Collaborative Services
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.
Licenses
Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia (Inactive)
United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, First Circuit,
Fourth Circuit and Federal Circuit
United States District Courts for the District of Columbia
and the Eastern District of Virginia ,J.D.
Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Virginia State Bar President
Master of the Bar
Virginia State Bar Executive Committee Member
Fairfax Law Foundation - Member, Board of Directors
Society of Fellows
George Mason American Inn of Court
Fee Dispute Resolution Program, Attorney Volunteer
PRIOR:
Member, Pegasus Trust Committee 2008 – 2010
Fairfax Bar Association, President 2007 – 2008
American Bar Association- Delegate, ABA House of Delegates 2008 – 2010
Fairfax Domestic Violence Prevention,. Policy & Coordinating Council, Member Fairfax County Bi-Partisan Election Process Improvement 2013
Commission, Member Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council 1987 – 1992
Chairman, Conciliation Program for County Courts 2001 – 2007
Democratic Party of Virginia - General Counsel, Democratic Party of Virginia 2004 - 2008
State Party Counsel, Democratic Party of Virginia 1994 – 1997
Democratic National Committee - National Lawyers Council 1998 – 2008 - Counsel to Treasurer 1982 – 1986
Committee for a Progressive Congress - Treasurer 1994 – present
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2009 | Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training | DC Collaborative/Gamache, McCollam, Wolff | 21 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2000 | Basic Mediation Skills | Northern Virginia Mediation Service | 20 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2014 | Understanding Attachment Styles & its Applications | VaCP 7th Annual Conference | 7 |
| 2012 | Roadblocks to Financial Resolutions in Collaborative Cases | s Debora E. May, Gigi Robson & Lonnie Broussard | 1 |
| 2012 | Challenges in the Collaborative Process | Dana Cogan, Marie Donlan & Viola Vaughan-Eden | 2 |
| 2011 | Preventing Real Property Pitfalls in Divorce | Kelly Lise Murray | 2 |
| 2011 | Navigating Emotional Currents: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Collaborative Process | CPTI: Lisa Herrick & Kate Scharff | 3 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2023 | Trauma-Responsive Collaborative Practice (16th VaCP) 11-13-23 | Dana Baerger, J.D., Ph.D. | 6 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | If You See Something, Say Something – Navigating Complex Asset Matters During the Collaborative Process | CPNV: Jamie Blum & Jordan Egert | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Collaborative Clients: When kumbaya is not enough. | CPNV: Barbara Burr, Esq. | 1.5 |
| 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 | Transform Them | CPNV: Jonathan Foust, MA, CSA | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Yikes-My Client is recently sober-integrating substance abuse recover into a parenting plan | CPNV: Natalie Goldberg & George Young | 1.5 |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Creating the Conditions for Growth As We Help Our Clients Navigate Separation and Divorce | Lisa Herrick and Kate Scharff | 6 |
| 2016 | Client Science for Collaborative Professionals: Client Interviewing and | VaCP 9th Annual Conference | 6.5 |
| 2015 | Legislative and Case Law Update - Information Security & Perry Mason Goes Digital | Christopher Macturk, JD | 1 |
| 2015 | Collaborative Professionals Need to Know about Electronic Evidence | Sharon Nelson, Esq. and JOhn SImek | 2.25 |
| 2015 | Building Your Collaborative Practice | Mike Fancher | 2.75 |
| 2013 | Ethical Issues in 3 Alternative Divorce Processes | Fairfax Bar Association | 2 |
| 2012 | Motions Conciliation Program | I was the instructor. | 0.5 |
| 2012 | Challenges in the Collaborative Process | Dana Cogan, Marie Donlan & Viola Vaughan-Eden | 2 |
| 2008 | Motions Concilliation Program | Fairfax Bar Association | 3.5 |
| 2008 | Communication Persuasion | George Mason American Inn of Court | 1 |
| 2007 | Neutral Case Evaluator Training | Fairfax Bar Association | 4 |
| 2007 | Motions Conciliation Training | Fairfax Bar Association | 3 |
| 2006 | Intro to Collaborative Law | Fairfax Bar Association | 1 |
| 2006 | Ethical Advocacy Mediation | McCammon Group | 1 |
| 2006 | Concillation Training | Fairfax Bar Association | 3 |
| 2005 | J&DR Conciliation Program | Prince William Bar Association | 2.5 |
| 2004 | Ethical Advocacy Mediation | McCammon Group | 2 |
| 2003 | Mediation at Work | McCammon Group | 1 |
| 1999 | Conciliator Program | Fairfax Bar Association | 1 |
| 1998 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | George Mason American Inn of Court | 1 |
| 1996 | Conciliator Program | Fairfax Bar Association | 3 |