General Profile
How would you rate your approach?
X Successful
Negotiator
q
Tend to Negotiation
q
Believe in Balanced Approach
q
Tend to Let the Judge Settle It
q
My
Forte’ is in the Courtroom
How would you
rate your aggressiveness?
q
Aggressive
X Balanced
(depends on the situation)
q
Cunning is more important than aggression
How long have
you been practicing law?
q
Less than 3 years
q
3-10 years
x 10-20 years
q
20+ years
How long have you been practicing family law?
q
Less than 3 years
q
3-10 years
x 10-20 years
q
20+ years
Is your practice
exclusively family law?
X Yes
q
No
Do you
participate in alternative dispute resolution
(arbitration/mediation)?
X Yes
q
No
What percentage
of your clients are involved in alternative dispute resolution?
25%
Are you certified as a mediator?
q
Yes
X No
As a family law
arbitrator?
q
Yes
X No
Professional Affiliations and
Certifications
Certified by the NC State Bar as a family law specialist?
X Yes
q
No
Admitted as a
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (www.nc-aaml.com).
q
Yes
X No
How long have
you been a fellow in the AAML?
q
Less than 3 years
q
3-10 years
q
10-20 years
q
20+ years
Belong to the following bar association family law sections:
X ABA
X NCBA
q
NC
Academy of Trial Lawyers
Held offices in
any of these organizations?
X Yes
q
No
Board-certified
in family law?
X Yes
q
No
How long have
you been certified?
q
Less than 3 years
q
3-10 years
X 10-20 years
q
20+ years
Published or
presented any manuscripts, in the area of family law?
X Yes
q
No
Are copies of
those publications or manuscripts available?
X Yes
q
No
Are you on any local or statewide boards or committees dealing with
family law?
X Yes
q
No
How do you use
your associates and paralegals to hold down clients' bills and
expand your ability to work on cases?
We work on a
fixed fee basis so each client knows exactly what to expect. There
are no extra charges for postage, documents, phone calls, etc.
This approach keeps cost down in several ways: 1) there is no
built-in monetary incentive to drag out a case & 2) without the
worry about the meter running, clients stay in better communication
with their attorneys, enabling us to get the information we need to
resolve cases. All associates are trained in Collaborative Divorce,
mediation and other alternative forms of dispute resolution which
tend to keep cases out of court, thereby holding costs down and
expanding our ability to work on cases.
What client handouts do you generally hand out to clients that will
help me understand my case?
Each client
receives a client handbook which outlines the whole process of
creating a separation agreement/getting a divorce, along with a
Client Needs Assessment which designates the various tasks that will
be involved in his/her specific case.
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