Mark B. Baer, Inc., a Professional Law Corporation Press / In The News
- Unchecked Biases in Family Law Are Pervasive and Harmful
- Emotional Self-Awareness Is Essential for Managing Biases
- How Bias Clouds the Ability to Empathize
- Is Focusing on Perceived and Actual Biases Misplaced?
- The Amplification of Bias in Family Law and Its Impact
- The Connection Between Empathy Toward Others and Ethics
- Police Officer Diversity Status Impacts Their Perceptions
- Evangelical Christians Evangelizing Hate Must Be Stopped
- Should Supreme Court Justices Believe in Democracy?
- Judges Should Strive to Provide Equal Justice Under Law
- Personality Traits, Emotional Intelligence and Collaboration
- Empathy Is the Key to Conflict Resolution or Management
- Unrealistic Expectations Impede Happiness and Empathy
- Has Disney Lost Its Direction by "Normalizing" Gay People?
- Go Back to Your Country
- Can a Country Lacking Empathy Toward Others Be Great?
- Rachel Maddow Needs to Better Understand Her Audience
- What's "Best" Varies, Depending upon the Needs Involved
- Empathy and the Jury Selection Process
- The Passion of Anger Can Be Used in a Constructive Manner
- Injustice at the Hands of Judges and Justices
- Is Willful Ignorance a Good Quality in an Attorney?
- Shouldn't Lawyers Understand the Art of Persuasion?
- How Are False Beliefs Harming People?
- Expression Leads to Oppression
- When Hiring a Lawyer or Mediator, Buyer Beware
- Trumpcare: When Is Health Insurance Not Really Insurance?
- The Firing of Comey and the Empathy Gap
- You Think You’re Helping, Do You?
- Let’s Make an Effort to Be More Reflective and Less Reactive
- The Choices We Make Create History, So Choose Wisely
- Are Illusory Agreements The New Trend?
- Authoritarianism Comes with a Huge Price
- Don't Let Emotion Choose You
- Is Teaching Tolerance the Solution or the Problem?
- In Mediation, Is Empathy Enough or Even Necessary?
- What Is Justice and When Is It Served?
- Your Biases And Beliefs Are Impacting Your Decision-Making
- Some Forms of Compassion Are More “Acceptable” Than Others
- Besides Religion, Immutable Nature Is Key to Civil Rights
- Trying to Help People Help Themselves Can Be Challenging
- Charlottesville and Self-Segregation
- Mind the Gap
- Donald J. Trump Is the Greatest Threat the US Has Ever Faced
- Empathy and Morality
- How Do I Find The Right Mediator?
- How Much Does Mediation Cost?
- How Successful Is Mediation?
- How Does Mediation Work?
- Radio interview on empathy
- Sometimes equal custody is not in a child's best interest
- Protests and Force Don't Change People's Hearts and Minds
- As Debbie Reynolds Tragically Reminded Us, Stress Kills
- Who Are the Editors in Our Lives?
- If You View Empathy as a Sign of Weakness, Think Again
- Things Are Seldom What They Seem
- Empathy Can Lead to Profound Insights
- Beware of Criticizing Concepts You Don't Fully Understand
- Not All Empathy Is the Same
- Along With Rights Come Responsibilities
- Don't Fall for Political Propaganda
- Bridging Our National Divide Demands Empathy and Compassion
- Lake County District Attorney Don Anderson launches program to prosecute liars
- Contributing to a Divorce Registry to Cover Legal Fees and a Custody Battle is Meddling of the Worst Kind
- I Hate Hidden Agendas, Especially When They Are Hidden in Plain Sight and People Are Too Blind to See Them
- If Same-Sex Attraction Is Destroying Your Marriage, I'm Afraid That "Therapy" Won't Help!
