Consulting a Divorce Lawyer: A Client’s Bill of Rights

Use Counseled Mediation if I ask for it Focus on facts, finances, funds, feasibility, fairness & future Inform me promptly of what to expect and status Send me copies of everything Send me a monthly detailed bill Respect me & my right to decide Be honest &...

What to Expect From Your Lawyer

Virginia Mediation Blog

Some attorneys consulted by clients before and during mediation tend to give the clients only generic “legal information” about “legal rights.”

Why Does My Legal Case Take So Long and Cost So Much?

Mediation vs. Litigation, Virginia Mediation Blog

The time and cost of legal cases includes the time lawyers take to prepare, discover what the other side knows, learn about and counsel their client.

Litigation is an alternative to Mediation: Try Mediation First

Virginia Mediation Blog

Mediation can be a good alternative to the delays, costs, complexities, and insensitivities of litigation. Mediation helps reduce hostilities and retain control.

Lawyers Can Serve in One of Three Roles for Clients

Virginia Mediation Blog

Lawyers can play one of three different roles for you when you seek their advice during mediation, with increasing levels of commitment to you as a client.

Thoughts About Significant Others

Virginia Mediation Blog

A child’s attachment to parents and their belief that the world revolves around them are two reasons to not involve significant others with your children while they adjust to your separation and divorce.

Preparing for Service

Virginia Mediation Blog

Listening as a way of becoming means discovering who you are (self-revelation) by hearing others. It requires losing yourself to find yourself says Jesus. One way to lose yourself is in service to others. Service above self say the Boy Scouts and Rotary. How does...