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Joryn Jenkins is an attorney who specializes in family law and matrimonial law. She works to change the traditional system of divorce, which can be financially devastating, by advocating for collaborative divorce. She recounts a story of a client who spent over $250,000 in five years on legal fees and appeals, and emphasizes the importance of settling disputes to avoid litigation. Joryn Jenkins and Kerry Lutz discussed the difficulties of litigation and the benefits of mediation and collaboration in resolving disputes. They also discussed the importance of finding a middle ground and the need for strong judges to help reduce the backlog of cases. They also discussed the importance of distressing people during the process and the need to remember happier times. Changing the System of Divorce The collaborative process of resolving disputes Avoiding Litigation in Divorce Cases The backlog of cases in the legal system Important Links: https://JorynJenkins.com https://openpalm.com https://FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com
Divorce, unfortunately, brings out the worst in people, even good people, and the kids are always stuck in the middle. Joryn Jenkins is an attorney that has been trying cases for forty years. She has seen how divorce courts can ruin people both financially and emotionally. When she learned about collaborative law, she knew instinctively that this was something she wanted to get involved with. What was once Joryn Jenkins and Associates, today is called Open Palm Law. She is here today to tell us that there is a better way! During this episode, she shares her career background with us, and how she discovered collaborative law. Death and divorce are the top two stressors that people experience in life, but Joryn believes that this can be reduced by using a ‘kitchen table divorce' where you discuss the five most important factors of the dissolution of your marriage without a facilitator present. However, she has also seen the value of providing a support system for people to help them listen and communicate better. Joryn tells us why she believes in the collaborative process, how it works, and what her role is, and shares with us the goal of her work: to help clients walk away better parents, people, and friends. Join us to hear more! Key Points From This Episode:How she would describe the personality traits that make her perfect for family law.The nature of a courtroom divorce: you find yourself dragging up whatever you can against the other side. Why death and divorce are the top two stressors. How keeping a journal of everything your spouse does can be so destructive.What collaborative law is and how there are different ways to approach a divorce.What is meant by a ‘kitchen table divorce'.The five things you have to consider during a divorce: parental decision-making and time share, equitable distribution of assets, alimony, child support, and everything else.The definition of a good mediation: everyone leaves unhappy.How she works to find out a client's true interests through eliminating stress.The result of collaborative divorce: people end up being better parents.The story of a client who Joryn helped to communicate what she needed to say. Your role as the white knight in court, and a team player in the collaborative process. The collaborative team and the different professionals she includes in this process.The life plan she is helping a couple to develop instead of entering a marital agreement.The hearing process versus the collaborative process. The goal of collaborative divorce: to walk away a better person, friend, and parent.What she envisions for separation parties.How she chooses not to push collaboration on her clients but her mindset falls outside of court.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Joryn Jenkins Joryn Jenkins on InstagramJoryn Jenkins on TwitterJoryn Jenkins on LinkedIn Open PalmWar or PeaceI Never Saw my Father AgainThe Zen MommyMom, Slow Down!Support the show
Changing the Way the World Gets Divorced Joryn Jenkins, Open Palm Law – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 684 Joryn Jenkins In nearly 40 years of practicing law, Joryn Jenkins has enjoyed a wide variety of experience, which qualifies her well for her concierge family practice now. In the beginning, Joryn worked for one of the ten largest law firms in the country in D.C., practicing employment law. She then broke from big firm life to work in California exclusively for a single client on 50 class-action sex discrimination claims. Winning 47 of those claims, she returned back east to accept a job offer from Tampa's State Attorney. For the next three years, she spent nearly every workday in court, prosecuting both jury and non-jury trials. After serving there as a division chief, she accepted an offer from a highly regarded boutique litigation firm. She remained there for five years, handling all of the firm's appeals and bankruptcy matters, as well as routine commercial disputes. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Joryn Jenkins about changing the way the world gets divorced. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: ● How families don't belong in the courtroom, a collaborative effort is much better. ● Why publishing a book gives you and those you feature credibility. ● How marketing your law practice is part of owning a law practice. ● How the most common mistake people make during divorce is thinking they have to go to court. ● How divorce and mediation has changed a lot during the last 30 years. Connect with Joryn: Guest Contact Info Twitter @OpenPalmLaw Instagram @jorynjenkins Facebook facebook.com/openpalmlaw LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/open-palm-law Links Mentioned: openpalmlaw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode #024 Joryn Jenkins of Open Palm Law, explains the magic that happens in collaborative cases that do not happen when you litigate in a courtroom. “Every time I do a collaborative case I see the magic happen, and it's kind of shocking to me that other people aren't talking about it all the time,” says Joryn. Through their legal and collaborative divorce services, Open Palm aims to help couples and families restructure, rather than destroy relationships. They guide their clients to the best possible outcomes, both emotionally and financially, in the face of life's most stressful experience. Facebook | Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | YouTube
Attorney and Author, Joryn Jenkins is changing the way the world resolves conflict. Joryn Jenkins founded Open Palm in 1994, when she had more than 14 years of experience in the practice of law. Mrs. Jenkins is the only practicing lawyer in Florida to have been awarded the prestigious A. Sherman Christiansen Award, presented in the United States Supreme Court. Only 1 person annually since 1986 has earned this honor. In 1994, Lexis published her “Florida Civil Motions Practice,” and she has recently also published five books on collaborative practice. Ms. Jenkins’ most admirable traits are her “dedication, innovative spirit, and hard work,” as a federal judge once explained. She works hard at every task she undertakes, and has dedicated herself always to hone the excellence, ethics, civility, and professionalism of her practice. Joryn loves the practice of law, and, as her grandmother used to say, “A job ill done is not worth doing!” www.openpamlaw.com
Welcome to Hashing Out the Law, Episode Twenty Seven – War or Peace. This is the podcast where we discuss and hash out legal issues and/or topics. On this episode I’ll be speaking with attorney Joryn Jenkins. Jorynreceived her B.A. degree from Yale when she was nineteen years old and her J.D. from Georgetown. She is a trial attorney with 39 years of courtroom experience. Currently she has a private practice in Tampa, where she concentrates on the court-less practice of family law. (Recorded 6/10/19) Books by Joryn Jenkins: War or Peace: Avoid the Destruction of Divorce The Divorce Puzzle: Connecting the Pieces Collaboratively Champions of Collaborative Divorce: Changing the Way the World Gets Divorced (Volume 1) Stress-Free Divorce Volume 01: Leading Divorce Professionals Speak (Stress-Free Divorce Series) (Volume 1) *Disclaimer - The materials on this Podcast are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. You should not act or rely on any information from this Podcast without seeking advice from an attorney licensed to practice law in your jurisdiction. Neither the Podcast nor use of information from the Podcast creates an attorney-client relationship.
Aired Thursday, 15 November 2018, 6:00 PM ETThe Dr. Kevin Show – Joryn JenkinsJoryn Jenkins is a trial attorney with 38 years of courtroom experience, now in private practice at Open Palm in Tampa, where she concentrates on the courtless practice of family law. While Joryn's focus during most of her years in practice has centered on legal ethics, civility, and professionalism in the practice of law, her mission in recent years has morphed, to “change the way the world gets divorced,” to inform folks as to the alternatives they have when it comes to the process of divorce, and to enlighten them as to which choices will best suit their families and their finances.Here are her publishing accolades:* Former Editor of The Family Law Commentator of The Florida Bar & Former Editor-in-Chief of both The Federal Lawyer and The Bencher magazines.Author of the following books:~ Florida Civil Practice Motions (Lexis Law Publishing) ~ The Stepmother's Cookbook ~ War or Peace (Avoid the Destruction of Divorce Court) ~ I Never Saw My Father Again (The Divorce Court Effect) ~ A Free Divorce Handbook (How to Organize a Collaborative Divorce Pro Bono Project) ~ Open for Business (Managing Your Collaborative Practice for Passion & Profit) ~ Changing the Way the World Gets Divorced (Marketing Your Collaborative Practice) ~ Editor, The Divorce Puzzle (Connecting the Pieces Collaboratively) ~ From Rookie to Rainmaker (How to Grow Your Law Business) ~ From Lawyer to Law Firm (How to Build a Successful Law Business) ~ Editor, Champions of Collaborative Divorce (Changing the Way the World Gets Divorced, Volume I – Tampa Bay)Website: www.openpalmlaw.com
Divorce doesn't have to be expensive, drawn out or destroy your family. There is a win-win solution. Joryn Jenkins is on a mission to change the way the world gets divorced!