- I Feel Deeply for Children with a Parent Who Practices Restrictive Gatekeeping
- Empathy Is the Key to Conflict Resolution and Lack of Empathy Is the Source of Great Conflict
- The More I Read, The More I Learn And The More I Learn, The More I Realize Why Lawyers Tend To Be So Screwed Up
- People Tend To Hear What They Want To Hear And See What They Want To See
- On Behalf Of The LGBT Community, We Don't Want Your Pity
- Those Holding 'Anti-Gay' Sentiments Need To Stop Making Things Worse By Expressing Outrage Over The Florida Massacre
- I Wish 'Anti-Gays' Would Stop with Their Gaslighting
- Intolerance And Even Mere Tolerance of Others Is Toxic
- Shooting the Messenger Does Not Solve the Problems the Messenger Raises
- While Collaboration Can Be Very Powerful, It Is By No Means Simple
- Today, I Both Celebrate the Life and Mourn the Death of My Greatest Mentor
- It's a Real Tragedy that People Keep Conveying False and Misleading Information about Mediation
- Parents Becoming a Protected Class through "Dignity Rights", Seriously?
- Without Sufficient Emotional Intelligence, All the Training in the World Won't Make an Attorney Mediation-Minded or Collaborative
- Are Parents Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
- Some Conversations Just Make People Too Uncomfortable to Have
- Is an Adversarial Approach to a Premarital Agreement Wise?
- American Christians Who Believe That They Are the Victims Of Religious Discrimination Are Suffering From An Empathy Gap
- Milo Yiannopoulos Is A Social Conservative's Wet Dream
- It's No Wonder Those Seeking 'Religious Liberty' Appear to Have Sex Perpetually on Their Minds
- Management of Client Expectations and Dispute Resolution
- Dealing with Pets during a Separation
- Doctors and Lawyers Have More in Common than I Ever Imagined
- When "Culture Is The Problem," It Has A Great Deal To Do With Emotional Intelligence - Or Lack Thereof
- Are Our Political Differences Related to Love?
- Excerpts from "In Defense of Judicial Empathy" by Thomas B. Colby
- "Good listening is paramount to successful communication, and you can't be a good listener if you don't have empathy." - Eric Maddox
- Brad's a Bad Parent, Is He?
- This Presidential Election Reflects The Dumbing Down Of America More Than Anything Else
- How to Prepare for Divorce - 48 Experts Share Their Best Tips
- It's Easy Blaming Others, Isn't It?
- If the "ADR Business [Has Woken] Up to Glaring Deficit of Diversity," it's news to me
- Litigation Cost Saving Tips
- Life Is Like Physics - For Every Action There Is A Reaction
- Never Underestimate the Importance of Understanding and Perspective
- Family Dynamics Assistance Center Helps People To Choose The Process First
- Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?
- The Information and Materials Letter I Email to Potential Clients
- Understanding Peter Thiel's Political Views Requires Empathy
- While Trauma Has Many Negative Effects, It Can Result In Positive Outcomes
- Founder of Lawyers of Tomorrow, Stephen Turner Has Validated What I Keep Saying
- "How Empathic Understanding ... Might Assist In Creating More Compassionate Policy Options"
- Tremendous Rewards Can Be Obtained By Learning From And Overcoming Life's Challenges
- The Importance Of Empathy In Our Work As Lawyers
- I Worry About The Quality Of Education Students Are Receiving At Even Our Most Prestigious Universities
- I'd Really Think Twice and Then a Third, Fourth and Fifth Time Before Opting to Be Judged
- I Call Foul on the Media’s Coverage of Divorce and Conflict in General
- Outcomes Are Typically Determined By The Way In Which The "Game" Is Designed
- It's High Time that the Legal Community Took a Good Hard Look at Itself
- Litigation Is Combat, No Ifs Ands or Buts!
- Stop Hiding Behind False Labels
- Excerpt from "Who's Afraid of Law and the Emotions?"
- I Couldn’t Disagree More With What David Brooks Said In His Article “How Covenants Make Us”
- Cooperation or Combat? The Choice Is Yours!
