Short answer: A family law firm can be busy without being profitable because busyness measures activity, while profitability depends on how much of that activity turns into collected revenue. Low-value…
Divorce involves a lot of paperwork. Unfortunately, some of the documents you need most can become harder to find once you and your spouse are living separately, accounts are being…
Short answer: In most cases, a family law firm should acknowledge a new lead within minutes during business hours and make live, human contact the same business day. The first…
For many people going through divorce, the family home is more than an asset. It is where your children grew up, where holidays happened, and where years of memories were…
Short answer: Narrowing your focus within family law generally makes sense when three things are true: your current caseload already leans toward one type of matter, that niche has enough…
Divorce changes more than your relationship status. For many people, it also changes what everyday life costs and what they can realistically afford. A household that once shared housing, utilities,…
Short answer: Prospective clients generally contact a family law firm only after they can answer three questions for themselves. Does this attorney handle situations like mine? What will working with…
You spent months, maybe years, waiting for your divorce to be over. You imagined the relief you would feel when the papers were signed and you could finally move forward.…
The Cases Your Family Law Firm Should Consider Saying No To Short answer: A family law firm should generally consider declining a case in four situations. The first is when…
It is Sunday evening, the bags are packed, and your child suddenly says, “I don’t want to go.” For separated or divorced parents, few moments are more difficult. You may…
There is a strange assumption about divorce: if you were the one who wanted it, you shouldn’t be heartbroken by it. You made the decision, after all. Maybe you spent…
For many family law firms, referrals are the highest quality lead source available, yet they are often the least deliberately managed. Firms invest heavily in advertising and search visibility while…
Divorce doesn’t only change your relationship with your spouse. It can also change relationships with people who may have been part of your life for years, or even decades. Your…
The first month after a separation can feel strangely unreal. Even if you knew the relationship was ending—or you were the person who decided to end it—actually being separated is…
A law firm’s website is often the first real interaction a prospective client has with the firm, and in many cases it determines whether that person picks up the phone…