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Attorney Joryn Jenkins made a recent guest appearance on the Impact Makers Radio Show, “Let's Talk Divorce!” series where she spoke about, "Changing the Way the World Gets Divorced."During her episode, Jenkins, owner of Open Palm Law in Tampa, FL discussed why people should take the time to do evaluate more than one professional, what to look for and what to ask.Jenkins also spoke about misguided truths where people believe they have to go to court and spend a lot of money on contentious divorce proceedings which can often cost $100,000 or more.To find out more about Joryn Jenkins visit: https://OpenPalmLaw.comTo listen to the full conversation on Impact Makers Radio visit: https://ImpactMakersRadio.com/Joryn-Jenkins
Attorney Joryn Jenkins made a recent guest appearance on the Impact Makers Radio Show, “Let's Talk Divorce!” series where she spoke about, "Changing the Way the World Gets Divorced."During her episode, Jenkins, owner of Open Palm Law in Tampa, FL discussed why people should take the time to do evaluate more than one professional, what to look for and what to ask.Jenkins also spoke about misguided truths where people believe they have to go to court and spend a lot of money on contentious divorce proceedings which can often cost $100,000 or more.To find out more about Joryn Jenkins visit: https://OpenPalmLaw.comTo listen to the full conversation on Impact Makers Radio visit: https://ImpactMakersRadio.com/Joryn-Jenkins
Do you ever wonder who receives real estate assets after a divorce? Real estate divorce lawyer, Joryn Jenkins, shares her expertise about what goes wrong and what you can do to settle in that situation.
Neil chats with Joryn Jenkins, who has been a government attorney, big firm attorney, medium firm attorney, small firm attorney, law school professor, and solo practitioner. Her firm, Open Palm Law, now specializes in collaborative divorce. They discuss how the collaborative process works, why it's less stressful on families (and attorneys), how outsourcing will help you manage a successful law firm, and Joryn's writing process (including how she is able to write a chapter on the drive home from work). Joryn has training in the Columbia, Maryland area on May 11th & 12th. You can sign up for this training by emailing her: Jorny@OpenPalmLaw.com Thursday, May 11, Joryn is teaching The Collaborative Professionals Friday, May 12, Joryn is teaching Solo & Small Firm Lawyers Resources: From Rookie to Rainmaker: How to Grow Your Law Business: Volume 3 (Open for Business) by Joryn Jenkins Download a free eBook: Creating a Workplace Conducive to Collaborative Practice Browse Joryn's other books Learn how a collaborative divorce attorney can help you If you've enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services. -- Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters
Joryn Jenkins is a trial attorney with 35 years of courtroom experience, now in private practice at Open Palm in Tampa, where she concentrates on the collaborative practice of family law. She is the author of War or Peace, Avoid the Destruction of Divorce Court. In this episode you will learn about how the collaborative process works and its many benefits. You will also discover some tips to help you decide what process to follow and where to get further support. Joryn helps people divorce each other without destroying their families and their bank accounts. She is passionate about this because her parents divorced when she was seven years old and her mother packed them into the van and moved 3000 miles away. She never saw her father again. She doesn’t want to see that happen to other children, to other families. She is known for helping her clients restructure their families, not destroy them. For more information on Joryn and the wonderful work she does contact her at www.collaborativepractice.com Nicola Beer is an International Relationship and Divorce Coach that supports couples, individuals and their children to heal and create change following marriage breakdown and divorce. for more free resources visit www.purepeacecoaching,com
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Joryn Jenkins is a trial attorney with 35 years of courtroom experience, now in private practice at Open Palm in Tampa, where she concentrates on the collaborative practice of family law. She is the author of War or Peace, Avoid the Destruction of Divorce Court. In this episode you will learn about how the collaborative process works and its many benefits. You will also discover some tips to help you decide what process to follow and where to get further support.Joryn helps people divorce each other without destroying their families and their bank accounts. She is passionate about this because her parents divorced when she was seven years old and her mother packed them into the van and moved 3000 miles away. She never saw her father again.She doesn’t want to see that happen to other children, to other families. She is known for helping her clients restructure their families, not destroy them.For more information on Joryn and the wonderful work she does contact her at www.collaborativepractice.comNicola Beer is an International Relationship and Divorce Coach that supports couples, individuals and their children to heal and create change following marriage breakdown and divorce. for more free resources visit www.purepeacecoaching,com
Collaborative attorney Joryn Jenkins discusses methods for investors to mitigate costs of divorce. Real estate investors are particularly vulnerable because of the illiquid nature of the asset.