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		<title>In the Service of Others:  I am Free to be Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter, Ashley-Taylor (A.T.) recently spent some time in Washington D.C. She went to DC to attend a conference for select college students who volunteer their time to advocate for mental health awareness. She is passionate about de-stigmatizing mental illness. After her trip, she said that DC “felt like home”. A.T. was born in Illinois, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=180&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Made A Positive Impact?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I underwent unavoidable and unexpected back surgery.  In less than 12 hours, I went from sitting in my office to sitting in the emergency room.  I was admitted in the evening, and by the next morning, my whole world was upside down. I called my wonderful assistant and she created a plan to take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=155&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If the Buddha Practiced Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a controversy, the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. &#8211; Buddha I found this quote while randomly surfing the internet.  At first glance, I realized how well it applied to my personal life and to my practice of law.  I thought about times [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=143&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping on Track</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All legal matters take a path to resolution.  Resolution is the result of a judicial order, jury decision or a settlement between the parties.  Many times on the road to resolution, a power struggle between client and lawyer ensues.  When a client is confused about the process, or if the client is particularly angry or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=136&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deontological Ethics: What??</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Deontological Ethics:  What??  Deontological ethics plays a huge role determining my actions, in life and in the court.  (Of course, the Alabama Bar’s opinions on Ethical Conduct are also major factors in my decision making process.) Deontological ethics or more commonly known as deontology is derived from the Greek words, obligation, duty.  It is a type of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=123&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Truths Translated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 06:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I began my practice of law well after my children were able to care for themselves.  Although my children are now what I consider grown, I am realizing that I can still put to good use the advice I gave them (in some instances, they gave me) in my law practice.  Not that I treat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=118&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Settlement Agreements:  Addressing &#8220;What If&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 05:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally, every client has a unique set of facts and circumstances.  Although ultimate goals and expectations can be somewhat similar, because each person is different, my advice is never the same…until recently.  Over the course of the past two weeks, I have addressed the same issue twice:  a vague divorce settlement agreement.  When people divorce they can go one of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=113&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Need a Court Order with that Birth Certificate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day with every client I encounter a new story, a new set of facts, and a new set of problems.  But there are those days, where frustration sets in and I try very hard to restrain myself from saying, “What the hell were you thinking?!”  To keep this post totally honest, I don’t succeed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=105&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sleepless Nights: Curse or Cure?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past two months, my office has been deluged with clients who are experiencing difficulties which some may consider as controversial.  The more I encounter these types of issues, the more I find what I thought I believed, supported, or had an opinion about, changes with the presentation of my client’s set of circumstances.  So before I continue [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ghelixlaw.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12751601&#038;post=95&#038;subd=ghelixlaw&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Do List</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabrielle N. Helix, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I do not judge, I do not minimize, and I choose not to enflame, what is already an unfortunate situation. What I do try to do is understand that the client is in pain and frankly, it doesn’t matter to me which side of the courtroom they will eventually stand. 
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