WHY “JUST ASK MOIRA?”
As an attorney, I have had the great pleasure of assisting thousands of people with resolving their complicated legal disputes. In addition to being in trial, my favorite part of being an attorney is serving as a trusted advisor to my clients. I can honestly say that not one person has ever come to my office seeking my assistance who felt at that time that he/she/they could solve his/her/their problems on his/her/their own. What an honor and a privilege it has been for complete strangers to come to me to seek real help that will impact the most intimate parts of their lives.
It has truly been rewarding to listen to the needs of others, to guide them toward a resolution, and to celebrate their victorious results with them.
However, it is not easy to be engaged in a protracted legal dispute. The clients that I have represented over the years have all been involved in some sort of complicated and messy controversy that is not only difficult to resolve, it is very time consuming and extremely costly. The judicial system is not easy to navigate and results are never guaranteed. While there certainly have been great strides made in terms of available online information and self-help opportunities available in the court process, there has also been an explosion in court filings and cutbacks at all levels of the judicial process. The net effect of which seems to be much more complicated and time consuming to get cases resolved than ever before. Certainly, avenues such as mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution have created settlement opportunities for litigants, but I feel that much more help is needed — and it is not in the form of pure legal representation and advice.
I truly believe that individuals need to be empowered to resolve their own disputes. That empowerment comes in many forms, including the receipt of education and information, and the development of confidence, trust, communication skills, and being one's own “hero.” And that is where I come in to help:
Since everyone has a family or is in a relationship, a dispute of some kind is inevitable. That does not mean, however, that everyone is getting married, or divorced, or has a custody dispute, or a probate action. Some do, of course; yet, not all of those legal disputes really need to be as protracted as they have become. The fact of the matter is that no one really has either the time or the financial budget to expend on protracted and expensive litigation. But everyone needs a resolution and people in conflict are generally not able to solve disputes on their own. Therefore, I am a firm believer that, if the court process cannot really fix the problem to one's satisfaction, and given that many disputes often can neither be settled, nor ignored, then we have to take the matter into our own hands. This is where “Just Ask Moira” fits into the picture:
So go on and Just Ask Me, Moira, your questions today. By doing so, you are one step closer to transforming your life for a better and happier tomorrow.