Hi fb2 - I never did a background check other than to find out Ed did commercial real estate development.
My cousin recommended to me the L he used for his divorce. He had a friend that is a lawyer head hunter and she recommended this L to him because he was high on the a$$ kicking scale and had worked family law since the 70's in town. I got the feeling that my lawyer was picky on which clients he would take. He seemed like he would not take someone that would use the kids as pawns in financial matters. He truely cared about the kids welfare first. We did the parenting/custody before any financial matters were discussed. He even encouraged us to use a mediator instead of his services so as to save us money. You may have your own opinion about divorce lawyers, but this guy was a class act.
I had met with another L before him just to get educated on divorce law. She never asked or concerned herself as to how the kids were doing. I think it was a big selling point for me that the L that I ultimately used gave me recommendations on how to help the kids cope - ie child counselors. He even gave me some vacation advice which I used last summer with the kids.
