The Six Dimensions of Divorce

Many people entering a divorce are under the false assumption that their lawyer is the leader in dissolving their marriage. In reality, you must be the head manager of your divorce, while your lawyer is a key member of your support team. It is very important that you use knowledge, research and a good dose of common sense in choosing and managing your legal representation. Here are some things Read more...

A wealthy banker falls in love with a young woman he knows very little about. His lawyers, fearful that their client may have fallen for someone who is going to scam him out of all of his money, hire a private detective to check up on her.A week later, the detective reports back. "That young woman is a virtuous person," he says. "She conducts herself beautifully and is very Read more...

A policeman arrives at the scene of an accident, where a young lady has smashed her car into a tree. The officer rushes over to the vehicle and asks her, "Are you seriously hurt?" "How do I know?" the young lady responds. "I'm not a lawyer." - - - - - Read more...

A lawyer is desperate for business and is happy to be appointed by the court to defend an indigent defendant. It's the lawyer's first job as a public defender, so the judge explains the rules to him. "You are to confer with the defendant in the hallway, and give him the best advice you can," he says. After a time, the attorney re-enters the courtroom alone. Read more...

A mobster is sitting in his lawyer's office, and the lawyer tells him, "I have good news and bad news for you. Which do you want first?""The bad," the mobster growls.Says the lawyer, "You and I both know you killed that other gang leader last week, and while you were fighting he cut you with his knife. You left your blood at the scene. It was on his hands and clothes, on Read more...

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. The lawyer asks the woman if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer, however, persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He says, "I ask you a question, Read more...

A Charlotte, N.C., lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against fire (among other things). Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars, and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost Read more...

A ThirdAger asking for a divorce from his wife is in the witness chair being questioned by his wife's lawyer. At the lawyer's urging, the man tells a long story about the couple's last fight. At the end of it, he says, "And then she hit me with a maple leaf." "Surely that couldn't have caused you any serious injury," his wife's lawyer says. "Are you Read more...