by Shawn Weber | Mar 6, 2023 | For Professionals
Some attorneys make the mistake of engaging in “retainer talk.” This has long been a practice among less scrupulous lawyers. They try to convince their clients they have the best legal strategy- even if they don’t. However, over-promising with...
by Shawn Weber | Feb 25, 2023 | Conflict Resolution, For Professionals, Mediation
Mediation is a form of conflict resolution that involves a neutral third-party mediator who helps disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement. The four different mediation styles range from less intervention to more intervention. They are transformative,...
by Shawn Weber | Nov 12, 2021 | Attorneys, For Professionals, Mediation
I often see a lot of confusion from folks about how attorneys can participate in mediation. There seems to be a false understanding that attorneys aren’t allowed into the hallowed halls of alternative dispute resolution. However, nothing can be further from...
by weberfamlaw | Feb 12, 2021 | Finances, For Professionals
Let’s be clear everyone. In a California divorce, the parties MUST, ABSOLUTELY, NO EXCEPTIONS disclose to one another all material facts and information about the finances. Yes. Everything. The new case of Guttierez v. Guttierez (In re Marriage of Guttierez)...
by Shawn Weber | Mar 16, 2020 | Attorneys, Conflict Resolution, Courts, For Professionals, Mediation
We are in strange times. COVID-19 has generally caused a mass freak-out – some of it justified. There has been a huge coronavirus impact on family law. COVID-19 during divorce brings its own set of difficult challenges for lawyers and clients. There is a...
by Shawn Weber | Feb 27, 2020 | Attorneys, For Professionals
for laWe’ve all made mistakes I have practiced in divorce industry for more than 20 years now. At the start of my career when I was young and naïve, I made my fair share of mistakes. I am not proud of these mistakes. But, I would like to think as a more seasoned...
by Shawn Weber | Jan 21, 2020 | divorce, For Professionals, Relationships
Most divorce professionals have “seen this movie before” in their own practices. As a divorce professional for the last 20 years, I’ve been involved in more than one ugly divorce as I am sure you can imagine. The stories are similar and seem to go...
by Shawn Weber | Dec 6, 2019 | Dolphin Lawyer, For Professionals
In this day of #MeToo, one lawyer learned this lesson the hard way when he received a public hand slap from the Court of Appeal of the State of California because of “highly inappropriate” rhetoric he chose to employ in his appellate brief on a defamation case,...
by Shawn Weber | Oct 25, 2019 | Attorneys, For Professionals, Spousal Support, Taxation
We see many experienced family law specialists make this common DissoMaster* mistake with the health insurance deduction. When entering the Health Insurance deduction in DissoMaster,* be sure to drill down. There are three options and they make a difference:...
by Shawn Weber | Aug 9, 2019 | Attorneys, Conflict Resolution, For Professionals, Mediation
So you have the big mediation date planned. You hope the mediator will be able to work whatever magic she has so you can move the case to settlement and put the case to bed. You’ve prepared yourself. You know the law. You have your arguments ready. You’ve done...
