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As an attorney, what did you learn during your first case in front of a judge and jury that is forever etched in your brain?

April 8, 2021

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As an attorney, what did you learn during your first case in front of a judge and jury that is forever etched in your brain? Interestingly enough, in 24 years of practice I’ve never tried a case to a jury.…

GAL recommendations are nowhere close to being the best way

GAL recommendations are nowhere close to being the best way to determining the child’s best interest. This post is the thirteenth in series of 15 posts on the subject of custody evaluations and the appointment of guardians ad litem (“GALs”…

Does having the judge interview the children traumatize the children?

December 23, 2020

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Does having the judge interview the children traumatize the children? This post is the second in series of 15 posts on the subject of custody evaluations and the appointment of guardians ad litem (“GALs” for short) in Utah child…

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As an attorney, what did you learn during your first case in front of a judge and jury that is forever etched in your brain?

GAL recommendations are nowhere close to being the best way

Does having the judge interview the children traumatize the children?