Litigants reasonably wonder why parties, witnesses and even attorneys can sometimes seem to “get away” with shading the truth, fudging the facts and outright “testilying.” I have previously caught opposing parties doctoring personal checking and business records. Recently, an opposing party in one of our cases submitted into evidence “cut and pasted” portions of text […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I have seen the worst examples of DV in my cases and HLG takes it seriously. We agree with National AAML President James McClaren that “we should all take the time to be even more mindful about the ways in which we can offer leadership within our communities toward […]
Electronically stored information (“ESI”) is information that is stored in technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. Electronic Discovery, also known as e-discovery, is the use of legal means to obtain ESI in the course of litigation for evidentiary purposes. My relationships with California ESI/E-discovery gurus, Jim Hennenhoefer and Gordon Cruse, […]
The International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, of which I am a Fellow, is a worldwide organization of 700 practicing lawyers who are selected by our peers and focused on international family law matters. It was formed in 1986 to improve the practice of law and administration of justice in the area of divorce and family […]