Lawrence Luck has practiced law in eastern Virginia for over 25 years, and has focused his practice on the resolution of family law issues for over 10 years. He is a Collaborative Divorce attorney, serving clients located on the Virginia Peninsula and surrounding areas. Before he began his career in law, Mr. Luck was an active-duty Naval Flight Officer, retiring from the Naval Reserve in 2003 after 25 years of active and reserve service.
I have been a trial lawyer for over 25 years, and have seen the effects of adversarial litigation of divorce and child custody issues on the important personal relationships that continue long after the hearings are over and the decrees have been entered. I strongly believe that the Collaborative Process provides a healthier and much less destructive framework within which divorcing couples can address and resolve the issues they face. Although the decisions these couples make are informed by the law, in the Collaborative Process they are not restricted by the law the way a judge is constrained in a divorce case. Collaborative Divorce provides an opportunity to these couples to tailor a resolution that much better fits their family and its evolving structure than would result from litigation. The Collaborative Process allows me to facilitate creative solutions to individual problems in a way that litigation simply does not.
PRIOR:
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
Williamsburg Virginia Bar Association
Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
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Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
2009 | Collaborative Divorce Team Training | CPTI | 20 |
30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
2011 | Family Mediation | CMG - Richmond, VA | 20 |
2011 | Basic Mediation Skills & Process Training | CMG - Richmond, VA | 20 |
Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
2015 | Interpreting All That Psychobabble | Lewis, Don, Ph.D. (VA CLE) | 3 |
2013 | Interest-Based Negotiations in a Neuroscience Context | CPR | 5 |
2012 | Collaborative Conversations on Support | Broussard, Lonnie | 6 |
2012 | An Introduction to Collaborative Practice | Lawrence Luck | 1 |
Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
2021 | The Psychological and Ethical Dimensions of Collaborative Practice | David A. Hoffman, Collaborative Attorney & Mediator | 4.75 |
2020 | 36th Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar | Virgina CLE | 6.0 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
2017 | Creating the Conditions for Growth (As We Help Our Clients Navigate Separation and Divorce) | Lisa Herrick, PhD and Kate Scharff, MSW | 6 |
2017 | 36th Annual Family Law | Virginia CLE | 6 |
2016 | Counseling Clients Through Bad News | Professor Marjorie C. Aaron | 6 |
2016 | 35th Family Law Semiar | Virginia CLE | 6 |
2016 | 31st Advanced Family Law | Virginia CLE | 6 |
2015 | Legislative and Case Law Update | Christopher Macturk, JD | 1 |
2015 | Information Security and Perry Mason Goes Digital: What all Collaborative Professionals Need to Know about Electronic Evidence | Sharon Nelson, Esq. & John Simek | 2.25 |
2015 | Drafting Prenuptial Agreements | Virginia CLE | 1.5 |
2015 | Building Your Collaborative Practice | Mike Fancher | 2.75 |
2014 | Comediation | CMG - Richmond, VA | 4 |
2012 | Introduction to Collaborative Practice | Lawrence Luck | 1 |
2011 | Screening For And Addressing Family Violence | CMG - Richmond, VA | 8 |