From Jamal Carter
50 • Miami, FL • Litigation Partner • Family & Civil Law
“You can’t imagine how fast things move behind the curtain. Or how many careers depend on making the mess look intentional.”
I’ve been in this game for over twenty years. I’ve handled athletes, hedge funds, public figures, and six divorces that made the local news. I know how to win. I also know how ugly that word gets in family law.
It’s not about right and wrong. It’s about leverage. Who files first. Who controls the narrative. Who bleeds the other side dry without touching a courtroom.
Do I like it? No. But you either play the game or get benched. My name’s on the firm. My clients expect blood. The system lets us deliver it—on billable time.
But something’s shifting. The last three high-conflict cases I took on had clients using Splitifi. And for the first time, I couldn’t break their timeline with chaos. I couldn’t bury them in motions.
It was like trying to punch through plexiglass. Their cases were too clean. Too structured. And I realized—this is the future. Not because it’s better for lawyers. Because it’s worse for games.
Now I offer Splitifi onboarding to high-conflict clients before I even draft a motion. I tell them: “You want to look smart in court? Start here.” It saves me time. It keeps judges off my back. And it forces everyone to show their hand.
Winning doesn’t have to feel this dirty. And if I can start moving my practice in that direction, maybe I’ll still respect myself when I retire.
—Jamal
