A divorce is one of the most traumatic life events you’ll ever experience.

I know. My divorce hit me like a ton of bricks.

I was filled with anxiety. Where would I live? Would I survive financially? Those questions, and hundreds of others, consumed me.

I knew everything was about to change, but I didn’t know precisely what, and I didn’t know precisely how.

If I only knew then what I know now.

That I would be all right.

That I would be happier.

That in time, my life would be far better than it was before.

I eventually realized that one of the worst things I ever went through turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened.

If you’re reading this, the odds are you’re where I once was—anxious, afraid, and worried about all the unknowns.

You will get through this. This moment will pass. And you will emerge stronger, wiser, and better than before.

I understand what you’re going through, and I can help.

I’ve been practicing law in Knoxville since 1997, and my practice is devoted exclusively to family law.

I graduated from Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee College of Law.

I’m a board-certified specialist in Family Trial Law.

I’m the author of Herston on Tennessee Family Law, which the American Bar Association recognized as one of the top 100 legal blogs.

I regularly teach seminars to lawyers about family law. I’m certified as a family-law mediator and trained in collaborative divorce.

I serve as Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Family Law Section and on the Executive Committee of the Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court.