by Heidi Webb | Nov 12, 2021 | 2021
In Plato’s Apology, written nearly 2500 years ago, he famously quoted Socrates as saying that “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Socrates’ words have resonated with me over the years, so much so that I recall using that quote as the opening...
by Heidi Webb | Nov 2, 2021 | 2021
a/k/a The Conservatorship of Britney Spears Is it only with 20:20 hindsight that through her songs and their titles Britney seemed to be screaming for help? Bright lights and lots of media attention shone on September’s precedent-setting ruling on the...
by Heidi Webb | Oct 5, 2021 | 2021
Listen to the audio version of this post It’s Terminology Tuesday, so today we are tackling the word Guardianship, which is a legal term used to protect minors and individuals with diminished capacity. Understanding the derivation of the word can help explain its...
by Heidi Webb | Aug 19, 2021 | 2021
Listen to the audio version of this post While scrolling through my Instagram feed, I saw that Mally Skok, a friend, an amazingly creative interior designer and one of my favorite IG posters, had begun commenting on her feelings, memories and reflections as she and...
by Heidi Webb | Aug 2, 2021 | 2021
Listen to the audio version of this post The word ‘adversary’ has a negative connotation, so it’s understandable that the adversarial legal process does as well. Therefore, when heading down that path clients often presuppose that it will be painful and...
by Heidi Webb | Jun 23, 2021 | 2021
For many of us it’s the season of graduations- a time to reflect on journeys taken and the sweet feelings of success. It’s the time of endings and new beginnings, both of which carry with them excitement and stress, happiness, and melancholy. For me, this year...
by Heidi Webb | Jun 15, 2021 | 2021
One of the baffling things about the English language — and language altogether — is that sometimes one word can mean several things, and it’s hard to know exactly what someone means if you don’t know all the meanings of a flexible word or phrase. In this...
by Heidi Webb | May 6, 2021 | 2021
Recent news that Bill and Melinda French Gates were divorcing got me thinking about the adage that “money can’t buy happiness”, and also about how their divorce might and might not differ from other families’ restructurings. Of course there’s the obvious...
by Heidi Webb | May 4, 2021 | 2021
Listen to the audio version of this post This week, our etymology-blog will focus on the legal term ‘arbitration’, and get into the roots of it. What does it mean, and why do we use that word to describe one process of resolving issues in a divorce? To...
by Heidi Webb | Apr 19, 2021 | 2021
Without the bookends we often use as markers for celebrations, holidays and rituals to grieve and support one another in times of grief and loss, time during this past year has felt elastic. Now after a seemingly interminable year of isolation, spring has happily...
