Our Family Law Firm's Proactive Communication Style

Communication is at the heart of effective representation. More than any other area, ineffective communication can lead to mistakes or misunderstandings that impact a family law attorney's representation of a client.

But what is efficient and effective communication?

Proactive Dialogue is Better Dialogue

Our family law attorneys do not communicate reactively. We communicate proactively, which means we engage the client in dialogue when we plan and prepare for each significant step in the case.

Our Attorneys Are Actively Engaged Listeners

You have likely heard the expression there is no such thing as a dumb question. We do believe that. You don't do what we do for a living every single day. While we may have represented many people in a similar situation, you may be going through a divorce or parentage case for the first and only time in your life. We expect you to sometimes be confused throughout the process, and no matter how efficiently and effectively we communicate with you, we expect you will have questions.

When those questions come up, you will find us actively engaged listeners. We will listen to your questions and answer them. We will listen to your concerns and tell you if they should be concerns or if you are worrying about issues you need not worry about.

Our actively engaged listening style puts our clients at ease because no matter the question or concern, the answer is never elusive or too far away.

We Offer a Calm and Logical Communication Style

Our communication style is calm and logical. We do not let emotions get in the way. Of course, it is normal for you to sometimes be emotionally engaged in your case. We expect that. It would be unusual if that did not happen at some point. But that is exactly why our calm and logical style works. Because while your emotions may sometimes get the better of you, we will not let those emotions take over the decision-making process.

Whatever information we have for you, whatever strategy we build together, whatever we plan and prepare, we will do it systematically and in a manner that will help you clearly understand the road ahead.

We Provide You With Objective Advice, Not Cheerleading

One of my biggest complaints about other family law attorneys is that they cheerlead. They tell a client what they may want to hear rather than what they need to know, often to get the client to retain their services.

You should never want your advocate to tell you what you want to hear. You should always expect your attorney to tell you objectively what you need to know.

We do not consider our discussions to provide good news or bad news. We consider them to be the application of the facts to the law and an analysis of the road ahead. This is what truly prepares you to make smart choices.

With us, you have the luxury of knowing we will always be truthful with you and will never make an exception to our direct and honest approach. We will tell you when the facts support your position and the law is on your side. We will tell you if your case presents challenges we need to work together to overcome. You will always know where you stand with us, and you should never expect anything less.

We Tailor Our Communication to Your Needs

There is no one perfect way to communicate on every single issue. When we send you documents for review that are more for your information than the need for collaboration, we will usually email them to you.

We will likely email you or have a short discussion if we need to have a short dialogue about an issue or something we want to ensure you can read and understand in writing.

If we need to have a further dialogue with you because there are questions that need answering and concerns that need addressing, we will discuss with you by telephone or in person those issues.

We provide plenty of time to have these telephone calls or in-person meetings. We are focused on you during the discussion and only you. We don't rush you. We take our time and want you to do the same.

Effective communication is essential to good representation. You should expect everything I have listed above from your family law attorney, and you can be sure that you will receive everything I listed from our respected and trusted family law firm.