Stacy D. Phillips ● The Fall season is upon us, and October, in particular, can be quite beautiful. Perhaps not as much in Los Angeles, where I live. My neighbors and I are not always as fortunate to see all the
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Attention New York Divorce Lawyers: Learn Insurance Law
New York Law Journal, October 4, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum and Marilyn T. Sugarman* ● By a show of hands, how many matrimonial lawyers practicing in the state of New York have heard of the “Age 29 Law”? Anybody? We didn’t think…
Daughters of Divorce Must Pay Sorority Expenses—Sometimes
New York Law Journal, September 1, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● Do you, in 2023, believe that you have your finger on the pulse of what it means to go through the process of sorority “rush”? If your answer is “no,”…
Deposition Skills 101: A Lawyer’s Behavior Matters
New York Law Journal, August 3, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● There is a line at the tail end of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker that regrettably carries meaning in the profession of law, year after year. That line, delivered by “Rudy Baylor”…
Friends Matter. Must We Divorce Them Too?
Stacy D. Phillips ● Having friends, at any given point and time in life, is a gift. Most really are remarkable people. After all, we cannot choose our family, yet we can choose our friends; and if we are fortunate enough,…
Adjournment Requests in Divorce Litigation: Be Kind
New York Law Journal, July 17, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● Founded by a Marine in 2017, the “Til Valhalla Project” has donated over $1 million to #Mission22 as part of the fight against veteran suicide. This year, the project rolled…
Love Hurts When You Ignore Your Prenup
New York Law Journal, June 21, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● Summer is, or should be, a time for all things beautiful. Part of that beauty is encapsulated in the joy of summer, non-professional reading. But if there was ever a…
Forensic Custody Evaluations: A Fundamental Human Right?
New York Law Journal, May 31, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● What comes to your mind when you find yourself passing through the cereal aisle at your local Target or Wal-Mart? One cannot help but notice the overwhelming number of choices…
Embrace the Monotony of Boilerplate Legalese in Prenups
New York Law Journal, May 8, 2023 ● Alan R. Feigenbaum ● In The Pale King, the novelist David Foster Wallace wrote the following: “To be, in a word, unborable…It is the key to modern life. If you are immune to boredom, there is…
Freeing Yourself from Narcissistic Shackles
Stacy D. Phillips ● Ego. This is what you will be dealing with if you are divorcing a narcissist. Indeed, their ego is likely the main reason you choose to leave them in the first place. The word “narcissist” is something…