Charlie Rowan, (Lawyer/Mediator)
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Charlie Rowan has practiced law in the dispute resolution field since 1981, following his judicial clerkship with the late Honorable Howard F. Corcoran, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Charlie is a Martindale AV rated attorney, the highest available peer rating for ethics and legal ability. Charlie has successfully represented many clients in settlement negotiations and mediation, including, in addition to domestic relations matters, many multi-million dollar commercial and environmental disputes. Since 2013, Charlie has also been a mediator and has mediated many divorce, custody, alimony, child-support, and property-division matters. He is a Virginia Certified Family Mediator, having been certified by the Judicial Council of Virginia (an office of the Supreme Court of Virginia) to mediate the most complex family cases, including divorces. Charlie completed his first Collaborative Practice training in February 2014.
Collaborative Services
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Education
Juris Doctor
University of Virginia,1980
Bachelor of Science
Johns Hopkins University,1977
Licenses
District of Columbia Bar (1980)
Virginia State Bar (1981)
Professional Degree: Doctor of Jurisprudence ,J.D.
Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Virginia State Bar
District of Columbia Bar
American Bar Association — Family Law Section
Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia
Virginia Collaborative Professionals
International Association of Collaborative Professionals
Fairfax (Virginia) Bar Association — ADR Section (Member, Past Chair); Family Law Section
Fairfax (Virginia) Bar Association — ADR Section (Member, Past Chair); Family Law Section
Mayland Council for Dispute Resolution
Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence
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Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2014 | Collaborative Divorce Three-Day Team Training | CPTI - Marshall Yoder, J.D., Kimberly Fauss, J.D., Lisa Schenkel, J.D., Cheryl Watson Smith, J.D., Sanford Cassel, Ph.D., Adele D'Ari, Ed.D., Gigi Robson, CDFA | 20.5 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2013 | Basic Divorce Mediation | Carl Schneider, Ph. D. & Eileen Coen, J.D. | 40 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2018 | Continuing Mediator Training | Peter Buchbauer, Lisa Herrick, Jeannette Twomey, Dnny Burk, Marshall Yoder | 8 |
| 2013 | Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce | James Pope, Jeannette Twomey, Stan Corey | 12 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2024 | Triggers that Make Attorneys Protective of Clients, and What Is ‘Zealous Advocacy’ in Collaborative Cases? | Sarah Goding, Esq. Stephanie Smith, Esq., Lynn Hawkins, Esq., Natalie Goldberg, LCSW | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Reunification Therapy: A Structured Approach | Lisa Bennett, Ph.D | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Managing Emotional Babbage Clients Bring to the Collaborative Process | Debbie Beach, Cynthia Radomsky, Katherine Maddox | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Creativity with Participation Agreements | Forrest (Woody) Mosten & David Hoffman | 2.0 |
| 2023 | What Collaborative Practitioner Should Know About Retirement and QDROs | Leslie Miller, JD (CPNV 11/15/23) | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Tuning In, Speaking Up: Being Brave in Collaborative Meetings | Lisa Herrick | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Home on the Range – Current Approaches and Solutions to The Marital Home | Jane Rowny & Jordan Egert | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Drafting Effective Parenting Plans | Lynn Hawkins, Theresa Mihalik, Jennifer Bradley, Michelle Bieber, Tashina Gorgone, Attorneys | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Understanding the Five Conflict Modes at Play in Our Mediation and Collaborative Cases | Jonathan Kales, Amy Kales, Donne Colton | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Tools to Prevent Microaggressions | Daniel Berstein, MS (Public Health) | 2.0 |
| 2022 | Targeted Tools to Resolve Complex Collaborative Impasses | Carl Mitlehner, CFP®, Sue Soler, LCSW, and Jennifer Bradley, JD | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Better Mortgage Outcomes for Divorce Clients | Bridget McGee, CMA, CDLP; Debbie May, CPA, CFP, CDFA | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Understanding Domestic Violence and the Challenges in Getting It Right | Viola Vaughan-Eden, Ph.D | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Transform Them - Strategies to See Clearly Through Difficult States | Jonathan Foust | 1.5 |
