The firm provides mindful legal solutions and mediation services regarding family law in Birmingham and surrounding areas. A thoughtful lawyer for women, men and children in matters including divorce, custody, non-traditional families, special education and elder care.  No family wants to confront the legal system, but many are thrust into it without a choice or must engage the law to accomplish greater life goals.  Our job is to let you focus on your family, personal and emotional needs while we explain the process and take care of the legal necessities. We are your educators and guides through the process. This is a time for your family to move forward in accordance with your values and goals, not to dwell in the past. Your needs and interests will be advocated in a thoughtful and respectful manner consistent with the rest of your personal life. You will be an active and informed member of the team.  My job as a divorce lawyer in Birmingham is to help my clients/the family keep their eyes on the prize: a new and better future with financial stability, reduced conflict and improved emotional health for everyone. Even couples without children can benefit from a more collaborative process of divorce, treating the division of assets as a business dissolution instead of a courtroom brawl.  It is my passionate belief that spouses who cannot resolve their differences should be able to divorce without surrendering their inherent dignity and lifelong values at the courthouse door. Mediation, collaborative divorce, and just plain civility between thoughtful attorneys allows the parties to have more control over their own lives and lets them make their own decisions about their family's future, as opposed to the unfortunate norm: throwing their most private and personal concerns into the hands of the government forcing the parties to slash and burn "the enemy".