PARENTAL ALIENATION – IS IT REAL? DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

There has long been a debate among experts over whether Parental Alienation is really a “syndrome.” To which I respond: Does it matter? In our Family Law practice, we see Parental Alienation all the time. It occurs frequently in divorce and custody (now called Legal...

ARIZONA’S ABORTION CONTROVERSY, CIRCA 1962

In 1962, eleven years before the court decided the landmark Rowe v. Wade case, Arizona was at the center of a national firestorm regarding the issue of abortion. The controversy raged around Sherri Finkbine, a local television host on the kiddie program, “Romper...

THE POWER OF EMPATHY

You see, there’s this thing called “Empathy.” And it’s a powerful force. When I don’t see eye-to-eye with someone, I try very hard to understand why that person feels the way he does, and why his reality is so different from mine. When I take that approach, I am...

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Here is my personal mission statement: I am a Family Law Attorney who cares about my clients.  I understand that my clients are in the midst of a difficult period in their lives. And by accepting their case, I have made a commitment to be there for them — to...