| 2021 | The Flexible Potential of the Child Specialist Role | Lisa Herrick, Natalie Goldberg | 1.5 |
| 2021 | ADULT ADHD IN COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE: A POWERFUL, UNDER-RECOGNIZED X FACTOR | Kate Scharff, Psychotherapist | 1.5 |
| 2020 | The New Normal | CPNV: Steve Goldman & Patrice Garver | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Introduction to Conflict Coaching | Kim Kristensen | 2.0 |
| 2020 | DRS Mediator Ethics Course | Mandy Sarkissian | 6.0 |
| 2019 | UCLA Coming to Virginia Soon?! | Karen Keyes & Teresa Cole | 1.5 |
| 2019 | The Space Between (How to Work With Clients Between Collaborative Meetings) | Adele D'Ari, Andrea Hirsch, Paul Smollar | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Seven Crucial Questions for Mediation | Stephan Carrier, J.D., Mediator | 2.0 |
| 2019 | ASD/Neuro-diversity in the Family: How to Better Understand the Neuro-diverse Adult Client (and Their Neuro-diverse Children) | Jamell White, Ph.D. | 1.5 |
| 2018 | Working Creatively with Conflict | Debbie Beach, Patrice Garver, and Debbie Nackman | 1 |
| 2018 | Resolving Conflicts Without Litigation - What You Need to Know | Christine Hissong, Lorraine Nordland, David Schell, Colleen Cramer, Tina Spurlock | 4.5 |
| 2018 | Creative “Out-of-Court’ Process Options: How to Keep Our Work Effective and Ethical? | Debbie May CPA, CFP®, CDFA®, Sue Soler LCSW-C, LICSW, Suzy Eckstein JD | 1 |
| 2018 | Collaborative TEAM protocols: How the TEAM establishes an environment of thinking and reasoning | Christine Hissong and Mary Szpanka | 1 |
| 2018 | Avoiding Financial Errors in Divorce Settlement | Adam Morgan, CFP, CDFA, MBA | 1 |
| 2018 | And They Lived Happily Ever After… | Carol Miller, Ph.D, J. Christopher Brown, Elizabeth Gray, Steve Metzler | 1 |
| 2017 | When Things Hit the Fan: Honesty after Adverse Events in Healthcare | Haavi Morriem, JD, PhD, Sarah Armstrong, RN, JD, Linda Kenny | 1 |
| 2017 | Avoiding Unintentional Consequences in Drafting Mediated Agreements | Mitchell Broudy, J.D. | 3.5 |
| 2016 | The Power of Empathy in Conflict Resolution | I was the instructor. | 1.5 |
| 2016 | Preparing Memoranda & Agreements | Kathey Foskett | 4 |
| 2016 | New Approaches to Alimony & Support | Paul Smoller & Adele D'Ari | 1 |
| 2016 | Mediating Complex and Multi-party Civil Cases | James Pope & James Meditz | 8 |
| 2016 | Insights & Lessons from a Collaborative Practitioner | Grant Moher | - |
| 2016 | Get It In Writing: Scrivener Skills for Mediators | Ken Rosenbaum | 1.5 |
| 2016 | Facilitation & Group Consensus Building | Tracey Cairnie | 16 |
| 2016 | Better Formed Questions for Seeking Solutions | Tracey Cairnie | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Unconscious Bias | Eric Peterson | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Unbelievable Stories about Avoiding, Breaking and Surviving Impasse | Skip Mertz, Paula Young, Jeffrey Molenda | 2 |
| 2015 | Searching for (and Selling) Peace in an Adversarial World | Justin Corbett | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Preparing for Conflict: What Business Leaders and Lawyers Need to Know About Dispute Resolution and Dispute-Related Contract Clauses | I was the instructor, w/Nancy W. Greenwald & David A. Hirsch | 2 |
| 2015 | Mediators in the Fishbowl (Live Mediation Role Play Demonstration) | John Fiske, Bill Eddy, Stacey Langenbahn, Virginia Colin | 1.75 |
| 2015 | Mediating High-Conflict Disputes | Bill Eddy | 2 |
| 2015 | Marriage Mediation | John Fiske, J.D., Mediator | 1 |
| 2015 | Integrated Mediation: How to Use the tools in the Toolbox | Robert Bordett & Marsha Schectman | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Expanding Your Practice to Include Elder (Adult Family) Mediation | Crystal Thorpe | 1.5 |
| 2015 | Anger and ADR: Losing One's Temper, Finding One's Temper | Candice Allgaier | 1.5 |
| 2014 | Co-Mediating Effectively: Going Beyond the Process | James Meditz & Julia Morelli | 1.5 |
| 2013 | Orientation to the Virginia Legal System | James Pope, Attorney | 4 |
| 2013 | Mediate Your Life (Mediation & Communication Using the Principles of Nonviolent Communication) | John Kinyon, Ike Lasater | 24 |
| 2013 | Domestic Abuse & Mediation | Shannon Sneary, Virginia Certified Mentor & Mediator | 8 |
| 2013 | Child Access Mediation Workshop | Carl Schneider | 20 |
| 2013 | Building a Better Mediator: Enhanced Learning Through Giving and Receiving Feedback | Tara Taylor & Toby Guerin | 1.5 |
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