ATTORNEY FEE AWARDS – Restoring the Balance of Power

If you are involved in a divorce and/or custody case and are afraid that you don’t have the financial resources to stand up and fight for your rights, here’s the good news — Attorney Fee Awards, under Arizona law, is the great equalizer. It is not uncommon, in a...

Exciting Things Happening In Education

Squaw Peak Traditional Academy, in the Creighton School District, is a superstar school in the making.  Its rebirth started with a local attorney, Renee Sandler Shamblin, and a very enthusiastic group of parents.  They had a vision of a stellar neighborhood...

Divorce Lawyer or Mediator? — You Can’t Have It Both Ways

A friend recently told me about what a bad deal she got in her divorce.  She entered into a mediated settlement but the terms turned out to be very unfair.  When I asked whom she used to conduct the mediation, she told me that her husband’s attorney acted as the...