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A collection of proven tips from leading family lawyers, this updated edition of 101+ Practical Solutions for the Family Lawyer is full of straightforward information that you can apply immediately to your own practice.
This practical guide is a compendium of information presented at the popular, fast moving, and highly entertaining program called "Hot Tips from the Experts," offered each year during the ABA's Annual Meeting. The presenters of these tips are all experienced professionals, including lawyers, judges, CPA's, and psychologists, who offer their real life experience in a concise tip that can help make you a better family practitioner.
This edition features 34 new tips presented since the last edition was published in 1995 through the 2002 Annual Meeting. Some outdated tips have been omitted and others have been replaced with improved or updated versions. In addition to the practical advice in these 134 tips, you'll find numerous tools that you can use: sample letters, forms, language and agreements, financial charts and hypotheses, questions to ask, and interview forms and checklists.
Here's a sampling of some of the new tips you'll find in this practical compendium:- Trial techniques, including five easy steps for drafting a persuasive closing argument, using a trial notebook most effectively and establishing a foundation for successful appeals during the trial
- Custody issues, such as the impact of Troxel on your practice, ways to help long-distance parents stay in touch, and a breakdown of the different types of drug/alcohol screening tests
- Pointers for improving the organization of your office, including marketing your practice with a personal touch and how to make a conflict system work
- Discovery pointers that include 10 tips toward a better deposition and how to look for the hidden "bonus" assets
- Explanations of pertinent tax issues, including the waiver of the dependency exemption and forum 8332, and taxation of nonstatutory stock options and deferred compensation
- Understanding retirement plans, including how to use a QDRO to enforce spousal and child support, and key clauses to remember when drafting
- Advice on settlement, including the secrets of a cohabitation agreement, pre-bankruptcy planning, and the wisdom of preparing for mediation with the same thoroughness as preparing for trial
The book's tips are divided into fifteen areas, including client relations, fees, office practice, custody, discovery, trial tactics, avoiding malpractice, discovery, premarital agreements, tax issues, retirement plans, valuation, settlement, and evidence. A section also features tips on issues a family lawyer faces after the client's divorce is final.
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