Collaborative Services
I truly enjoy Collaborative Practice because it allows my clients to arrive at solutions that are 'outside of the box.' Working together with the other professionals to help a couple achieve the best dissolution of their marriage is far mor fulfilling than the traditional 'mudslinging' which has become the 'norm' in the courtroom.
Professional Activities
PRIOR:
Executive Board, Collaborative Divorce Slutions of Tidewater
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2006 | Collaborative Law Training | Collaborative Divorce Team | 22 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2006 | Mediation training | Community Mediation Center/Judy Rubin | 30 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2012 | Challenges in Collaborative Practice | Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD. and Marie P. Donlan, LMFT, CSAC | 1 |
| 2012 | Case Debrief | Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq.; Marie Donlan, LMFT, CSAC; K. Page Kistler, Esq.; Mark O. Flaherty, CFP; Sally Baker, LCSW | 1 |
| 2012 | Can We Speak The Same Language | Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD | 1 |
| 2011 | Phoenix IACP Forum-Debrief | Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. | 1 |
| 2011 | Great Meetings | Dee Kelsey | 5 |
| 2011 | From Me to We | Kim Fauss, Esq. | 1 |
| 2011 | Civil Collaboration | Christina M. Floyd, Esq. | 1 |
| 2010 | Personality Assessment | Jan Hembree,Ph.D. | 1 |
| 2010 | IACP Debrief | Jeff Schlicter, Ph.D. | 1 |
| 2010 | Case Debrief | Mark Flaherty, C.F.P. | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 Blind Professionals | Jan Hembree,Ph.D. | 1 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2020 | VaCP Recap | - | 1 |
| 2020 | Strategic Planning | - | 1 |
| 2020 | Mastering Virtual Collaborative Cases | IACP webinar: Julia McAninch & Alisa Peskin-Shepherd | 1 |
| 2020 | How to get Your YouTube Videos Seen | IACP webinar Tony Rockliff | 1 |
| 2020 | Differences in Lawyer Stress in Collaborative Cases v. Litigated Cases | Bes Maiden, JD | 1 |
| 2020 | CDST Monthly Meeting: Preparation & Presentation of comparison of stress in Litigated cases v. Collaborative cases, especially in light of COVID-19 | Besianne T. Maiden, esq. | 2 |
| 2020 | Behavioral Finance | - | 1 |
| 2019 | What You Need to Know About Business Appraisals | - | 1 |
| 2018 | When a Collaborative Case Fails | CDST: Dale Berrett, Bes Maiden & Sandy Portnoy | 1 |
| 2018 | What you need to know about the new Tax Law | CDST: Tami Alosia | 1 |
| 2018 | Use of Mediation Within the Collaborative Settin | CDST: Honorable Windship Tower (RET) | 1 |
| 2018 | Navigating Emotional Currents in Separation and Divorce | CDST: Jody Alperin, Lynn Zoll, Cathy Rea and Sheera Harrell | 1 |
| 2018 | How to Handle Fault in Collaborative Cases | CDST: Alperin, Richmond | 1 |
| 2017 | What you need to know about insurance | Janet McCaskey and Renee Rickrode | 1 |
| 2017 | VaCP Annual Conference Debrief | Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD | 1 |
| 2017 | Single Coach Model | Sandy Portnoy | 1 |
| 2017 | Legal ethics in litigation v. collaboration, attorney client privilege, disclosure of assets - | Howard Miller and Anna Sas | 1 |
| 2017 | CE - Bankruptcy issues | Ellen Carlson, Linda Ross and Mark Flaherty | 1 |
| 2016 | Topics from the 2015 IACP Forum | Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. Sheera Herrell, Esq. | 1 |
| 2016 | Scheduling Order/Timeline for Collaborative | Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. and Sheera Herrell, Esq. | 1 |
| 2016 | Recognizing and Dealing with Personality Disorders in Collaborative cases | Linda Shin, Esq. and Lynn Zoll, PHD | 1 |
| 2016 | Getting Unstuck | Marie Donlan,LMFT | 1 |
| 2016 | Flexibility in Forming the Team | Sheera Herrell, Esq. | 1 |
| 2016 | Family Law Software 101 | Mark O'Flaherty, CFP and Gary Zaugg, Certified Financial Specialist | 1 |
| 2016 | Expanding Collaborative to Elder Law | Linda Shin, Esq. | 1 |
| 2016 | Discovery-Collaborative v. Litigation | I was the instructor. | 1 |
