Your Spouse’s Suggestions

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Unfortunately, client’s commonly believe that an opponent’s suggestions should routinely be rejected because they are either bad ideas, or they reflect some ulterior motive. Some clients want to automatically do the opposite of whatever is requested. A request, suggestion or offer from the other side is not always bad. Most attorney’s are not out to…

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Attorney Camaraderie

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Attorneys who specialize in Divorce and Family Law will probably try many cases against each other over the years. They will attend the same professional events, and may even work on committees together. Camaraderie develops naturally over the years. Just because your attorney and your spouse’s attorney exchange pleasantries, share a joke, or have lunch…

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Super Lawyers 2012

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The firm of Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, P.A. is pleased to announce the inclusion of Howard Gum, Dave Hillier and Patrick McCroskey in the Super Lawyers™ 2012 list. Howard Gum, a specialist in family law, has been included in Super Lawyers™ prestigious Top 100 List for the second year in a row. Howard has been…

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Partners named to Best Lawyers in America

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The family and bankruptcy firm of Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, PA, is proud to announce that Best Lawyers in America has selected each of the members of the firm to its peer review list again in 2011. All three members of the firm have been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2009. Howard Gum…

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About Your Family Law Mediation

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WHAT IS MEDIATION? Mediation is a process in which two or more people involved in a dispute come together voluntarily to try to develop a solution to their problem with the help of a neutral third person (or persons), called the mediator. Unlike a judge or an arbitrator, the mediator does not take sides, or…

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