Phyllis has created the following illustration to explain her philosophy about her relationship with her Clients and the legal system.

   The legal System is like a Jungle in that, to most people, it is full of dangerous and unfamiliar territory.

   When Phyllis accepts a Client's case, she becomes a Jungle Guide. Her job is to take the Client from point A to point B through that Jungle (such as from the beginning of a divorce through a Judgment of divorce etc.).

        In her role of Guide through the jungle, she helps the Client with specific tasks.    

             supplies   *    carriers   *   maps   *   travels    *   interprets  *   warns    *     rescues    

   The Tour through the Jungle belongs to the Client. The Client hires the Guide because the Guide is familiar with the Jungle and has made the trek many times before. During the Tour the Client can fire the Guide; the Client can fail to follow the Guide's advice; or unpredictable events can occur. The Guide's job is to simply go through the Jungle with the Client and try to protect that Client from the Jungle hazards.