Rhode Island Divorce Tips

I'm the founder of this new innovation in Rhode Island family law practice and I tell you that I doubt I've been more excited about any other professional development in my entire career. 

Why am I excited? 

After more than two decades in the legal field and considerable thought about how I can more effectively help people as a divorce and family law lawyer, I have no doubt that I have found my way to making a difference in the world that has been too long in coming.

Rhode Island Divorce Coaching is a term that is well-suited to this new concept in domestic law practice.  I specifically designed this method of practice to save Rhode Island Family Court participants both time and money.  

Aren't these are two things just about everyone could use more of these days? 

Absolutely!

This new divorce and family law practice concept is also designed to help assist the Rhode Island family court system to handle its daily court calendars  by preventing the delay and bottlenecking caused by individuals who attempt to represent themselves (pro se) and are unfamiliar with the family court process by educating those people.

I learned long ago that for any idea is to be successful, there must be a "need" and a "solution that meets that need."
 

* * THREE FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS * * 

 The need for Rhode Island Divorce Coaching is based upon three (3) fundamental factors.

1)  The Rhode Island Family Courts have a limited number of judges who struggle to handle an overflowing number of cases on a daily basis.  

2)  People who represent themselves typically do not know Rhode Island family law or procedure and take up extended court time trying to represent themselves because they don't know what they are doing.  This bogs down the flow of court cases and hurts the entire system through inefficiency.

3)  Lastly, not everyone can afford to hire an attorney to represent him or her in family court.

* * THE NEED THAT CRIES OUT FOR A SOLUTION * *

 These three factors create the substantial need for a solution that, 

(1) Minimizes the strain placed upon the already overburdened Rhode Island Family Courts,

(2) Prevents people who represent themselves from bogging down the court system through lack of knowledge,

(3)  Affords those who cannot afford to hire a "Rhode Island courtroom attorney" the opportunity to become informed about their legal rights and learn how they might best proceed to help themselves and the courts.

  * * RHODE ISLAND DIVORCE COACHING IS . . . THE SOLUTION  * * 

Rhode Island Divorce Coaching provides the solution to this ever-growing need by offering a service never offered by Rhode Island Family Law Lawyers.

The concept of "coaching" is far from new.  Almost every sports team has one or more coaches.  These coaches are generally people who have already "played the game" and by their education, knowledge or personal experience have gained skills about the game that makes their coaching advice worthy of being followed by the athlete's they teach and train.  

Athletes like to win at different levels.  Some athletes want to be the best athlete in high school to get a scholarship.   Some athletes want to be the best at college football to have a chance to get drafted by the NFL.  Other athletes want to reach the Olympics.  To achieve these things athletes would hire experienced and even professional coaches depending upon their level of commitment and particularly what they can afford.

For any game to run smoothly, the player's need to know the fundamentals, the player's need to avoid running over referees or fighting with umpires, and the player's need to learn the rules and strategies of their game. . . all from their coach.  It is only by increasing their knowledge, skill and experience by applying advice they receive from their coach that players do better and the game runs smoothly.

Certainly, matters before the Rhode Island Family Courts are not games.  The outcome of every case has impact on the lives of everyone involved in the case.  Yet the principles that apply to a game situation can be reasonably applied to family court matters by way of analogy.

As an experienced Rhode Island Divorce Lawyer, I have had the opportunity to appear in the family courts for many years, handling motions, conferences and trials, etc. . . I saw the need.  People who represented themselves needed affordable access to the fundamentals of family court education and legal advice.  Today I'm filling that need as a Rhode Island Divorce and Family Law Coach.

* *  SO WHAT HAS CHANGED? * *

As a coach, I educate and teach my clients how the specific legal game they are in is played.  I teach the client about his or her legal rights.  As a client I coach you how to prepare court forms, necessary procedures, and possible strategies you will want to consider.

* * WHAT DOES THIS DO? * * 

This shifts my role as the player in the game itself, to being the coach for the person who represents himself or herself before the court because there isn't enough money to pay a $2,500 retainer upfront and $250 per hour.

Instead, a person hires me for a single coaching session or for as many sessions as the client needs me.  There is no upfront retainer.  My Rhode Island Divorce Coaching concept eliminates the immediate financial drain on the client.  Additionally, because divorce coaching eliminates my need to go to court for the client, the cost to the client is tremendously reduced.  The person pays for my session time when we meet and that is it.  The person is my client and our sessions are confidential and covered by the attorney-client privilege.  The client then schedules one or more sessions for additional coaching if and when he or she needs further assistance, all at the client's discretion.

By coaching the client, I educate him or her so that it lessens any strain on the court system when the client goes to court because the client is now more informed and has the information necessary to address the matter in a proper and efficient manner.  This helps the client to make sure that his or her case does not bog down the court's calendar because he or she is better prepared to address the case before the court.

By shifting from a Rhode Island Family court practice in the courtroom to a Rhode Island Divorce Coaching practice in the conference room, I provide the ability for more more people to gain affordable access to their legal rights and how they should proceed.  The shift to Divorce Coaching helps the client and assists the Rhode Island Family Courts by educating people who simply can't afford to hire an attorney to represent themselves in court.

Though it may sound cliche', I became a lawyer to help people.  The only ingredient this new shift  required on my part was a small tradeoff.  Today I have substantially less income in exchange for substantially more time with my wife, my daughter and my grandchildren.  All in all, it's a win-win-win proposition for the client, the court and for me!

You can be part of this winning new family law practice concept and it would be my privilege to help you.