Having successfully represented clients in the Collaborative Process, Ms. Mihalik has been selected by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the Washington, D.C. area's top lawyers, Ms. Mihalik is a recognized leader in the Domestic Relations field. She has been selected as one of the Washington, D.C. area's Super Lawyers, and has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2010. Ms. Mihalik has taught Family Law, as an adjunct faculty member at the Georgetown University Law Center, as well as the Catholic University of America's School of Law.
Before starting a Collaborative process, please satisfy yourself that the skills and experience of the practitioners are a good fit for you and ask if they follow and meet the IACP Ethical and Practitioner Standards. IACP does not verify the information provided by the practitioners listed.
Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
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Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
2006 | Basic Interdisciplinary Training | Sue Brunsting | 20 |
30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
2008 | Mediation Training for Collaborative Professionals | Judy Rubin and Karen Davis | 40 |
Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
2012 | Unique Approaches in Collaborative Divorce | Gerald Monk and Janice Green | 6 |
2012 | Money, Law, and Values-Based Collaborative Conflict Resolution (IACP Annual Forum) | Pauline Tesler | 5 |
2010 | Intermediate DC Collaborative Law Training | Group | 4 |
Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
2024 | Avoiding Splitting the Team in Collaborative Practice (17th VaCP) 11-11-24 | Loretta “Lori” Gephart, M.A. | 4 |
2023 | Understanding Brief Focused Assessments as an Alternative to Full Custody Evaluations | DC Bar | 1 |
2023 | Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units in Divorce | Gross Mendelsohn & Associates | 1 |
2023 | Evidentiary Challenges in Divorce Cases: From Writings and Photos to Text Messages and Social Media | Strafford | 1.5 |
2023 | Drafting Effective Parenting Plans | Lynn Hawkins, Theresa Mihalik, Jennifer Bradley, Michelle Bieber | 1.5 |
2023 | Divorce: Discovery and Division of Hidden, Forgotten, Unrecognized, or Overlooked Assets | Strafford | 1.5 |
2023 | Children, Anxiety and Divorce: Helping Children Build Resilience and Manage Worry | Bonnie Zucker, PhD | 1.5 |
2022 | What You Need to Know about Cross Border Families | Melissa Kucinski, Esquire. | 1.25 |
2022 | They say that sex is like money (you can never get enough); but sometimes too much (spending) is enough. | I was presenter along with Debbie May, CPA, CFP, CDFA | 1 |
2022 | The Long and Winding Farewell: How Divorce Changes What We Think We Know About Grief | Hope Edelman | 4.5 |
2022 | If You See Something, Say Something – Navigating Complex Asset Matters During the Collaborative Process | Jamie Blum and Jordan Egert | 1.5 |
2022 | If You See Something, Say Something - Navigating Complex Asset Matters During the Collaborative Process | Jamie Blum and Jordan Egert | 1.5 |
2022 | Divorcing your spouse, but staying married to Uncle Sam | Sarah Avila, CFP, CDFA | 1 |
2022 | Collaborative Clients: When kumbaya is not enough. | Barbara Burr, Esq. | 1.5 |
2022 | A Parent’s Mental Illness Should Not Prevent a Successful Parenting Plan | Stephanie Smith, Esq. and Patrice Garver, Ph.D. | 1.5 |
2021 | Virginia's Uniform Collaborative Law Act: What it Means for Your Collaborative Practice | Jennifer A. Bradley, JD, Anne (Jan) W. White, JD, and Karen L. Keyes, | 1.5 |
2021 | The Expanding Boundaries of Coupledom | Magdalena Fosse, PhD | 3 |
2021 | Should Virginia Create a Legal Presumption of Shared Custody? | Adele D’Ari, Ph.D., Lisa Herrick, Ph.D., and Jennifer Bradley, Esq. | 1.5 |
2021 | NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE | DCACP: Barbara Burr, Esq.; Natalie Goldberg, LCSW | 1.5 |
2021 | I Say Advocate? You Say Collaborate? Let's Work the Whole Thing Out! | Robin Taub and Erin Golding | 1.5 |
2021 | Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Adapting Techniques for Collaborative Professionals | Britt Rathbone | 1.5 |
2020 | Managing Difficult Conversations | Kim Kristensen | 2 |
2020 | Let's Talk about Interpersonal and Team Dynamics. | I was presenter | 1.5 |
2020 | Law for Non-Lawyers | I was instructor | 3 |
2020 | Global Options: Often the Make or Break of Resolving our Cases | Erin Golding, J.D. and Rebecca Shankman, J.D. | 1.5 |
2020 | Dialectical Behavior Therapy Adapting Techniques For Collaborative Professionals | Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C | 3 |
2020 | DCACP Monthly Meeting | DCACP | 1.5 |
2019 | Why are you so defensive? It’s a shame. | Carol Miller, Ph.D, Rebecca Landau-Millin, Ph.D, Barbara Burr, JD | 1 |
