What does this mean for the practice? For children?"
Responses varied but routinely agreed this MARKETING STRATEGY was INEFFECTIVE in helping families in general and men in particular.
I tend to agree. While I have represented many Men in divorces, with much success, I have never limited my practice to me or advertised as a "Men's Divorce Firm."
Representing only one side consistently produces inconsistant results and may lead the court to believe an attorney does not truly represent his client's "best interests" but is merely stating the Same Position Again.
Effective advocacy requires understanding the Court's view of each Individual family situation. In one family, full-time parenting by Mom OR Dad may be in the children's best interests; however, in a somewhat similar situation, Shared Parenting by both Dad and Mom, with an Equal Timeshare may be the most appropriate Parenting Plan. Having an Open and Objective viewpoint and legal knowledge of the issues at hand are imperative to competently representing a client in a Family Law matter.
Attorney Eileen Fein writes: Some attorneys have noticed that on average, men make more money then women and can pay more fees.. Firms that represent only men tend to market to "men's rights" . and represent mostly angry men. Great strategy for making money. Not so good for families. I think it actually does a disservice to their client in that once the attorney gets that reputation, everyone (including Judges) understand that and the client is negatively typed before he gets a chance to do it himself. (emphasis added)
Another, Jeffrey Wasserman writes: Family Law is what we practice. We do not practice men's or women's law. If you pigeonhole yourself by representing just one side, you can lose perspective on the family as a whole. I have gained a tremendous amount of insight by continually representing both sides and would encourage family lawyers to maintain an open an objective point of view regardless of which side you might represent.
When you have Family Law questions, please call me at 407-645-3297 or visit my website at www.aubreylaw.com . You may also send me an email to aubreylaw@gmail.com
I look forward to hearing from you. Aubrey
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