Remember the winning answer is usually a bit subjective.  There is only one winner and Tom Silverman, Katie Hays and Joe Kirwan are the sole judges of who wins.

The winner will be announced on the 1st day of fall and will win a free lunch and legal session with one of our Super Lawyers.

The Summer Question is a compound one.  “Is it safer to drive drunk or walk drunk?”

Defend your answer with facts.

Also, what is the source of the famous slogan, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk?”

Let the fun begin!

Tom Silverman

We proudly announce that Trane Fleming is the winner of the Spring Contest.

His wonderful answer to the most unique divorce settlement in history was; “Before King Louis XII could be granted an annulment from his wife, she had to agree to spend the rest of her days in a convent.”

All the judges agreed this was the best answer received. Fleming intimidated the competition with his best divorce settlement answer!

This was a subjective question. Here is what Tom Silverman had in mind on this divorce question.

One of my heroes is Walter Isaacson. His book on Einstein, “Einstein, His Life and Universe” is a truly great book. It is entertaining, thorough, and made me sad to finish because of the pure enjoyment of reading it. All salute Walter Isaacson!

In this wondrous book Mr. Isaacson writes that in order to entice divorce from his wife Mileva Maric he ”…made a striking offer to Maric: ‘The Nobel Prize – in the event of the divorce and the event that it is bestowed upon me – would be ceded to you in full.’ ”

In 1918 this was worth more than 37 times what Maric was making annually.

Einstein did divorce her and did win the Nobel prize for his work on the photoelectric effect and did give Maric the proceeds!

If you come to see the brilliant Super Lawyer Katie Hays from Tom Silverman Law Offices for your divorce, she will strongly recommend that you not give up your future Nobel Prizes!

Congratulations to Trane Fleming! You can call us any time to collect your valued prize.

If the readers want to win, look for our Summer Question. You too can be a winner!

Tom Silverman

This is the Tom Silverman law offices spring 2010 contest question.

Our law office provides superb legal representation in domestic relations,  and family law. This includes divorce and child custody matters.

The winner of the Spring Contest gets a free lunch with Tom Silverman, Katie Hays or Joe Kirwan.

During the free lunch you may ask any legal question and we will be happy to provide free legal advice in the areas of family law, divorce, bankruptcy, criminal defense, DUI, or other area of our expertise.

The winner of the contest will be announced on the website on the first day of summer, 2010.

The winner will be determined in the sole subjective judgment of Tom Silverman, Katie Hays and Joe Kirwan.

Ready for the big question?

Here we go; What was the most unique divorce settlement in history?

Obviously, this is a subjective question with many possible answers. I do have a specific divorce settlement in mind and will share that on the first day of summer.

Nonetheless, I am open to other possible, better answers and will reserve judgment until all the answers are in.

Remember, this is just for fun and a free lunch and legal advice session and my determination of the first, best answer is final.

Bring on the answers!!

Check back as Tom will have an ongoing question, trivial and rhetorical on any aspect of law. The best answer, as there will be no right answer will win a free lunch with Tom.