- Shared and Equal Parenting Presumptions Are Not the Solutions to Custody Battles or Decreasing Parental Conflict
- Shaming People for Their Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity Does Nothing Other Than Ruin Lives and Tear Families Apart
- The Need to Belong and Feeling of Disengagement Cause Many People to Join Extremist Groups
- Objections to Shared Parenting Presumptions Are Objections to Presumptions, Not to Shared Parenting
- It’s Unwise to Define Frozen Embryos as Human Life
- In a Sense, Donald Trump Is Correct about Women and Abortions
- What's Communication Got to Do With... Lasting Love?
- Beware of the Viking-or-Victim Worldview
- Putting Kids First in Divorce: How to Reduce Conflict, Preserve Relationships and Protect Children During and After Divorce
- Mediation Is Not about "Making Love" and Mediators Are Not Scriveners
- The Mediation Community Needs an Organization to Lead the Conversation, Shape the Media Narrative, and Change the Culture
- People are "Predictably Irrational"
- Let's Start Addressing the Cause of our Problems, Rather than Just the Symptoms
- Protection Orders Can Trigger Increased Violence
- My Disconnect with Many in the Collaborative Law Community
- Maybe We Should Rethink the Perceived Benefits of Competitiveness and Aggressiveness
- Putting Kids First in Divorce
- Are You Absolutely Certain You Want to Be Judged?
- Beware of the Viking-or-Victim Worldview
- Shameful U.S. History Repeating Itself
- Make Your Dreams Come True, Not Your Fears!
- Conflict Revolution - Mediators as Agents of Social Change
- Let's Have an Honest Discussion about Arbitration for a Change
- You Can Be "Book Smart" And "Life Stupid"
- Leaders Should Be Held Legally Liable for Violence Stemming from Their Incendiary Actions and Behavior
- What Does "God's Rules Always Win" Really Mean?
- What Life Experiences Have Led You to Feel the Way You Do?
- This Anti-Gay Rhetoric Based Upon False Beliefs and Junk Science Must End
- The Irony of Mediation Confidentiality and Attorney Malpractice
- We Are Our Own Worst Enemy
- Healthy Societies Value Family Dynamics and Interpersonal Relationships
- Do You Want War or Peace for your Family
- The Values Legacy of Divorce
- Family Mediator Mark Baer Calls Family Law Cases "Vampires of the Legal Field" Because They Can Live on Indefinitely
- The Greek Comedy We Call Litigation
- Parents Should Think Twice Before Engaging in a Custody Battle Over Their Children
- Work/Life Profile on Mark Baer by Los Angeles Business Journal
- Future Lawyers Should Be Screened and Trained for Empathy
- Empathy and Decision Making
- The California Supreme Court Redefines Date of Separation in Divorce Cases
- Why Clients Should Take Some Responsibility for Their Dissatisfaction with the Ultimate Outcomes of their Cases
- When Divorcing, Beware of Meddlers!
- Everyone Should Be Required to See "Inside Out"
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Part I
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Part II
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Part III
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Part IV
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Part V
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Part VI
- How Family Law Attorneys Tend to Think, Final Part
- Is the King Solomon Story Really about Mediating or Judging?
- Co-Parenting Across State Lines
- To Resolve or Manage Conflict, You Must Address the Actual Cause of the Problem
- The State Bar of California Intends on Silencing Its Members
- Life Is Like Physics
- To Resolve or Manage Conflict, You Must Address the Actual Cause of the Problem
- If You Ask the Wrong Questions, You Get the Wrong Answers
- A Story of Persistence and Perseverance
- Family Law Matters Must Be Handled With Care
- So-Called "Religious Freedom" Laws Increase Conflict Through Isolation
- The Obama Doctrine Is Brilliant
- Lawyer Paternalism Is A Very Serious Problem
- Litigation Should Come with a Warning
- Co-Parenting With Different Values: Being Bigger Than Our Problems
- Surprising Relationship Advice From Divorce Lawyers
- De-Parenting The Other Parent Through Our Choice Of Words
- Free Speech or Censorship: On Which Side Should Social Media Sites Err
- Emotional Considerations Regarding Service of Process
- Kim's Custody Battle Terror
- The Tax Consequences of Dividing Marital Property
- Divorce Support - 4 Real Issues that Equal Parenting Advocates Ignore
- Attorney Mark Baer Says Mediation Decreases Conflict Leading to Better Results in Most Family Law Matters
- Should Social Media Censor Content?
