Courtroom Layout: Who Sits Where?
Going into a courtroom for the first time can be an unsettling experience. The rooms are large and often overwhelming, and their layout is both confusing and intimidating. Here, we hope to demystify the courtroom layout and walk you through the courtroom from back to front. The Public Seating Area You will enter most courtrooms […]
Divorce Court Tips: How to Lose in Court- Best Practices
Some people seem to just want to lose. Their lawyer will guide them through a list of divorce court tips for testifying and yet, they choose to ignore them. At Rhodes Law, we prefer winning in court to losing. But, if you are absolutely determined to set your case on fire and go down in flames, […]
Creative Legal Solutions: The Case of Harry Truelove*
You may not think of law as an inherently creative profession. The stereotypical lawyer uses big words, dresses conservatively, and carries a really ugly briefcase. I actually call my litigation case “The Big Ugly.” It is a black nylon monstrosity on wheels, and it is dead practical. Personally, I have always found traditional creative endeavors […]
Rhodes Law Confidential: The Working Shower
Let me tell you a secret: I shower at night. I know lots of people do it in the morning, but I am a night showerer. I like to be clean when I get into the bed. Hot showers in the morning make me feel a little queasy. They always have. Why am I telling […]
Rumor Mill Survival: Keep Your Head Up and Keep Going
You know that feeling. You’re walking through the parking lot at church or through the halls of your child’s school, and your senses start to prick. Your face starts to feel hot, you sweat a little, and you just know that some of these people are talking about you. No one likes to be the […]
The Discarded Wife: A Profile of Fear and Disillusionment
I am a discarded wife. I thought we had a great marriage. We have great kids and a nice home. Our lives were full of date nights, family cookouts, and soccer games. We loved to have friends over. Until my husband decided to throw us away. One day, he just woke up and quit our […]
Land Held Hostage: Real Estate Partition, When All Else Fails
I almost made a really big mistake one time. My friend Gary and I found a piece of commercial property for sale near our offices. It was a nice place, in great condition, and offered at a fire-sale price. It was going to be sure thing, a moneymaker, a “great investment.” So we put in […]
Your Divorce Trial: If You Absolutely Must
Cobb County Divorce Trial A divorce trial is the last place you want to be. If you’re in a trial, that means that you’ve had no other choice than to lay your personal and financial wellbeing in the hands of a stranger (the judge) who doesn’t know your life and who gets paid the same […]
The Family Farm: Pitfalls of Joint Property
Papa smoked Marlboro Reds his whole life and ate bacon three meals a day. He finally died at 97 in a freak tractor accident on the farm. He left behind a handful of scraggly chickens, a life insurance policy, and a hundred acres of land. His four children are the lucky benefactors of his estate: two sisters […]