At some point in your professional career, you need to step forward and offer to give back to your colleagues and your profession. Lots of good lawyers care about the quality of their work, their practice areas, and the law and policy that affect their clients.
Read MoreI used this article, Social Science and Parenting Plans for Young Children: A Consensus Report, successfully for a father in a recent child custody case.
Read MoreIn a recently published Harvard study on economic mobility in the United States, counties across the U.S. are ranked from best to worst. Buncombe County comes in at the bottom, ranking 2,386 out of 2,478. Boys and girls growing up in low-income households in Buncombe County will earn on average 13.1% less at age 26 than their low-income peers nationwide.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court ruled Friday morning that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage. The 5-4 decision means same-sex couples nationwide will be provided the equal protection of the law of marriage.
Read MoreConsider Haiti is a not-for-profit organization founded in Asheville 15 years ago. I serve on the Consider Haiti Board as Treasurer. Many in the Asheville community have had a role in the operations of Consider Haiti.
Read MoreHere is a piece by David Brooks, a social commentator that I appreciate. His point is that our love for our children should not be conditioned upon their achievements. The piece resonates for me as a parent, and as a professional advising parents in the process of separation and divorce.
Read MoreChild support can play an important role in helping families with children move on after a separation, but it can also contribute to a host of related problems for some parents.
Read MoreWhat your clients say about you makes your brand. This post caught me by surprise. When I read it, I said, “she nailed it”.
Read MoreSiemens Family Law Group has formed a charity partnership between Consider Haiti and the Biltmore Marathon. Local bar members Ana Prendergast, Katie Fisher, Patrick McCroskey, Jennifer Moore, Jessica Walters, Matt Roberson, Bryant Webster and Jason Wilson are participating in the race on March 15 along with other members of the community.
Read MoreOn March 15th, Siemens Family Law Group is taking a little field trip to the Biltmore Marathon/Half Marathon. Dorothy and Ana will be running, and the rest of our team will be there volunteering. We will all be there in support of Consider Haiti, a cause Jim has supported for years and traveled to Haiti with in 2013.
Read MoreSiemens Family Law Group is pleased to announce Jim Siemens’ inclusion in the Family Law section of Business North Carolina magazine’s 2015 Legal Elite. Legal Elite recognizes the state’s top lawyers in business-related practice areas, chosen by their peers.
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