive to judges who dislike hyperbole and emotion, b) prolong disputes because of these attacks, c) create disputes over small items rather than narrowing the areas of dispute. 4) conduct negotiations to impress the client rather than narrow the issues in dispute, make concessions, acknowledge fault, things which can facilitate resolution. Insteat 4 ways discussions with clients present which each lawyer trash-talks about his own abilities, and attacks the adversary, and expands the areas in dispute is unfortunately the norm.

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