Read about how local attorney and Alston & Bird partner, Scott Hilsen, found time to write a novel based on a true crime case that he spearheaded. Scott Hilsen is also one of the featured speakers at the GSCPA Forensic & Accounting Conference on September 16, 2011. Click here to view and/or download the conference [...]

Enjoyed this article by Mary Stearns-Montgomery, attorney at Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor!  This article highlights the dos and don’ts of asking for prenuptial agreements without ruining relationships.

Watch Justin Daniels’ interview on Malcolm Out Loud and learn how business managers can choose a good lawyer. Justin also discussed how the investment of extra dollars today can save money in the long term.

Many thanks to Gordon Berger, attorney at WJR for his timely info and recommendation. WJR highly recommends that companies conduct a comprehensive employment law audit. As part of such audit Georgia companies should also revisit the restrictive covenants in their employment agreements as Georgia has passed a new noncompete law. The law has a profound [...]

Thanks to Nancy Ingram Jordan, attorney at Brock Clay for the following post! This month’s edition of the “Marie Claire” magazine features an article entitled “Divorced and Delighted.” This article highlights several ways to celebrate your wedded “un-union.” For example, featured in the article were department stores that offer “divorce registries” to help recent divorcees [...]

The ripple affect of Bernard Madoff’s treacherous fraud keeps going…. This is an interesting article posted by The Siemon Law Firm. Read how a New York appellate court supported revising a 2006 divorce settlement agreement that included “an essentially imaginary [Madoff] account.” This link was posted with the permission of The Siemon Law Firm.

The Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section and the Family Law Division of the Forensic and Valuation Services Section of the Georgia Society of CPA’s are hosting their first Joint Legal/Financial Seminar on Divorce on January 28, 2011. The general program is targeted to both attorneys and accountants to help them understand the myriad of [...]

Loved this article about working with experts, published by the American Bar Association.   As an expert, I find that I am able to contribute the most to a case when I am brought into the case early and am treated as a member of the team! For more like this, join the Georgia Society of [...]

See below blog article re-printed with permission.  See original post at www.kssfamilylaw.com/blog/ The Use of Financial Experts in Divorce Cases Posted on July 31, 2010 by Sean Ditzel Many divorce cases involve complex financial issues which may often be simplified by the engagement of a financial professional. The employment of an experienced financial expert (combined [...]

One of the most challenging aspects of being a financial expert witness is presentation of complex analysis to an audience unfamiliar with the subject matter and prone to distraction, such as judges and juries.  Almost nothing puts a trier of fact to sleep faster than a bunch of numbers. Numbers are more effective than most [...]