In this episode...

Divorce attorney and author, Ron Bavero, discusses his new book, An Elephant Doesn't Marry A Giraffe: Everything I Learned As A Divorce Attorney. Ron shares his experiences as a Divorce Attorney and highlights practical tips for students interested in the practice of family law. Ron also highlights some of the compelling stories in his book, which dramatically illustrate, in practical terms, what divorcing spouses need to know and how to avoid the critical mistakes which undermine their divorce cases.

About our guest...

RONALD J. BAVERO, Esq. has been practicing matrimonial and family law for almost forty (40) years. Consistently recognized as one of the top divorce attorneys in this field, Mr. Bavero is listed in America's Most Honored Attorneys - Top 1%; Super Lawyers of New York, Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area; Who’s Who in American Law and Martindale-Hubbell’s “Preeminent Ratings for Attorneys” – the highest rating an attorney can achieve for both legal ability and ethics.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, an exclusive group of divorce professionals with a national reputation and has served on the Executive Committee of the New York Bar Association Family Law Section, as well as numerous other bar associations.

Apart from his traditional divorce practice, he is also an esteemed educator. For many years, Mr. Bavero taught Matrimonial Law and Practice as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law. He was also a regular lecturer for the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and more recently has lectured across the State of New York to other divorce attorneys, as a frequent presenter for Matlaw, a renowned Continuing Legal Education Program, as part of its popular annual updates and specialized seminars on topics including matrimonial law, evidence, trial practice, custody matters and divorce arbitration.

Drawing upon his many years as a practicing divorce attorney, as well as his experience as an educator and author, Mr. Bavero has not only published his recently released book (“An Elephant Doesn’t Marry A Giraffe – Everything I Learned As A Divorce Attorney”) but also maintains a website www.divorcedeverafter.com where he continues to offer invaluable information and amazing stories about the subject of divorce and separation to people who have or are about to embark upon the journey of divorce

In this episode I am joined again by one of my favorite guests, with Steve Schwartz, founder and CEO of LSAT Unplugged.

Steve explains the new LSAT and provides advice to those taking the LSAT or even thinking about taking the test. You will learn a bout the changes coming to the logic section and get advice on whether to wait for the new test or take the test in its current iteration.

In this episode, Professor Josh Galperin, Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law interviews me about equitable remedies and promissory estoppel.

Some key takeways...
1. Promissory estoppel is an equitable remedy, awarded for fairness when a legal remedy is not available.
2. Promissory estoppel is only available in the absence of a legal contract.
3. Promissory estoppel is available if
(1) the promisor should reasonably expect to induce action or forbearance on the part of the promisee (objective evaluation)
(2) the promisee did rely on the promise (subjective evaluation)
(3) injustice can only be avoided by granting a remedy

About our guest...Professor Josh Galperin teaches contracts, administrative law and environmental law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law. Prior to joining the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Professor Gelperin was on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he was a two-time winner of the Most Valuable Professor award. Prior to Pitt, he was the Director of the Environmental Protection Clinic, Lecturer in Law, and a Research Scholar at Yale Law School. He has published extensively on environmental law, with particular emphasis on the role of non-governmental advocates in the creation and maintenance of environmental law, takings and just compensation, invasive species policy, and private environmental governance. Professor Galperin worked for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) where he was a policy analyst and research attorney. Galperin studied law at Vermont Law School where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Vermont Law Review’s senior editorial board. He earned a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of the Environment (then the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies) and a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in wildlife conservation from the University of Delaware.