Collaborative Services
I am a collaboratively trained family law attorney and certified mediator. I am licensed in Virginia, DC, and Maryland. My goal is to help each client navigate the emotional, financial, and legal aspects arising out of family conflict, be it separation and divorce, custody, support, or post-divorce issues. I view separation/divorce as a restructuring of the family. My goal is to protect and preserve the children's relationship with both parents to the greatest extent possible, recognizing that every family has unique needs and challenges. You will find my approach to be patient, thoughtful and creative. I am collaborative by nature and have a natural disposition to help others through what is often the most challenging period of their lives.
Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Member: Arlington County Bar Association; Fairfax County Bar Association; Montgomery County Bar Association
PRIOR:
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2017 | Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice | Lisa Herrick | 12 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2017 | Mediation and Interest Based Negotiation Skills Training | Lisa Herrick and Barbara Burr | 30 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2020 | The New Normal | CPNV: Steve Goldman & Patrice Garver | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Disclosure? Distractions? Denial? Dunno.: Addressing Full Disclosure of Ambiguous Adultery in Collaborative Divorce | CPNV: Steve Goldman & David Ginsberg | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Cash, Covid, and Collaboration: Financial Considerations for assisting your clients | CPNV: Jordan Egert & Jane Oschman Rowny | 1.5 |
| 2019 | Parent Child Contact Problems and applying collaborative principles. An overview of resist and refuse cases and a case presentation with interactive problem solving and discussion | CPNV , I was instructor with Patrice Gaver | 1.5 |
| 2019 | Creating Child-Focused Parenting Plans | Lisa Herrick, Adele D\'Ari and Barbara Burr | 6 |
| 2019 | Best Practices for Drafting Real Estate Provisions in MSAs | Molly Craig | 1.5 |
| 2018 | And They Lived Happily Ever After… | CPNV: Carol Miller, Ph.D, J. Christopher Brown, Elizabeth Gray, Steve Metzler | 1.5 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2022 | Understanding the 5 Conflict Modes at Play in Our Mediation and Collaborative Cases | CPNV: Jonathan Kales, JD, Amy Kales, JD & Donne Colton, JD | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Solid Foundations - How to Build Practices and Teams That Withstand the Storms | CPNV: Debbie Beach, LCSW, Steve Goldman, JD & Don Paris, CPA, MST, CDFA | 1.5 |
| 2022 | If You See Something, Say Something, Navingating Complex Asset Matters During the Collaborative Process | CPNV: Jamie Blum and Jordan Egert | 1.5 |
| 2022 | A Parent’s Mental Illness Should Not Prevent a Successful Parenting Plan | CPNV: Stephanie Smith, JD, & Patrice Garver, MHP | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Understanding Domestic Violence and the Challenges in Getting It Right | CPNV: Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MJ, LCSW | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Transform Them | Jonathan Foust, MA, CSA | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Hold Onto Your Hats:Strategies for Streamling | Jennifer Bradley | 1.5 |
| 2018 | Creative “Out-of-Court | CPNVL Debbie May CPA, CFP®, CDFA®, Sue Soler LCSW-C, LICSW, Suzy Eckstein JD | 1 |