- The Power of Empathy
- How To Select The Best Mediator' Is a Must Read for Everyone
- The Same-Sex Marriage 'Debate' Is Based Upon Ignorance and False Information
- The Cause of Homosexuality Is Irrelevant
- Unfortunately, Reviews on Yelp Cannot Be Relied Upon for Vetting Purposes
- The Term Homophobia Is Improper
- The Problem With Covenant Marriages and Fault-Based Divorce
- When Divorcing, Don't Hire a Pit Bull Attorney - Aggressiveness won't help you in court.
- Changing the Default for Resolving Family Disputes in America
- Was Rialto Unified School District's Holocaust Assignment Really About Critical Thinking?
- Select the Mediator Carefully
- Just How Amicable Is Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas' Divorce?
- Must Parties Confirm That They Are Open to Settlement For Mediation to Be Effective?
- The Consequence of Unenforced Ethical Guidelines for Collaborative Divorce
- Are You Certain That Your Lawyer Is Not Impaired?
- Should Parents Be Allowed To Make Custody And Visitation Agreements Without Being Challenged?
- Is the Home Paternity Test a 'Game Changer?
- 'Collaborative Divorce' Is Collaborative in Name Only
- What Is Required to Make Collaborative Divorce Truly Collaborative?
- The Impact of Relationship Apps On Family Dynamics
- 4 ways Obamacare can affect a divorce
- Enlightened Parents Learn from Both the Successes and Failures of Others
- Top 3 Non-Negotiable Questions You Need to Think About Before Filing for Divorce
- How 'Touchy-Feely' Mediation Works – An Actual Case Study By Mark B. Baer, Esq.
- 3 Things To Think About Before Filing For Divorce
- 5 Things To Consider Before Filing For Divorce
- What Is 'Collaborative Divorce' Without Collaboration?
- New Spouse Income and Child Support in California
- What's Truth Got to Do With It?
- Inconsistency on the Bench
- The Hidden Agenda Behind the Making of 'Divorce Corp.
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 1 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 2 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 3 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 4 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 5 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 6 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 7 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 8 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 9 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 10 of a Series
- A Conversation between Joe Sorge and Mark Baer Regarding 'Divorce Corp.': Part 11 of a Series - The Final Part
- Mark Baer's interview on "Grey Divorce" with Bloomer Boomers was published on December 28, 2013 and can be heard at the following link:
- The Perfect Storm: Lawyer Limitations and the Adversarial Model in Family Law
- Important Distinctions Between Litigation and Mediation
- Aggressive Lawyering Is Counter-Productive
- Lessons I Learned from My Parents: Part VII
- Family Law Litigation: The Gift That Keeps On Giving!
- Things to Consider Before Litigating
- Mark Baer, Esq. tells it like it is in this candid discussion with Rosalind Sedacca, CCT for the Expert Series on Child-Centered Divorce about Family Law as practiced today in the U.S. and other nations
- Where Family Law and Real Estate Intersect -Radio Interview
- Credit Score and Dviorce
- 5 Ways Divorce Can Cost You
- Equal Marriage – Same-Sex Couples Should Consider Their Financial Status in the Wake of DOMA's Demise
- God Bless America!
- Parties' Positions and the Mediation Process
- Lessons I Learned from my Parents: Part VI
- Doesn't Parenting Impact the Learning Process?
- Lessions I Learned From My Parents: Part V
- Most of the Jobless Are Also Childless
- Divorce Experts Brace Staten Islanders for a Long, Nasty Expensive Process
- Heal from Past Relationships to Help You Move On and Find Love
- When the Law is Involved, Do Feelings and Notions of Fairness Matter?
