I would never call myself a “fathers’ rights lawyer” or “mothers’ rights lawyer.”  I believe the firms that do that are really just trying to scare you in to hiring them.  A lawyer either fights for you or they don’t.  Tricking somebody in to thinking you have a passion for your work isn’t the way to do things.

But I do call it like I see it.  Sometimes that means telling a client that they are wrong even though it’s not what they want to hear.  Other times it involves pointing out a law that is incredibly unfair, even…
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