Divorce - An attorney's perspective

There are roughly 750,000 divorces in the U.S. each year affecting well over a million people. The vast majority of these separations are ugly, terribly painful, and force people to make a host of major decisions under duress.

Tonight, we’ll get a divorce attorney’s perspective on divorce. We’ll be talking to Dana Carlson, a partner at the Hale Ball law firm in Fairfax, VA. I was pointed to Dana this past year while helping a friend navigate a divorce along with other serious issues, like depression and alcoholism. During a handful of interactions, I was struck by Dana’s competence, compassion, and how available he made himself to the cause of helping my friend. I figured, who better to help us get a sense for the challenges faced by divorce lawyers.