May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. Over the last decade, I have acted for countless people involved in family law conflicts (property settlement and parenting disputes) who…
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Active Listening results in an understanding of what others are going through on a deeper level. It is from this place of deeper understanding that lawyers like myself are able to help our clients obtain freedom & peace so they can move on with their lives, beyond legal conflict…
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As I prepared for and appeared in my various Family Law cases in Hervey Bay last week, I noticed a distinct change in the air…
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Many of you have probably heard of the old Farmer’s adage that life is simpler when you just plough around the stump. In family law conflicts, all too often I see other parties letting themselves become embroiled in aspects of the dispute which are often counter-productive in reaching resolution. If people are not very careful during a family law dispute…
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I have seen some of the most ingrained family law conflicts resolved at mediation over the last decade. Mediation is a process whereby both parties involved in the dispute agree to attend at or with a neutral, independent third party who acts as an intermediary in helping parties arrive at a mutually agreed resolution…
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There are often some misconceptions around what amounts to a successful negotiation. This is one of those areas that can mean different things to different people. A lot of people think a gloves off approach is the only way, but I have found this is not always best…
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I spend a large portion of each day “reading the room”. Reading the Judge, reading the opposing lawyer and/or party, reading the mediator, reading third parties and even reading my own clients to best prepare their case. It requires me to be finely tuned…
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