Welcome

Thank you for stopping by to look at my practice. I want you to know that I am dedicated to providing solutions to your requests in an intelligent and caring manner. You can trust that your needs will be met with confidence, dependability, and attention to detail.  I am confident that we, together, can find a resolution to your legal needs. Please contact me with any of your concerns.

Aviation

Aircraft Hanger and Tie-Down Agreements

Hanger and tie-down agreements are usually drafted by the landlord and can be contracts of adhesion-that is, a contract that, like fly-paper, traps you to the surface. The following is offered as general advice and is not in any way detailed enough to prevent such an agreement from being entered into by either party. Before entering into a tie-down or hanger agreement, you should contact an aviation attorney familiar with such agreements.

A typical tie-down or hanger agreement is drafted by the hanger owner's attorney. It is incumbent on the aircraft owner to thoroughly review such agreement before signing it. The aircraft owner should not be forced into executing a document that might later lead to trouble.

Mediation

You do not have to go to court. Mediate instead of litigate.

Most people, when confronted with discourse with others, retain an attorney to solve the problem. This approach is effective, but can be very costly and time consuming. There is an alternative to litigation that often works faster and maintains business relationships. That alternative is mediation.

Mediation is the last thing on most people's minds when they are angry with another person. They want to be "protected" and get "justice". To do this, they hire an attorney skilled in the art of legal battle and turn their lives and money over to him or her. Sometimes this is required and is the best approach. In today's legal system, this is the first option. However, an option that is growing in popularity is mediation and arbitration.

Wills

Power of Attorney for Health Care


In everyone's life, there is a chance that you may be seriously injured without the ability to make decisions regarding your health care. If this should happen, it would be helpful to have someone who knows your values and in whom you have trust to make such decisions for you. This power exists with a legal document called a Power of Attorney for Health Care ("DPAHC")

My Travels

Asheville, NC, The Enka Triathlon, and Cades Cove, TN

Driving from Atlanta to Asheville NC can take one of two routes-I prefer the slightly slower but more scenic drive up through Gainesville and Route 441. This route leads into mountainous territory much faster and, for me, calms my mind more quickly.

My son, Sam, and I left on an Wednesday morning with a car full of camping equipment and two bicycles carried in the trailer hitch mounted Saris bike rack. We left just before lunch so that we could stop at one of my favorite Bar-B-Que restaurants--Mickey Piggs in Alto, Georgia.