I am leaving in a few minutes to attend the investiture ceremony for Arizona's newest Supreme Court Justice, Ann Scott Timmer. Judge Timmer was my first law clerk while she was still a student at Arizona State University School of Law. Upon graduating from law school, she went on to work for a prestigious law firm in the Phoenix area. After proving her worth as an attorney, she became a Maricopa County Superior Court judge and, later, was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals. Now she will...

The massacre of kindergarten children and their teachers in Newtown, Connecticut is the latest, and most gruesome, an example of what appears to be a growing trend. It's the new domestic terrorism. Murder without motive. No ideology. No purpose other than to take innocent lives. This insanity must be stopped, but how? Stricter gun laws? A greater focus on identifying and treating mental illness? Ending the glorification of violence in video games, movies, and television? Armed guards in...

Let’s face it, the holidays are stressful under the best of circumstances. But for a divorced parent, or someone going through a custody dispute, the holidays can be a grueling experience. The good news is that there are proven strategies that can help make the holidays bearable and . . . (dare I say?) . . . even fun. Here is my Top Ten List for getting through the holidays: 1. Plan in Advance Going into the holiday season with your parenting plans up in the air can be a source of stress not...

The 2012 U.S. Census Bureau statistics on motherhood in America paint a complex picture. The number of single mothers living with children under 18 has almost tripled in the past 30-40 years. Over five million mothers had child support orders that were unpaid as of 2009. More than 55% of mothers who recently gave birth were working to support themselves and their children, as of 2010. More children are in daycare than ever before, and that number is growing. There were more than 800,000...

Being a divorced dad isn’t easy. You are now a single parent. You no longer have another parent to lean on. When the kids are with you, they are really with you. That’s the tough part. But it’s also the great part.  You have not only the responsibility but the opportunity, to develop a loving and lasting relationship with the most important people in your life – your children. Here are five tips to help you become the best dad you can be: 1.  Listen attentively. When your children are talking...

"Change is constant. For some people, especially those who come from bigger companies, the constant change can be somewhat unsettling at first. We must all learn not only to not fear change, but to embrace it enthusiastically and, perhaps even more important, to encourage and drive it. We must always plan for and be prepared for constant change . . . Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren't able to...