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Blogger Integrity: Taking a Break Sometimes is Best

Stefani Quane
May 02, 2011 18:55

I have struggled over the past year about blogging verses not blogging, about closing down my Lawlady site, about continuing to do divorce work. In the end, I let inertia guide the way. I took a year's sabbatical from divorce...I have struggled over the past year about blogging verses not blogging,...

Divorce Attorney Burnout

Stefani Quane
November 08, 2010 22:49

Divorce work is emotionally hard work and comes with a high burnout rate for lawyers. I thought I was finished with divorce work when I shut down the shutters at Lawlady Inc in January 2010 . I assumed I would...Divorce work is emotionally hard work and comes with a high burnout rate for...

Letter to Divorcing Client: Power Woman Facing Legal Nightmares

Stefani Quane
May 22, 2009 17:00

Dear Client, I was thinking about you this morning on my power walk at the mall. I noticed the poster of the teenage video-game babe with a blow torch at the gaming store. I thought of that cable show Zena:...Dear Client,I was thinking about you this morning on my power walk at the mall.  I...

Do you want Lawlady to be Red or Green?

Stefani Quane
May 21, 2009 18:33

I've been struggling with the Lawlady website. Lavender and eucalyptus the color of 1990s spas and Lawlady Inc are, alas, out-of-date. I want to do all sorts of crazy things like turn the logo into a giant red edifice. Two...I've been struggling with the Lawlady website.  Lavender and...

Letter to Divorcing Clients: Resolving Long Standing Issues

Stefani Quane
May 21, 2009 17:00

Dear Clients, Here are some philosophical consideration for you to write about and ponder. Call this the homework for the softer side of resolving your conflict. Give this section as much or as little weight as feels appropriate. I may... Dear Clients,Here are some philosophical...

Lame Post, Skip this One!

Stefani Quane
May 20, 2009 17:00

I'm working from home more lately and I'm liking it alot. I can weave between doing laundry and talking with clients; or shopping and typing documents. I think humans do better with variety and movement in the day. Working from...I'm working from home more lately and I'm liking it alot.  I can...

Sharing the Burden

Stefani Quane
May 19, 2009 17:00

I lost my new Iphone. I was stressed out, running around the house cleaning like the comic relief in a Shakespeare play. I left the cell on the hood of my car and 30 minutes later when I was trying...I lost my new Iphone. I was stressed out, running around the house cleaning like the comic relief...

Impossible Divorce Situations

Stefani Quane
May 19, 2009 15:03

I've got a few couples facing the same issue right now. It's post-divorce and things are still not going well with co-parenting. One person's timely; the other is not. One is lax about food choices; the other believes it's imperative...I've got a few couples facing the same issue right now. ...

Our Civic Duty to Do Something Far Out with Ourselves

Stefani Quane
May 18, 2009 17:00

That man wrote me again. "I was reading your website. You sound crazy. Why should I hire you? You shouldn't be talking about all these other subjects. You should be focused on doing legal work and telling us about the...That man wrote me again.  "I was reading your website.  You sound...

My Career Transition Entitlement Program Circa 2027

Stefani Quane
May 17, 2009 17:00

I feel a profound sense of urgency that we must get all of America properly situated doing their right work. I don't mean this just on the economic level or on the personal finance level because it will be devastating...I feel a profound sense of urgency that we must get all of America properly...