Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Loudoun County Bar Association - Member 1984 to present - past President, Treasurer and Board Member
Virginia Women Attorneys Association - 2002 to present - President 2010 - 2011; Board Member 2006 - 2014
Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation - Inducted 2020
Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations (Virginia State Bar) - Chair 2024 - 2025; Secretary 2022 - 2023; Treasurer 2021 - 2022; Executive Committee Member 2017 to present
Virginia Bar Association - Member 2020 to present
Virginia State Bar Association - Member 1988 to present
Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia - 2019 to present
Virginia Collaborative Professionals - 2020 to present
PRIOR:
Faculty, Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course 2013 - 2016
Virginia State Bar - Council Member for 20th Judicial District 2013 - 2018
Special Committee on Lawyer Referral (Virginia State Bar) - 2006 - 2012 Board Member
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2018 | Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative PracticeTraining | CPTI | 15 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2020 | Mediation & Interest-Based Negotiation Skills Training | Lisa Herrick, PhD. & Barbara Burr, JD | 30 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2021 | Transform Them | CPNV: Jonathan Foust, MA, CSA | 1.5 |
| 2021 | Beyond Spread Sheets and Cash Flow – A Deep Dive Into The Financial Neutral Roles As Facilitator, Mediator & Advisor | Debbie May CPA, CFP, CDFA and Robin Taub J.D. | 1.5 |
| 2020 | YIKES – MY CLIENT IS RECENTLY SOBER: INTEGRATING SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY INTO A PARENTING PLAN | Natalie Goldberg, LCSW and George Young, LCSW, MAC | 1.5 |
| 2020 | UCLA Coming to Virginia Soon?! | CPNV | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Pre-Nups the Collaborative Way | CPNV: Michael McHugh & Lynn Fletcher | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Disclosure? Distractions? Denials?Dunno: Full Disclosure of Ambiguous Adultery in Collaborative Divorce | CPNV: David Ginsberg & Steven Goldman | 1.5 |
| 2020 | Cash, Covid, and Collaboration: Financial Considerations for assisting your clients | CPNV: Jordan Egert & Jane Ochsman Rowny | 1.5 |
| 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 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2024 | Tax Traps in Divorce and How to Avoid Them | Collaborative Clubhouse: Jane O. Rowny, CDFA®, CFP®, CPA | 1 |
| 2024 | Six Tips for Creating A Successful Working Relationship with Our Clients From the First Consult Through Settlement | Collaborative Clubhouse: Lisa Herrick, PhD | 1 |
| 2024 | Divorce and the Marital Home | Margie Hofberg | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Avoiding Splitting the Team in Collaborative Practice (17th VaCP) 11-11-24 | Loretta “Lori” Gephart, M.A. | 4 |
| 2023 | Trauma-Responsive Collaborative Practice (16th VaCP) 11-13-23 | Dana Baerger, J.D., Ph.D. | 6 |
| 2023 | Tax Considerations for Collaborative Divorce Settlements | VaCP Clubhouse: Sallie Mullins Thompson, CPA | 1 |
| 2023 | Drafting Effective Parenting Plans | CPNV: Lynn Hawkins | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2022 | Transitioning Clients in Collaborative Divorce | CPNV: Michael McHugh, Esq. and Teresa Cole, Esq. | 1.5 |
| 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 | No Justice No Peace! | DCACP: Barbara Burr & Natalie Goldberg | 1.5 |
| 2021 | If You See Something, Say Something | CPNV: Jordan Egert and Jamie Blum | 1.5 |
| 2019 | What's IACP Got To Do With It? | Chris Farish, JD | .5 |