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
Licensed to Practice Law in Florida since 1982; New York since 1984, and Virginia since 1990 ,J.D.
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2010 | Basic Collaborative Training (3 day Collaborative Divorce Team Training, 2010, at Roanoke, Va) | CPTI | 21 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2011 | Negotiation & Mediation Skills at Natural Bridge, VA | CPTI | 30 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2013 | The Divorcing Brain | University of Richmond- Various | 10.5 |
| 2012 | Collaborative Conservations | CPR | 6 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2024 | Collaborative Primer & Refresher Training: Understanding and Explaining Collaborative Divorce | CPR: Lisa Piper & Susan Buniva | 1 |
| 2024 | Case Conference | CPR: Mary Hunt, Mollie Barton, Jill Gasper | 1 |
| 2024 | Avoiding Splitting the Team in Collaborative Practice (17th VaCP) 11-11-24 | Loretta “Lori” Gephart, M.A. | 4 |
| 2024 | Avoiding Retirement Account Mistakes (and Updates) | VaCP Clubhouse - Jamie S. Blum, CPA, CDFA® | 1 |
| 2023 | Trauma-Responsive Collaborative Practice (16th VaCP) 11-13-23 | Dana Baerger, J.D., Ph.D. | 6 |
| 2023 | The Graying of Divorce | Susan Buniva | 1 |
| 2023 | Become a Better Listener | Kim Kristensen | 2 |
| 2022 | Overview of the Financial Panel's Neutral Role in Colloborative Cases | Financial Neutrals | 1 |
| 2022 | How Not to Get Hacked | Bryant Harrison | 1 |
| 2022 | Don't Be Afraid of the Matrix | IACP | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Case Conference | CPR | 1 |
| 2021 | Stigmas: Gaining More Awareness of What We Might Not Know | CPR: Annette Graham, Barbara Picard and Lynne Einhaus | 1 |
| 2021 | Dealing with difficult people | Kim Kristensen | 2 |
| 2021 | Become a Better Listener | Kim Kristensen | 2 |
| 2020 | The Psychological and Ethical Dimensions of Collaborative Practice | David A. Hoffman, Collaborative Attorney & Mediator | 3 |
| 2020 | Medicare for Collaborative Lawyers | Tyler Dove | 1 |
| 2020 | Creating A Unified Marketing Message About Collaborative | Gigi Robson | 1 |
| 2020 | Conducting Collaborative Meetings by Zoom | Christina Todd | 1 |
| 2020 | Collaborative Success Stories | Panel of CPR Members | 1 |
| 2019 | Resilience II: 5 Critical Practice Skills for All of Us | Supreme Court of Virginia | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 28th Annual Advanced Elder Law Update Seminar | Virginia CLE | 6.0 |
| 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 | The Complicated Marriage of Family Law & Estate Planning and Estate Law | Scott Stovall, Esq. | 1 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Support Redux: Navigating the New Tax Laws | Virginia Collaborative Professionals | 5.5 |
| 2018 | Resilience II | Supreme Court of Va | 3.5 |
| 2018 | Lo Bono Case Conference | Sandy Cassel | 1 |
| 2018 | Intersection of the Property Settlement Agreement & the Parenting Plan, Part 2 | Mary Owens, Will Fitzhugh, Sandy Cassel & Annelise Petry | 1 |
| 2017 | The Psychology of Money and it Relevance to Family Law Practitioners | Paul LeGrand | 1 |
| 2017 | Securing Collaborative Clients: Beyond the Elevator Pitch | Sandy Cassel, Gigi Robson and Kimberly Fauss | 6 |
| 2017 | Generations in the Legal Workplace and Courtroom | Henrico County Bar Association | 2 |
| 2017 | Creating the Conditions for Growth As We Help Our Clients Navigate Separation and Divorce | Lisa Herrick and Kate Scharff | 6 |
| 2017 | 33rd Annual Advanced Family Law | Virginia CLE | 6 |
| 2016 | The Art of Persuasion | Henrico County Bar Association | 2 |
| 2016 | 32nd Advance Family Law | Virginia CLE | 6 |
| 2016 | 21st Annual Robert E. Shepherd Jr. Juvenile Law and Education Conference | VIDC | 6 |
| 2015 | Training JD&R Courts GAL | Henrico Community Services | 2.5 |
| 2015 | Representation of Incapacitated Persons | Virginia CLE | 6 |
| 2015 | New Judge Pre-Bench Orientation | Supreme Court of Virginia | 3 |
| 2014 | Ethical Considerations : ADR, Mediation, Cooperative Divorce | Frank W. Morrison, Gigi Robson, Lisa L. Schenkel and P.Marshall Yoder | 1 |
| 2014 | Cooperative Divorce Practice: A New ADR Tool | Nancy Berg | 1 |
| 2014 | Collaborative Process Refresher | Sandy Cassel, Gigi Robson and Kimberly FAuss | 1 |
| 2014 | Aptitudes and Attitudes | CPTI | 6 |
| 2013 | Powerful Non-Defensive Communication | Sharon Ellison | 6 |
| 2013 | Parent Coach | Janet Carter | 2 |
| 2013 | Interest Based Negotiation | CPTI | 5 |
| 2013 | Financials: Family Systems | CPR | 2 |