Collaborative Services
Ms. Virk is the author of The Four Ways of Divorce: A Concise Guide to What You Need to Know about Divorce using Litigation, Negotiation, Collaboration and Mediation, So you Don't Pay More Than You Should. She has been litigating family law cases in Northern Virginia since 1990, has been conducting a mediation practice since 2001, and also conducts a collaborative law practice. Ms. Virk will guide you through the process as you Stay in Control to create your New Life Plan.
Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Member of the Virginia State Bar since 1989, and Family Law Section Member
Member Fairfax Bar Association since 1990, and Family Law Section Member
Member Loudoun County Bar Association since 2000
Member of the VBA/VSB Virginia Alternative Dispute Resolution Joint Committee since 2005
Member of the Virginia Mediation Network since 2005
Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals since 2005
Member of the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia since 2005
Member of the Virginia Collaborative Professionals since 2007
Member of the Loudoun Collaborative Professionals since 2011
PRIOR:
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2005 | Basic Collaborative Law Training | Janis M. Pritchard, David Carter, R.Bradley Hunter | 13 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2001 | Professional Mediation Skills and Process | Susan Shearouse | 20 |
| 2001 | Family Mediation Skills | Kathy Foskett | 20 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2008 | The Collaborative Process: Negotiation Skills, Team Communication, and Ethical Issues | Karen Keyes, Lonnie Broussard, Jan Hembree, Lisa Herrick , Lawrence Hoover, Jr., Michael McHugh, Frank Morrison, Judy Rubin, Lisa Shenkel and Dillina Stickley | 4 |
| 2008 | Interdisciplinary Team Collaborative Practice: Intermediate Seminar and Workshop | Pauline Tesler | 2 |
| 2006 | Intermediate Collaborative Law Training | Stuart Webb & Ronald Ousky | 6 |
| 2005 | Collaborative Family Law: Practice and Ethics | Kathleen Hanes, Karen Keyes, Frank Morrison, Rachel Rust and John Taggart, III | 3 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2017 | LTR Marketing Solutions | Larry Rockwell | 1 |
| 2017 | Business Valuations in Collaborative Divorce | Erika Schleifman & Jennifer Bradley | 1 |
| 2017 | An Update on the Divorce OptionsTM program | Rona Hitlin-Mason, Cherise Loy, and Charlie Rowan | 1 |
| 2016 | What to Share with Collaborative Clients: Experience and Connections Among the Professionals | Karen Keyes, Hayden Lee, and Jennifer Bradley | 1 |
| 2016 | The Power of Empathy in Conflict Resolution | Charlie Rowan | 1 |
| 2016 | Motivational Interviewing and Collaborative Divorce | Natalie Goldberg | 1 |
| 2016 | Is One Client Controlling the Team? | Michael McHugh | 1 |
| 2016 | Discernment Counseling | Rona Hitlin-Mason, LPC | 1 |
| 2015 | My Daddy has a Special Friend and My Mommy’s Always Sad”: Affairs and Divorce from the Child’s Point of View | Debra Nackman | 1 |
| 2015 | Ethical and Practical Considerations for Virginia Collaborative Law Practice | Hayden Lee | 1 |
| 2014 | What’s so Special about Special Needs Children and Divorce? | Natalie Goldberg | 1 |
| 2014 | The Virginia Mediation Network 2014 Annual Spring Training Conference | Jeannette Twomey, Stephen Kotev, The Honorable Rosemarie Annunziata (Ret.), Karen Asaro, David Deal, Kenneth Gubin, John Settle, Karen Richards | 8 |
| 2014 | The Seven Structural Elements of Successful Marriages | Larry Gaughan | 1 |
| 2014 | The Collaborative Gray Divorce | Liz Pendzich, Adele D'Ari, & Mary Szpanka | 1 |
| 2014 | Challenging Ethical Questions in Negotiation: Informed Consent and Disclosures for Advocates and Neutrals | Kimberly Fauss and Frank Morrison | 1 |
| 2014 | Brainstorming – what succeeds and fails in brainstorming? Brainstorming can lead to impasse and frustration. What are effective methods for generating creative solutions? What are new ways to help clients discover their interests and core concerns? How not to get bogged down by brainstorming/Impasse. | Carl Mitlehner & Robin Taub | 1 |
| 2013 | Understanding Alcohol and Drug Additions | Jan Beauregard | 1 |
| 2013 | Ethical issues in Collaborative Cases – Critical Information for all Collaborative Professionals | Sue Soler, Robin Taub, Ann White, Debbie May, Susan Butler, Paul Smollar | 2 |
| 2013 | Ethical Issues in Three Alternative Approaches to a Family Law Matter CLE: Litigation, Mediation, and Collaborative Divorce | Hon. Robert W. Wooldridge, Jr. (Ret.), susan M. Butler, Kelly S. Hite, David E. Roop, Jr. | 2 |
