Husband Committed Dissipation When He Paid Off Personal Judgment With Company Assets
Tennessee case summary on property division classification, valuation, and dissipation in divorce. Eric Wayne Barton v. Mechelle Scholmer Barton The husband and wife in this Blount County, Tennessee, case were married for 18 years. They met when the husband was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, where the wife was employed at the base PX. They […]
Read More»Wife Entitled to Half of Business Income Overlooked at Trial
- At March 22, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Property Classification
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Tennessee case summary on property division classification in divorce. Wanda Sue Averwater v. James Paul Averwater The husband and wife in this Rutherford County, Tennessee, case were married in 1992, while both worked for a construction company. Three years later, they started their own company. The wife filed for divorce after 27 years. The parties […]
Read More»No Recusal for Judge Who Knew Wife from Theater
- At March 21, 2024
- By Miles Mason
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Tennessee case summary: judicial recusal denied. Arthur A. Allen v. Heather S. Allen This custody matter was scheduled for a hearing in Washington County, Tennessee. It was to be heard by Chancellor John C. Rambo, but due to a scheduling conflict, the case was instead heard before Judge Suzanne Cook. At the start of the […]
Read More»How Do You Practice Oral Advocacy?
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind continues his discussion of the fundamentals of oral advocacy in court, rhetoric, baiting the hook for the fish – not the fisherman, strategies for crafting an argument that will resonate with the judge, and tips for using oral advocacy to swing the court in your favor, client control, trust, and prepare a proposed […]
Read More»Keeping the Judge Engaged During Oral Arguments
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
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Steven Peskind presents strategies to help lawyers not bore the judge, trim down courtroom arguments, don’t drone, don’t beg, use tactical pauses, implement rhetorical tropes to keep their argument compelling for the judge, alliteration, trilogies, antithesis, rhetorical questions, and demonstrative exhibits. https://youtu.be/vYluNiNvxus?si=O7mdKivIohhtmv80Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Keeping the Judge Engaged During Oral […]
Read More»Oral Advocacy: Authenticity, Language and Professionalism
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind breaks down the importance of authenticity, language, and professionalism in the courtroom including Gerry Spence, “eat the frog,” ethos, logos, pathos, don’t be a pretentious phony, play to your strengths, using your eyes, transition aids, scowling, Churchill, David Boies, use of voice, self-control, reacting to bad events in court, be courteous, wardrobe, gravitas, […]
Read More»Peskind’s Structure of an Oral Argument for Lawyers
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind discusses the importance of the primacy & recency principle before walking through the structure of a motion: cognitive bias, pathos, finish with the ask, what’s a “kill,” tell the story, and point/counterpoint. https://youtu.be/RSek_2xPkYs?si=U7gS-cIe5BDRI_DhVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Peskind's Structure of an Oral Argument for Lawyers (https://youtu.be/RSek_2xPkYs?si=U7gS-cIe5BDRI_Dh) Steven’s courtroom advocacy skills […]
Read More»Calming Courtroom Jitters, for Attorneys
- At March 16, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce Process
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Steven Peskind discusses cognitive behavioral therapy methods that can reframe your mindset to conquer courtroom nerves. https://youtu.be/no3nD7fj610?si=rzL8GR1UmRH9pKB7Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Calming Courtroom Jitters, for Attorneys (https://youtu.be/no3nD7fj610?si=rzL8GR1UmRH9pKB7) Steven’s courtroom advocacy skills are unmatched; so much so that he is trusted by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy to teach its students, who […]
Read More»No Automatic Continuance After Showing Up For Trial High on Meth
- At March 13, 2024
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Divorce Process
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Tennessee case summary on the divorce process. Christopher Gray Wallace v. Jessica Tomlin Wallace The husband and wife in this Montgomery County, Tennessee, case were married for about ten years before they both filed cross-complaints for divorce. After the trial court granted the divorce and divided the property, the husband appealed to the Tennessee Court […]
Read More»Mom Retains Power to Make Medical Decisions in Hotly Contested Case
Tennessee child custody modification case summary. Ashleigh Suarez Smallman v. William H. Smallman The mother and father in this Davidson County, Tennessee, case were divorced in 2019, and they agreed to a permanent parenting plan for their two children, who were seven and twelve at the time. The mother was a stay-at-home homemaker during the […]
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