Our firm motto is 'Innovative Approaches - Reasonable Solutions'. For me that means helping families plan their futures peacefully and constructively. Divorce is a time of change. If we can work together as a team, we can make it a time of building up rather than tearing down.
I have been involved in Collaborative Law since 2003, including service on the Boards of King County Collaborative Law (President 2008-2010) and Collaborative Professionals of Washington.
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I was honored to be the 2008-2010 President of the Board of Directors of King County Collaborative Law, to be on the Board of Collaborative Professionals of Washington, and to be a member of the IACP Online Public Education Committee.
Other activities have included:
- volunteering at our local family law legal clinic
- mentoring new family law attorneys through our local Bar Association
- past chair of the Lawyer Referral and the Neighborhood Legal Clinic committees of the King County Bar Association
- speaker at numerous public forums on family law as well as continuing legal education seminars for attorneys
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Washington State Bar
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| General Comments |
Over the years I have always looked for better ways to help clients with family law problems, including helping pioneer the offering of 'unbundled legal services' in our area.
I see my job as a lawyer as helping people find solutions to their problems. For me, Collaborative Law is a way to help people end their marriage in a reasonable and adult way that will allow them to look back on their divorce as a time of positive growth rather than the most horrible experience in their lives.
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| Areas of Practice |
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Collaborative Law
Family Law
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| Education |
| Undergraduate Education |
Harvard University
University of Washington |
| Professional Education |
| Hastings College of the Law |
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| Collaborative Practice Training |
| Year |
Training Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2001 |
Divorce Mediation |
Don Desonier |
40 |
| 2003 |
Collaborative Family Law |
Marion Korn |
6 |
| 2005 |
Advanced Collaborative Practice |
CP Silicon Valley |
13 |
| 2006 |
Interdisciplinary Team Training |
CD Team Trainings |
20 |
| 2007 |
IACP Annual Forum |
various |
20 |
| 2008 |
IACP Annual Forum |
various |
20 |
| 2008 |
Collaborative Professionals of Wash. Annual Forum |
various |
20 |
| 2009 |
IACP Annual Forum |
various |
20 |
| 2009 |
Collaborative Professionals of Wash. Annual Forum |
various |
20 |
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** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
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