| 2016 | Collaborative Team Dysfunction | Jody Alperin, PhsyD. | 1 |
| 2015 | VaCP - What Can We Do For You | Marshall Yoder, Esq. | 1 |
| 2015 | The Challenge of Teams | Marie Donlan, LMFT | 1 |
| 2015 | Recap of the VACP Conference -Adult Attachment Style | Sheera Herrell, Esq., Mark O'Flaherty, CFP, Jody Alperin, PsyD, Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP and Lynn Zoll, PHD | 6 |
| 2015 | Personality disorders | Lynn Zoll, PHD | 1 |
| 2015 | Improving Team Practive | Marie Donlan, LMFT and Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. | 1 |
| 2015 | How to Fast Track Cases with Low Income Parties | Sue Anne Bryant, Esq. | 1 |
| 2015 | Case Debrief | Sheere Herrell, Esq., Mark O'Flaherty, CFP, Lawrence Luck, Esq. and Cathleen Rea, PHD | 1 |
| 2015 | Breaking Down Barriers to Support: How to Cohesive Collaborative Team Can Inspire New Thinking | Edward Davis, Esq; Bernard DiMuro, Esq.; James McCauley, Esq. | 6 |
| 2014 | VACP Annual Meeting Debrief | Sheera Herrell, Esq. | 11 |
| 2014 | Using Social Media | Linda Shin, Esq. and Mary Elizabeth Davis, Esq. | 1 |
| 2014 | Update on Virginia Child Support Guidelines | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP and Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD | 1 |
| 2014 | Taking the War Out of Our Words | Margaret Little, CDFA, CFP | 1 |
| 2014 | Strategic Planning - CDST | I was the instructor. | 1 |
| 2014 | Retreat - Strategic Planning | I was the instructor. | 1 |
| 2014 | Recap Concepts from VaCP/Breaking Down Barriers of Settlement (Part 1) | Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD | 1 |
| 2014 | Creating Deliberate Group Structure | Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD | 1 |
| 2014 | Case Debrief | Marie Donlan, LMFT | 1 |
| 2013 | The Divorcing Brain | Marie Donlan, LMFT | 1 |
| 2013 | Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce-Team and Client Management | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP and Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. | 1 |
| 2013 | Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce-Part IV-Team Ground Rule and Calibration Lists | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP | 1 |
| 2013 | Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce-Collaborative Container-Part II- | Lonnie J. Broussard,CDFA, CFP and Viola Vaughan-Eden, LCSW, PhD | 1 |
| 2013 | Navigating Emotional Currents in Collaborative Divorce-Collaborative Container-Part I | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP | 1 |
| 2013 | IACP Forum/Conference Debrief | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP and Linda Shin, Esq. | 1 |
| 2013 | College Savings in Divorce | Margaret Little, CDFA, CFP, Mark O'Flaherty, CFP and Gary Zaugg Certified Financial Specialist | 1 |
| 2013 | Case Debrief | Lawrence Ross, PhD; Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP; SuAnne Bryant, Esq; Howard Miller, Esq. | 1 |
| 2012 | Society of Financial Service Professionals | Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. | 1 |
| 2012 | Mental Health Professional Ethics | K. Jeffrey Schlicter, PhD. and Marie P. Donlan, LMFT, CSAC | 1 |
| 2012 | How to Talk About the Collaborative Process to Anyone | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP | 1 |
| 2012 | Divorce Law for Non-Lawyers | Sheera R. Herrell, Esq., CFP | 1 |
| 2012 | Debrief of IACP International Forum | Margaret Little, CDFA, CFP and Lonnie J. Broussard | 1 |
| 2012 | Collaborative Divorce and the Role of the Mental Health Professional | Besianne Tavss Maiden, Esq. | 1 |
| 2012 | Collaborative Conversation on Support-Model between Fear and Fairness | Lonnie J. Broussard, CDFA, CFP and Margaret Little, CDFA, CFP | 1 |
| 2011 | Practical Techniques for Diagnosing Resistance and Moving Beyond Obstacles to Settlement | Nina Meirding, MS, JD | 9.5 |
| 2007 | Interdisciplinary Team Training in Virginia Beach, VA. | Hill, Ross & Miller | 20 |
| 2007 | Basic Mediation Training | Community Mediation Center | 22 |
| 2007 | Basic Mediation Training | Community Mediation Center | 8 |