Law Practice,
Family
Oct. 4, 2019
Valuing the professional goodwill of an attorney in divorce
The courts have struggled with this topic for years, leading to uncertainty and allowing widely varying opinions from forensics who calculate for the benefit of whatever legal position they are hired by.
Timothy D. Reuben
Reuben MediationTim Reuben spent more than 40 years handling complex legal disputes in California's state and federal courts. As the founder and managing partner of Reuben Raucher & Blum in Los Angeles, he has worked on a wide range of matters through jury and bench trials, arbitration, mediation, judicial reference, and settlement conferences across multiple areas of civil law, including commercial, real estate, construction, employment, intellectual property, insurance, professional liability, and unfair competition.
Stephanie I. Blum
Partner
Reuben Raucher & Blum
Email: sblum@rrbattorneys.com
Blum is a partner at Reuben Raucher & Blum in Los Angeles. A Certified Family Law Specialist with over 25 years of experience, her expertise includes domestic violence restraining order matters, complex property division and custody disputes.
How do you value the goodwill of a lawyer in a divorce proceeding? The courts have struggled with this topic for years, leading to uncertainty and allowing widely varying opinions from forensics who calculate for the benefit of whatever legal position they are hired by. The court in Marriage of Lopez, 38 Cal. App. 3d 93, 108 (1974), commented: "It has been aptly stated: 'Accountants, writers on accounting, economists, engineers, and courts...
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