Fairfield, CT – Fairfield Connecticut divorce attorney and mediator Larry Sarezky has won a 2017 National Indie Excellence Award for his family law how-to book, Divorce, Simply Stated. The prestigious book competition is open to all English language books from small, medium, university, self and independent publishers.
Sarezky is a past Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Family Law Section whose clients have included Fortune 500 CEO’s, MLB Hall of Famers, and Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winners. He has lectured to lawyers, judges, and therapists throughout the U.S., and his legal commentaries have appeared in The Huffington Post and numerous other publications. In recent years, Sarezky has made a second career of reducing the financial and emotional burdens of divorce, especially for parents and children.
The NIEA award adds to the national acclaim for the Amazon #1 best seller: “… the book stands out for its calm, deliberate, and winning tone, which feels both reassuring and nurturing,” says Foreword Clarion Reviews “from the kind of divorce lawyer anyone would want: funny, kind, laser-focused, nonjudgmental, and extremely informative.” Adds American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers past president Arthur Balbirer, ““Sarezky has written simply the best book of its kind.”
“I wanted to offer more than the standard divorce how-to book,” says Sarezky. “At this point in my career, I wanted to share the strategies that have enabled my clients to achieve their goals while avoiding the mistakes that plague divorcing spouses.”
To that end, the book includes rarely discussed tips from a veteran divorce insider on maximizing results while minimizing expense, worry and acrimony. In addition to the divorce essentials, the book also contains stress-reducing humor, and a holistic approach to help readers cope, organize, relax, and even sleep better during separation and divorce. To all of this, Sarezky adds personal touches such as illustrations by his 10-year-old granddaughter intended to keep separating parents focused on their children’s needs.
Saving money is a major theme of Divorce, Simply Stated. Not shy about poking fun at his colleagues—or sharing their secrets—Sarezky explains divorce lawyers’ billing practices and how to avoid huge legal bills that compound -- rather than solve -- clients’ problems. He also discusses additional opportunities for savings, including taking advantage of special divorce tax rules and a “be-your-own-paralegal” strategy for readers to organize their own cases much the way trial lawyers do.
Divorce, Simply Stated is available at amazon.com. To learn more about the book, visit www.DivorceSimplyStated.com.
Sarezky’s other efforts to ease the burdens of divorce and separation include his nationally acclaimed Telly Award-winning custody film, Talk To Strangers. The 25-minute dramatic film is in use throughout the U.S. and abroad to dissuade parents from pursuing unnecessary custody and other child-related litigation. It is accompanied by a guide to help separating parents co-parent productively. “Watch it and learn!” declares Harvard’s Alan Dershowitz about the film, which was created to “bring parents to their senses.” More about the film can be found at www.ChildCustodyFilm.com.