Bøger udgivet af Joryn Jenkins

Having already written two books describing and illustrating the differences between the traditional courtroom divorce and the collaborative approach to dissolving a marriage, in A Free Divorce Handbook, Joryn Jenkins, a 35-year veteran attorney, has now turned her hand to exploring the issues raised and the problems addressed when a busy professional launches a collaborative divorce pro bono project. Having spent the last three years undertaking such a venture from scratch, she now shares the stories of her clients, the processes and procedures necessary to ensure success, and the forms and sample documents created by the project's collaborative teams so that you don't have to. Finally, a book that explains, not just the many reasons why such a project makes sense, but also how to establish such a collaborative services organization, one step at a time.

Beginning with the story of her own parents' divorce, in I Never Saw My Father Again, Joryn Jenkins, a 35-year divorce attorney, illustrates with true stories how personal choices impact how people end their marriages: with dignity and self-respect, or with hatred and virtual bloodshed. Like War or Peace, Joryn's first book about the long lasting effects of the traditional courtroom divorce, I Never Saw My Father Again is a must-read for anyone contemplating divorce. Everyone has heard the horror stories; few know how to avoid them. In both books, Joryn demonstrates how to avoid the lasting effects of the destruction caused by the divorce court process, recounting actual events as she witnessed them unfold, both the divorce wars fought in the courtroom, as well as the peaceful divorces negotiated at the conference table, and revealing the alternatives, so that the lay reader can make his own informed choices.

War or Peace is a must-read for anyone contemplating divorce. Everyone has heard the horror stories; few know the sure-fire way to avoid them. In War or Peace, Joryn Jenkins, a 34-year trial attorney, describes how personal choices impact how marriages end: with dignity and self-respect, or with hatred and virtual bloodshed. This book illustrates how to avoid the lasting effects of the destruction caused by the divorce court process. Joryn reveals the alternatives, recounting actual events as she witnessed them unfold, both the divorce wars fought in the courtroom, as well as the peaceful divorces negotiated at the conference table.

This uplifting anthology gives voice to a group of Florida divorce professionals who have discovered a better way for families to restructure during the divorce process. Vividly and provocatively examining the emotional, psychological, and logistical impacts of divorce, the authors weigh in with their experiences of the collaborative divorce process, a disruptive, yet constructive approach to a typically destructive life event. Nearly everyone has been adversely affected by divorce, whether it was their own or that of someone close to them, and these stories run the gamut; everyone will find something in here to which they can relate. The memories shared are jubilant and despairing; tragic and comic; nostalgic and new; angry and accepting. They depict pain, yes, but they also portray nobility and selflessness in the face of incredible loss. In short, the tales in this inspiring anthology relate the human experience: raw, resilient, and, most of all, real.

This inspiring anthology of essays, philosophies, and stories about real people introduces readers to the groundbreaking topic of collaborative divorce, and to the work of the mental health professionals who actively facilitate and counsel such matters. The material exposes readers to the perspectives of these authors, considered to be among the most knowledgeable in their field. The book also examines the negotiating techniques employed in this highly disruptive yet constructive divorce process, such as active listening, effective communicating, brain-storming, problem-solving, and cooperative co-parenting, as well as the resulting elimination of stress's harmful impact on divorce-related decision-making. The Divorce Puzzle is designed to promote both thoughtful consideration of the collaborative process by spouses contemplating divorce, as well as lively classroom discussion, making it an excellent choice for seminar level courses.

As a self-employed lawyer, you must reach as many potential clients as possible. In this book, Joryn walks you through the steps to successfully marketing your law practice, equipping you to become the rainmaker you must be to be profitable today. Learn the five fortes to effectively focusing and implementing your marketing efforts. Pitch effectively. Publish successfully. Present regularly. Develop the Profile that inspires first responders to suggest you to potential clients before they think of anyone else! Partner with those who can help you grow your law business successfully. Marketing law should be as important to you as the practice of law itself. It is pivotal to the success or failure of your law practice. The lawyer who hangs his own shingle in the hope that "if I build it, they will come," will spend his life living from hand-to-mouth. Instead, become the rainmaker that all lawyers admire. Learn to market you. READ THIS BOOK!

Joryn Jenkins, a 36-year trial attorney and now dedicated peacemaker, and the author of War or Peace: Avoid the Destruction of Divorce, I Never Saw My Father Again: The Divorce Court Effect, and A Free Divorce Handbook: Organizing a Collaborative Divorce Pro Bono Project, now offers this staff management handbook that will guide collaborative professionals in creating or improving their businesses.As a collaborative divorce professional, you want to ensure that your clients experience the best divorce possible. To do that, you must proactively design your office's physical space, your policies and procedures, and your team culture to reflect your vision and your passion, to enable clients to achieve what many see as impossible - divorce with dignity, a conclusion to a marriage that serves as a positive and healthy step toward a restructured family's future. Every collaborative services business, no matter the size, no matter whether legal, mental health, or financial, must have standards. Establishing your own policies and procedures will help your business run more smoothly- especially when you can't be there. More importantly, if you offer collaborative divorce services, your staff must understand the attitude and the ambiance that must travel with those services. Your space must reflect the collaborative process, as well, cocooning your clients in an inspirational atmosphere that will empower them to make the right decisions for their families. This book will help you to equip your staffers to talk-the-talk and to walk-the-walk, ensuring that your team's culture, your office policies and procedures, and your space's infrastructure all project the same enthusiasm for collaborative practice as you yourself do.

Managing the business of practicing law should be as important to the lawyer as the practice of law itself. It is pivotal to the success or failure of a law practice. The lawyer who considers hanging his own shingle cannot appreciate all of the moving parts involved in managing a profitable law practice until he has actually done it. When you do venture out, on your own or in a partnership with others, you soon realize that there is much more to the business of practicing law than you ever expected. Everything about your law firm affects the most important asset that your law firm owns: the attorney/client relationship. In From Lawyer to Law Firm, we address the commercial aspects of practicing law that are unique to a law firm. During our combined 70+ years in the legal profession, we have both experienced situations which may seem unbelievable. No matter where you are in your legal career, Liz and Joryn offer you guidance and insights based on those experiences that will help to ensure success for both you and your law firm.