Divorce for Doctors and Medical Professionals
Serving Beverly Hills, Los Angeles,
Santa Monica, and Malibu for over 42 years.
Michael Kelly and his firm have a 35 year history in handling doctors from all areas of the medical profession, such as, anesthesiologists, orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists, etc.
He has taught certified Family Law specialty courses at USC since 1980 to divorce specialists certified for State Bar credit. His unique approach considers the special and sensitive needs of many doctor including irregular hours, re-instating licenses, sharing liabilities with the community, pension plans, IRS’s, 401 K’s, defined benefit plans, roll-overs, and corporate structure division.
"A cheap divorce is the most expensive thing you will ever do."
The question of benefit plans, roll-overs, and corporate structure division. The question of who protects the doctors who protect our health is answered by Mr. Kelly.
Mr. Kelly is fully aware of the doctor patient privileges utilization in protecting records.
J. Michael Kelly has the experience, a staff of 31 people (8 attorneys, 23 staff), and the depth to understand and determine the impact of the use of forensic divorce doctor to protect the doctor’s investments.
After 35 years, Mr. Kelly has a network of seasoned experts such as appraisers, psychologists, doctor, and evaluators that can be referred to and relied upon so that Mr. Kelly’s clients receive the right advice fro the right people so as to have a positive impact on the doctor’s divorce.
This also assists the doctor in maintaining as much as possible, the confidentiality and the privacy, which is always a major concern for a medical practitioner, especially when he or she is going through the delicate process of dissolution.
The effect of divorce on a medical professional is significant.
His or her concentration is not as focused. Their anxiety and stress level reflects in their profession and in their practice. If they could feel somewhat relieved on a personal level, they could have a comfort level that they have retained a pre-eminent firm that takes very seriously the medical professionals concerns about their practice and the people that they must report to, such as fellow business partners, governmental agencies, and of course the clientele or the patients that the professional is serving.
The last thing they want to have anxiety over the professional is serving. The last thing they want to have anxiety over is their dissolution while they are planning a patient’s delicate surgery.
The doctor needs to have the assurance that they will be treated with the utmost respect, integrity, and strategic thinking that will protect their hard work in becoming a professional.
Doctors are very concerned that the life investment that they made in their profession will not be drained away in the divorce process.
That is one of the major reasons they come to an established, Pre-Eminent AV-rated firm such as Michael Kelly.
Custody issues have a huge impact. Knowing where the children will be, how their life will be, and who will have dominion over children is of great importance. Support is also crucial as well as the valuation of practice.
No doctor should have any less than highly experienced professional.
