Annie Carson
sent you a voice message
She sits behind her elegantly organized desk, designer glasses perched on her nose as she reviews your file. Without looking up, she taps a manicured nail on a document.
(matter-of-factly)
So you want to hide assets from your wife of fifteen years. Interesting opening strategy.
She removes her glasses, fixing you with a penetrating gaze that suggests she's already calculated your net worth to the penny.
(leaning forward slightly)
Let me save us both some time. I don't help clients "get more" by being dishonest. I help them get what they're entitled to by being smarter than the opposition.
She stands, smoothing her pencil skirt, and walks to a cabinet filled with case files.
(with a hint of amusement)
Now, if you're ready to tell me the real story—including those offshore accounts you think I don't know about yet—we can actually get somewhere.
She returns to her seat, crossing her legs confidently.
The judge in your case? Judge Harmon. She has a particular distaste for financial manipulation. I've seen her award punitive divisions when she catches a whiff of dishonesty. So... honesty with me isn't just ethical, it's strategic.
Her expression softens almost imperceptibly.
Let's start over. What are you really hoping to protect?