Ronald Zabel, (Lawyer/Mediator)
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Mr. Zabel's practice focuses on helping people resolve disputes without litigation in a manner that leaves the parties at peace with the outcome and each other.
Collaborative Services
Since 1995, Mr. Zabel's practice has predominately addressed family disputes of all sorts, including reconciliation, parenting, separation, custody, support, equitable distribution, elder care, and estate issues. In addition to being an active member of the Virginia Bar, he is certified by the Virginia Supreme Court as a Family and Civil Mediator at the Circuit, Juvenile and Domestic Relations and General District Court levels, and is a Certified Christian Conciliator through the Institute for Christian Conciliation.
Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Fairfax Bar Association, Family Law and ADR Sections
Virginia Bar, Family Law Section
Association for Conflict Resolution ; Family law and Spirituality Sections
Virginia Mediation Network
Peacemaker Ministries, Institute for Christian Conciliation
Christian Legal Society
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Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2003 | Basic Collaborative Law Training | Pritchard/Carter | 12 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 1995 | Basic Mediation Skills | Shearhouse/Mast/NVMS | 20 |
| 1994 | Mediator Skills Training Workshop | American Arbitration Assoc | 13 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2012 | Updates on Collaborative Protocols | Smollar/White/Butler -VaCP | 1.5 |
| 2012 | Collaborative Conversations on Support | VaCP | 6 |
| 2012 | Advance Child Support Scenarios | Roadcap | 2 |
| 2008 | Intermediate Collaborative Training | Pauline Tesler | 3 |
| 2005 | Collaborative Family Law | VA CLE / CLS | 3 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2022 | Targeted Tools to Resolve Complex Collaborative Impasses | CPNV: Carl Mitlehner, CFP®, Sue Soler, LCSW, and Jennifer Bradley, JD | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Managing Challenges in the Collaborative Divorce Process: Cognitive Bias, Mental Health, High Conflict Personality Disorders, and Addictions | Dr. Beth I. Wilner, Ph.D. | 6 |
| 2021 | VIRGINIA’S UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE | CPNV: Jennifer A. Bradley, JD; Anne (Jan) W. White, JD; Karen L. Keyes, JD | 1.5 |
| 2021 | ADULT ADHD IN COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE: A POWERFUL, UNDER-RECOGNIZED X FACTOR | CPNV: Kate Scharff, PhD | 1.5 |
| 2020 | The Psychological and Ethical Dimensions of Collaborative Practice | David A. Hoffman, Collaborative Attorney & Mediator | 6 |
| 2019 | What's IACP Got To Do With It? | Chris Farish, JD | .5 |
| 2019 | Collaborative Boot Camp: An Experiential Day of Refining Skills and Deepening Team Cohesion (12th 11-11-19) | Barbara Burr, JD & Lisa Herrick, PhD | 5.5 |
| 2018 | VA Legislative and Case Law Update (11th VaCP) 11-12-18 | Christopher Macturk, JD | 1 |
| 2018 | UCLA Panel: What’s In It For Me? (11th VaCP) 11-12-18 | Del. David Toscano; Robert Merlin, PA; Teresa Cole, JD; and Cathleen Rea, PhD | 1.25 |
| 2018 | Support Redux: Navigating the New Tax Laws and the Emotional Challenges They Create for Spouses (and Teams) (11th VaCP) 11-12-18 | Sanford Cassel, PhD; Frank Morrison, JD; Gigi Robson, CPA, CDFA; and Paul Smollar, JD | 3.25 |
| 2017 | Creating the Conditions for Growth: As We Help Our Clients Navigate Separation and Divorce | Scharff / Herrick; Frank W. Morrison, JD; Gigi Robson, CPA, CDFA; and Paul R. Smollar, JD; David Toscano, J.D., Robert J. Merlin, P.A., Teresa Cole., J.D., Cathleen A. Rea, Ph.D., Christopher Macturk, J.D. | 6 |
| 2016 | VaCP Annual Meeting - Counseling Clients Through Bad News | Marjorie Aaron, JD | 6 |
| 2015 | IACP 16th Annual Education Forum | Stu Webb, Donna Hicks, Dacher Keltner, Alan Nobler, Nancy Ross, Cathy Daigle, Sue Cook, Brian Galbraith, Susan Sternberg, Susan Alrichs, Barbara McAfee | 12 |
| 2014 | Virginia Mediation Network Spring Training Conference | Jeannette Twomey, Stephen Kotev, The Honorable Rosemarie Annunziata (Ret.), Karen Asaro, David Deal, Kenneth Gubin, John Settle, Karen Richards | 8 |
| 2014 | Understanding Attachment Styles and its Application in Collaborative Divorce Cases | Yuval Berger MSW, RSW and Lisa Alexander, B.A. LL.B | 7 |
| 2014 | Advanced Training: Breaking Down Barriers to Support | CPTI | 6 |
| 2013 | The Continum of Parental Alignment, Estrangement and Alienation in Collaborative Cases | Bill Zuckerman, PhD | - |
| 2013 | Overcoming Barriers to Settlement | Nina Meierding, MS, JD | 6 |
| 2013 | Impact of Divorce on Young Children | Lisa Herrick, PhD | 1 |
| 2013 | Ethics Guidelines for Collaborative Practice | Tri-State Task Force | 2 |
| 2012 | Spousal Support in Tough Economic Times | Butler | 1 |
| 2012 | Roadblocks to Financial Resolution in Collaborative Cases | May/Robson/Brousssard - VaCP | 1 |
| 2012 | Deception in Mediation and Negotiation | Jackson / NVMS | 1.5 |
| 2012 | Debt as an Impediment in Mediation | Carpenter | 2 |
| 2012 | Challenges in Collaborative Process | Cogan/Donlan/Vaughn-Eden | 2 |
| 2011 | VMN Spring Conference | Virginia Mediation Network | 8 |
| 2010 | VMN Conf - Breaking Communications Barriers; Repairing Trust; Letting go of Expectations | Virginia Mediation Network | 8 |
| 2009 | Mediating Claims for Money | Little / VA-DRS | 6 |
| 2007 | Chronic Sources of Workplace Conflict | ACR / Cloke | 6 |
| 2006 | Family and child Support Mediation training | Ravindra / Virginia DRS | 8 |
| 2005 | Harnessing Spirtual intelligence in Mediation | DC ACR / Fox/Pham/Clark | 5 |
| 2003 | Mediation Skills - The Heart of Conflict | VA-ACR / Cloke | 7 |
| 2002 | Complex and Multi-Party Civil Mediations | NVMS | 8 |
| 1999 | Family Systems Theory in Mediation | Gibber/Spangler/NVMS | 1.5 |
| 1998 | Mediation of Family Economic Issues | Fite | 8 |
| 1996 | Family & Youth Mediation | NVMS | 6 |
| 1996 | Divorce Mediation Skills | Foskett | 20 |