- The Grave Mistake of Confusing Concepts of Justice and Fairness with the Law
- Lessons I Learned from my Parents Part IV
- Lessons I Learned from my Parents Part III
- Lawyers Fail to Give Clients All Options Available for Resolving Conflict
- 3 Things a Couple can do to Combat the Risk Factors and Save a Marriage
- How Senior Same-Sex Couples Can Take Advantage of the Dilution of DOMA
- Lessons I Learned from My Parents: Part II
- Do Feelings Matter in Mediation?
- Lessons I Learned from My Parents: Part I of a Series
- When the Law is Involved, Do Notions of Fairness Matter
- The Power of Words
- Divorce and the Grieving Process
- Strategies for Family Law in California: A Comparison of Dispute Resolution Methods Available in Family Law Matters
- 5 Conversations Every Couple Should Have Before Getting Married
- Premarital Counseling- The Pros and Cons
- Is Mediation About Reaching the Same Result in a More Efficient and Economical Manner?
- Should Divorcing Couples Who Mediate Be Talking Through Counsel?
- Common Themes Seen in Divorces and What Can Be Done to Avoid Them
- Should Lawyers Be Required to Take Continuing Education Courses on Human Mental Processes?
- The Law Is a Baseline and Nothing More
- Is the Adversary Model Appropriate or Suitable for Family Law Matters?
- Everything is a Matter of Perspective
- Children and Families Need to Be the Number One Priority in Our Society
- What Does Mediation Really Mean?
- Child Abduction and the Same-Sex Marriage Issue
- Are You Certain That Your Divorce Is All Your Spouse's Fault?
- Family Law Should Not Be Treated the Same as Other Areas of Law
- The Personality and Philosophy of Attorneys Impact the Results
- Tips for Improving a Co-Parenting Relationship
- Navigating the Emotional Waters with Collaborative Family Law
- Federal Law Economically Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couples
- Why Would Parties Appeal an Agreement They Mutually Assented to?
- Listen to Attorney Mark Baer on the radio discussing child custody matters and divorce
- The Waiting Game - Delays in Child Custody Cases Lead to Violence
- Child Custody Disputes - Is There a Better Way?
- Listen to Attorney Mark Baer on the radio discussing finding a problem solving lawyer, not a conflict creator -Click Here to listen now.
- Five Financial Lessons Women can learn from the Demi and Ashton break-up rumors
- Click Here to read the full article on forbes.com - Don't Buy Too Much Insurance
- Click Here to read the full article on wsj.com - 5 Steps to Protect Your Credit in a Divorce
- Pasadena attorney says lawyers need to be problem solvers
- US family law system "barbaric" when compared to other systems worldwide
- It Would Be Irresponsible for Maria Shriver and Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Litigate Their Divorce, Says L.A. Family Law Attorney Mark Baer
- Don't Let Divorce Turn into an Economic Disaster
- Cheapskate Wisdom...About What to Expect in Divorce Proceedings
- Click here to read the full article on Time.com - Why the US Family Law System is Barbaric
- Calculating Child Support
- Money Wise; Separation Anxiety
- Divorce Insurance; Voice of the Village
- Pamela Edwards-Swift's article is written about Mark Baer
- Beverly Bar Association's profile on Mark Baer entitled, "Family Law Par Excellence"
- Cost of Raising a Child Calculation Tool
- Local Attorney Leery of Divorce Insurance
- Listen to Attorney Mark Baer on the radio discussing finding the right attorney for a more peaceful divorce
- Are You Facilitating the Creation of a Post-Divorce Functional or Dysfunctional Family?
- What skills and attitudes are involved in being a Collaborative Practice professional?
- Listen to Attorney Mark Baer on the radio discussing the topic of "Creative Mediation with a Twist"
- Ask an Expert: Using Social Media to Educate and Build Relationships
- Listen to Attorney Mark Baer on the radio; "Thoughtful and Caring Divorce Attorneys? Yes, They Do Exist"
- A Fighting Chance- Resolving Family Law Disputes Requires Skills Beyond Those Traditionally Taught in School
- Realizing Limits of Mediation
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