During your divorce, my job is more than dealing with the legal questions. It’s being respectful of the emotional situation too. I believe you hire me to help you move on with your life. Instead of holding on to your pain and anger. So you don’t end up going back to court in the future.

In a divorce, winning isn’t the goal. Divorce isn’t the Super Bowl. It’s not a game. This is your life.

Sometimes you need to do what you don’t want to because it’s the right thing to do. This is when you’re truly fair. Being fair saves your children’s lives and sanity during the divorce. And especially in the long run.

I believe your divorce agreement gives you a means to happiness. Happiness gives you and your family hope for the future. When you keep that in mind, it helps you and your spouse reach decisions without destroying each other.

This is critical because discussions rarely end after your divorce is over. In a few years, maybe one of you wants to move. Maybe you’ll remarry. By treating each other respectfully now, you can discuss future issues with respect too.

During our collaborative meetings, I help you discover what’s possible – and what you accept as possible. We do this using a combination of my training and experience. This includes mediation and my premarital counseling background.

By using a combination of collaborative, mediation and counseling, I quickly see the early warning signs when discussions threaten to fall apart. So we make adjustments, stay on track and preserve the dignity of everyone involved.

Preserving dignity extends beyond you and your spouse. This includes your parents, kids, siblings and friends.

Because divorce doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It sends a ripple effect to everyone in your life. So when we hit bumps in the road during difficult talks, I help keep you stay focused, working towards the bigger goal: rebuilding your future.

What you should know about Jeff

Out of court, Jeff is a kind-hearted, easy-going guy. But don’t let that fool you. In court, he battles for clients as fiercely as if they were his own family.

Jeff also heads Hofheimer/Ferrebee’s criminal defense team.That’s where his intense intellect helps women fight against criminal allegations made by their husbands during divorce trials.

Clients (and other attorneys) also seek Jeff for his in-depth knowledge of complex real estate issues which arise from divorce.

Jeff fought relentlessly for women in trials concerning:

• Domestic relations
• Trial practice
• Appellate practice
• Equitable distribution
• Post judgment collections
• Child custody
• Visitation rights
• Criminal defense
• Family
• Inverse condemnation
• Child abuse and neglect