| 2012 | The Infinity Loop: When the Process Becomes the Conflict | Adele D’Ari, Lisa Herrick, Jan White, Paul Smollar | 1 |
| 2012 | Powerful Non-Defensive Communication for Conflict Resolution, Collaborative Law, Human Resource, Legal and Other Professionals | Sharon Strand Ellison | 8 |
| 2012 | Keeping your case out of Court, and Being Nice About It: Advanced Resolution Skills for the Civil Family Law Practitioner | Hon. Michael P. McWeeny (Ret.), Cheshire l’Anson Eveleigh, Karen L. Keyes, James Q. Pope, Jay B. Myerson, Carl J. Witmeyer, II | 4 |
| 2012 | Empirical Findings Regarding Children and Divorce | Lisa Herrick, PhD | 1 |
| 2011 | Spahn and McCammon: Together again, the Ethics of Negotiating in Mediation | John B. McCammon, Thomas E. Spahn | 2 |
| 2011 | Loudoun Collaborative Professionals | Liz Pendzich | 2 |
| 2011 | Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia | Lisa Herick, Jan White, and Paul Smoller | 2 |
| 2010 | What Litigators Want Mediators to Know | W. Coleman Allen, Karen Keyes | 1.5 |
| 2010 | Letting Go of Expectations | Toni Iven | 1.5 |
| 2010 | Lawyers (And Clients) Behaving Badly! You’re The Mediator! What Would you Do? | Samuel S. Jackson, Jr. Esq., | 1 |
| 2010 | Improving Mediation Quality: ABA Dispute Resolution Task Force Findings; Recommendations and Next Steps | R. Wayne Thorpe, Geetha Ravindra | 1.5 |
| 2010 | Ethics Plenary: OES Dispute Resolution Services’ New Standards of Ethics and Complaint Procedures | Sally Campbell, Mandy Stallings, Samuel S. Jackson, Lawrie Parker, Paula M. Young | 2 |
| 2010 | Deepening Collaborative Connections: The Spiritual Dimensions of Trust, Commitment and Competency | Deborah Brakeley MEd, Stu Webb, Esquire, Jennifer Tull, Esquire, Peggy Thompson, PhD | 1.5 |
| 2010 | Breaking the Communication Barrier | Lynne Chernin | 1.5 |
| 2010 | Addiction and Narcissism in Marriage and Divorce | Micki McWade, LMSW | 1.5 |
| 2010 | Adaptability and Scalability of the Collaborative Process in Support of Client-Centeredness | Anne Lucas, MA, Gwen Mathewson Esquire, J. Mark Weiss, Esquire | 1.5 |
| 2010 | 2. Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Figh | Robert Mnookin, PhD | 1 |
| 2010 | 1. Relocation and Divorce: A Call for Collaborative Dispute Resolution | Judge Ann Sundt, Joan M. Weiss, Esquire, Steven J. Stein, LCPC, LMFT | 1.5 |
| 2009 | Mediator Best Practices: What the Marketplace Wants | The Honorable Rosemarie Annunziata (Ret), N.D. (John) Settle and the Honorable Paul F. Sheridan (Ret) | 1 |
| 2008 | VMN Annual Fall Training Conference | Paul Warren, Daniel Burke, Karen Asaro, Phil Mulford, Amelia Waller, Nancy Siford, Paula Young and Rachel Virk | 9.5 |
| 2008 | The Role of Financial Professionals in Resolving Family Disputes | I was instructor | 1.5 |
| 2008 | The Role of Financial Professionals in Resolving Family Disputes | Daniel Burk | 1.5 |
| 2008 | Self-Determination: Protecting It Procedurally & Substantively | Paula Young | 2 |
| 2008 | Is Mediation a Profession? | Paul Warren, Daniel Burke, Karen Asaro, Phil Mulford | 1.5 |
| 2008 | Child Support: It Can Only Get Better | Amelia Waller | 1.5 |
| 2008 | Challenges in Mentoring | Nancy Siford | 1.5 |
| 2007 | Introductory Three Day Interdisciplinary Team Training | Andrew Hoffman, Vicki Carpel-Miller, George Richardson and Nancy J. Ross | 20 |
| 2007 | Breaking Impasse, or Tips to Unstick the Stuck | Samuel Jackson, Jr., the Honorable Rosemarie P. Annunziata and Jim Pope | 1 |
| 2006 | VMN Annual Fall Training Conference | Tazewell Hubbard, III, Rob Ferguson, Samuel Jackson, Jr., Deborah Costello, Carroll Dubuc, Jim Pope, Paul Warren and Alice Burlinson | 11 |
| 2005 | Virginia Mediator Ethics | Jeannette Twomey | 2 |
| 2005 | VMN Annual Spring Training Conference | Ana Scholfield, Tazewell Hubbard, III, Ann Warshauer and Marge Bleiweis | 6 |
| 2005 | Skills, Strategies & Ethics for Lawyers Representing Clients in Mediation | Carroll Dubuc, Samuel Jackson, Jr., Karen Keyes, James Pope and Norval Settle | 6 |
| 2002 | Virginia Mediator Ethics | Jeanette Twomey and Regina Olchowski | 2 |
| 2002 | VMN Annual Fall Training Conference | Tricia Jones, Samuel Jackson, Jr., Larry Hoover, Tuan Pham, Mary Elizabeth Lynch, Karen Asaro, Deborah Costello, Tazewell Hubbard, III and Robin Collins | 12 |
| 2002 | Family Mediation Role Play | Ervin Mast | 16 |
| 2001 | Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce | Jim Pope, Jeanette Twomey and Stan Corey | 12 |
| 2001 | Domestic Violence Assessment | Kathy Foskett | 8 |
| 2001 | Circuit Court Civil Mediation - Strategies and Techniques | Paul Warren | 20 |