2019 | What We Don’t Talk About …..Enough | Sue Soler LCSW, Sarah Zimmerman, JD and Natalie Goldberg LCSW | 1 |
2018 | Divorce Through the Developmental Lens | Lisa Herrick, PhD and Kate Scharff, MSW | 3 |
2018 | Brain Writing: A Different Way to Brainstorm | Theresa Mihalik, Barbara Burr, Lisa Herrick | 1 |
2017 | Working With The Timid Or “Helpless” Client In Collaborative Practice (IACP Annual Forum, Philadelphia, PA) | Loretta “Lori” Gephart, MA and Susan DiGirolamo, JD | 4 |
2017 | Transforming Conflict Through Insight: Skills For Collaborative Professionals (IACP Annual Forum, Philadelphia, PA) | Jacinta Gallant, BA, LLB and Dr. Cheryl Picard | 5 |
2017 | Mindfulness: Finding Clarity and Calm Amidst the Chaos (IACP Annual Forum, Philadelphia, PA) | Nicolle Kopping-Pavars, BA, LLB | 1.5 |
2017 | Mediation & Interest-Based Negotiation Skills Training | Barbara Burr, JD & Lisa Herrick, PhD | 23 |
2017 | Collaborative 1-Day Training: Complexity and Protocols | Victoria Smith JD, C.Med., Cert.CFM (FMC) | 7 |
2017 | Collaborating In The Face Of Financial Betrayal (IACP Annual Forum, Philadelphia, PA) | Ivy Menchel, CDFATM, CFP®, Abby P. Rosmarin, Esq, LMHC and Andrea Vacca, Esq. | 1.5 |
2017 | Beyond Interest-Based Negotiation (IACP Annual Forum, Philadelphia, PA) | Stephen H. Sulmeyer, JD, PhD | 5 |
2014 | the Art of Collaborative Practice: Using Strategic Illustration to Enhance Resolution (IACP Annual Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | Anu Osborne, BSc, LLB, LLM (ADR); Vanita Bellen, BSc, BComm., MHSc, PHR and Lois Todd, BA Music | 1.5 |
2014 | The Law for Non-Lawyers Training (The Collaborative Practice Center of Greater Washington, DC) | I was the instructor. | 3 |
2014 | Shifting from Judgment to Curiosity with a Focus on Interests (IACP Annual Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | Jacinta C. Gallant, BA, LLB | 5 |
2014 | Oops, I Meant to Say - Why Words Matter in Collaboration (IACP Annual Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | I was the instructor.Kim E. Costello, PsyD, LMHC | 1.5 |
2014 | Making the Paradigm Shift Real: Ideas for Putting Meat on the Bone (IACP Annual Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | Pauline Tesler, JD | 5 |
2014 | Finding Money Harmony in Collaborative Divorce | Olivia Mellan, Author, Money Coach and Pyschotherapist | 6 |
2014 | A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – Collaborative Professionals Who Haven’t Quite Made the Paradigm Shift (IACP Annual Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | Rosemarie S. Roth, JD and Lana M. Stern, PhD | 3 |
2013 | State of the Family 2013: The Divorcing Brain (Richmond, VA) | Stephanie Coontz, Kimberly Fauss, Dr. Angelo Bolea, Erik J. Girvan, Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Frank West Morrison, Dr. Lisa Herrick, Cynthia Godsoe, Jennifer Brobst | 10.5 |
2013 | Overcoming Barriers to Settlement: A Skills-Based Training Utilizing Strategies from Psychology, Communication, Negotiation and Neuroscience | Nina Meierding, MS, JD | 7.5 |
2013 | Ethics Guidelines for Collaborative Practice | Collaborative Pros NoVa | 2 |
2012 | When Divorce and Family Business Collide: A Collaborative Intersection (IACP Annual Forum) | Paul Faxon, JD; Michael Zeytoonian, JD and Blair Trippe, MBA | 1.5 |
2012 | When Divorce and Family Business Collide: A Collaborative Intersection (IACP Annual Forum) | Paul Faxon, JD; Michael Zeytoonian, JD and Blair Trippe, MBA | 1.5 |
2012 | The Emotions of Family Finances: Finessing Fear, Formulas and Fairness (IACP Annual Forum) | Daniel G. Cantone, JD; Jill E. Engle, JD; Lisa Herrick, PhD and Lonnie Broussard, CDFA, CFP | 1.5 |
2012 | Parenting Plans and Special/Safety Clauses (IACP Annual Forum) | Nancy Cannon, PsyD; Josie Cusma, LCSW; Jeff Teplin, LCSW, SAC and Gregory Hildebrand, JD, MSW | 1.5 |
2012 | Money, Law, and Values-Based Collaborative Conflict Resolution (IACP Annual Forum) | Pauline Tesler | 5 |
2012 | Keeping Your Case Out of Court, and Being Nice About It: Advanced Resolution Skills for the Civil Family Law Practitioner | Cheshire Eveleigh and Judge McWeeny | 4 |
2012 | Alcoholism/Addiction and the Family in Collaborative Divorce (IACP Annual Forum) | Erin N. Birt, JD, CADC | 1.5 |
2012 | Advanced Family Mediation Training | David A. Hoffman | 20 |
2010 | IACP Annual Forum (Washington, DC) | Anne (Jan) W. White, Esq., Sue Soler, LCSW, and Paul R. Smollar, Esq. | 20 |
2010 | How to Constructively Discuss Law at the Table | Group | 2 |
2009 | The Basics of Divorce Law for Non-Lawyers | I was instructor | 3 |
2007 | Advanced Collaborative Divorce Team Training | Laro Peggy Thompson and Nancy J. Ross | 20 |
2006 | Intermediate Collaborative Law Training | Stu Webb and Ron Ousky | 8 |