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The Business of Law

Reduce Your Massachusetts Divorce Legal Fees

by admin on February 17, 2010

I have yet to meet a client who is excited about paying lots of money for their Massachusetts divorce.  If you are one, please call me right away!
As consumers, we like to know how much something will cost.  It is difficult to plan otherwise.  Let’s compare divorce legal fees to another relatively unpleasant task – [...]

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Where’s Steve-O? by Steve McDonough, Esq.

by admin on February 9, 2010

Well, first I would like to report that I have not been living in District 9 with the alien prawns or anything like that.  It has been quite sometime since my last post, and I apologize to my readers – both of them (just kidding).  Although not much blogging has been going on, plenty of [...]

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If you did not have a chance to read Part One about the range of fees for divorce mediation, please do so or be prepared to be confused.

The answer is X-Rays.  Yes, that is right, X-Rays.
My dentist can see what is going on underneath the surface of my tooth and has a clear picture of [...]

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I just flew back  from a conference at Walt Disney World and boy are my arms tired (please stop groaning, I know that is a very old joke)!  One of the sessions was about blogging topics, and writing about frequently asked questions was encouraged.  Thus, I am embarking on some blog posts that address questions [...]

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Plumber. Flowers. Candy-Gram.

by Stephen McDonough on October 22, 2009

I am a proponent of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as divorce mediation, the collaborative divorce process and a good old-fashioned duel with flintlock pistols.  OK, I am just kidding on ADR method number three, flintlock pistols are unreliable and inaccurate.
Some couples are more suited to mediation than others.  When I first meet with a [...]

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Massachusetts Alimony Odyssey Continues…

by Stephen McDonough on October 7, 2009

Wellesley family law attorney and blogger Steven Ballard has another interesting post on the continuing coverage surrounding alimony reform and whether State Senator and divorce lawyer Cynthia Creem, a sponsor of the Senate bill, has a “conflict of interest” related to this legislation.
The post can be found here at the Massachusetts Divorce and Family Law [...]

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Is Your Lawyer Adding to Your Stress?

by Stephen McDonough on August 20, 2009

Below  is a picture of a client waiting for their lawyer or mediator to call them back.  I was going to edit out their skull to protect their identity, but I guess that is not really necessary.  I think they have waited a pretty long time for a call back,  perhaps a little too long!

It [...]

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