I represent clients across Virginia and North Carolina, primarily in Tidewater Virginia and the Outer Banks. I have twenty-one years of litigation practice, and I have been practicing collaboratively for eight years.
Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Tidewater
Virginia Collaborative Professionals of Lynchburg
I've been practicing family law for twenty-one years, in often contentious cases where there has been domestic violence and/or child abuse. Being able to help create a positive family dynamic as two people separate and divorce is very energizing to me. There will always be cases which will be hard-fought and litigated. For families looking for an alternate path, however, collaborative law allows them to move forward with dignity and mutual respect.
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Member, North Carolina Bar Association
Practice Group representative for Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Tidewater
Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
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Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
2006 | Interdisciplinary Team Training | CDTT | 20 |
30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
2007 | Basic Mediation Training | Community Mediation Center | 22 |
1995 | NITA Southeast Negotiation Training (Interest Based Negotiation) | National Institute of Trial Advocacy | 18 |
Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
2010 | IACP Forum: Creating the Collaborative Connection and Pre-Forum | Various | 16 |
Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
2017 | Creating the Conditions for Growth As We Help Our Clients Navigate Separation and Divorce | Lisa Herrick and Kate Scharff | 6 |
2016 | Client Science for Collaborative Professionals: Client Interviewing and Decision-Making Through Bad News and Other Legal Realities | Marjorie Aaron | 6.5 |
2015 | Case Debrief | Berrett, Kistler, Donlan, Ross, Vaugh-Eden | 1 |
2014 | Collaborative Retreat and Strategic Planning, Practice Group Google Training, Taking the War out of our Words | CDST | 5 |
2013 | Overcoming Barriers To Settlement: A Skills Based Training Utilizing Strategies from Psychology, Communication, Negotiation and Neuroscience | Nina Meierding | 7 |
2012 | Collaborative Conversations on Support: A Model Between Fear and Fairness | Broussard, Fauss, D'Ari & Smollar | 6 |
2011 | Preventing Real Property Pitfalls in Divorce | Kelly Lise Murray | 2 |
2011 | Navigating Emotional Currents: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Collaborative Process | CPTI: Lisa Herrick & Kate Scharff | 3 |
2006 | Collaborative Law Training | CDTT | 13 |