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Anne (Jan) White
Anne (Jan) W. White, with over 30 years of legal experience in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and was named to the 2009 and 2010 editions of Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers. Jan attended Stanford Law School and is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University, where she was also an Angier B. Duke scholar and Phi Beta Kappa member. Jan's diverse background prepared her to resolve complex divorce issues involving taxes, retirement benefits, trusts, businesses, and related financial issues in collaborative cases. Earlier in her career, she studied finance at Stanford Business School, trained in tax, business, and litigation at the Washington, D.C. firm of Hogan & Hartson, and practiced international trade law.
Jan completed her collaborative law training alongside renowned professionals in the field, such as Stu Webb, Pauline Tesler, Peggy Thompson, Sue Brunsting, Susan Gamache, and George Richardson.
In addition to practicing collaborative law in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, Jan also works as a leader and educator in the field. Jan serves as Chair of the D.C. Metro Protocols Committee and a member of the Ethics Committee of Maryland Council of Collaborative Professionals and the Standards Committee of Virginia Collaborative Professionals. She is past-President of the D.C. Academy of Collaborative Professionals and past Co-Chair of the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia. As a founding member of Collaborative Practice Training Institute, Jan trains other collaborative law professionals. She was honored with the first Member of the Year Award by the Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals (Maryland) for her work on the development of the D.C. Metro Area Protocols for Collaborative Divorce.
In May 2010 Bethesda Magazine named Jan one of the area's top 25 divorce lawyers for her work in collaborative divorce.
Along with other trainers from Collaborative Practice Training Institute, Jan gave a 3-day interdisciplinary team training in May 2009, in March 2010, in March 2011, and (scheduled) October 2011. Also in March 2010 she taught a four-day intensive training on Mediation and Interest-Based Negotiation Skills. In May 2010 she was a presenter at a one-day training class, Creating a Deep and Durable Collaborative Parenting Plan.
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| Address: |
Suite 1100, 7735 Old Georgetown Rd.
Bethesda MD 20814 USA
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| Phone: |
301 656-8850 x 440 |
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301 656-3053 |
| Email: |
janwhite@pasternakfidis.com |
| Website: |
http://www.pasternakfidis.com
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| Education |
Duke University, B.A., 1967, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Angier B. Duke Scholar
UNC, Chapel Hill, M.A., Political Science, 1969
Stanford School of Law, J.D., 1972
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| Professional Licenses |
North Carolina
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
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| Type Of Practice |
Family Law
Collaborative Law
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| Training Offered |
Team Training
Basic Training
Advanced Training
Interest Based Negotiation and Mediation Skills for Collaborative Professionals
DC, VA, and MD Family Law for Non-Legal Professionials
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| Training Conducted |
May 2009 3-Day Interdisciplinary Team Training conducted by Collaborative Practice Training Institute
March 2010 3-Day Interdisciplinary Team Training conducted by Collaborative Practice Training Institute
March 2010 4-day Interest Based Negotiation and Mediation Skills for Collaborative Professionals conducted by Collaborative Practice Training Institute
March 2011 Collaborative Training for Maryland Lawyers and Judiciary
(Scheduled) October 13-15 Collaborative Divorce Three-Day Team Training
2009, 2010, and 2011 DC, VA and MD Family Law for Non-Legal Professionals
May 2010 one-day training, Creating a Deep and Durable Collaborative Parenting Plan. The training was presented by Lisa Herrick, Kate Scharff, Barbara Burr, and yself of Collaborative Practice Training Institute.
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| Collaborative Training Attended |
2005 Basic Collaborative Law Training, George Richardson
2006 Mediation Training, Carl Schneider
2006 Basic Collaborative Law Training, Sue Brunsting
2006 Intermediate Collaborative Law Training, Stu Webb
2007 Basic Interdisciplinary Training, George Richardson
2008 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills Training for Collaborative Professionals, Judy Rubin
2008 Using the IACP Collaborative Practice Basic Training Curriculum, Susan Gamache and Amy Wolff
2008 Intermediate Collaborative Training, Pauline Tesler
2009 Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training, Susan Gamache, Amy Wolff, Malcolm McCollam
2009 Ethical Considerations on the Practice of Collaborative Law, Sue Brunsting
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| Collaborative Training Offered |
May 2009 3-Day Interdisciplinary Team Training conducted by Collaborative Practice Training Institute Collaborative Practice Training Institute, Barb Burr, myself and other CPTI Trainers
March 2010 3-Day Interdisciplinary Team Training conducted by Collaborative Practice Training Institute, Lonnie Broussard, Karen Robbins, myself, and other CPTI Trainers
March 2010 4-day Interest Based Negotiation and Mediation Skills for Collaborative Professionals conducted by Collaborative Practice Training Institute, Frank Morrison, Lisa Schenkel, myself, and other CPTI Trainers
2009 and 2010 DC, VA and MD Family Law for Non-Legal Professionals (two trainings one in VA and one in MD). I was the trainer along with other members of the Collaborative Practice Training Institute and the local practice groups
May 2010 one-day training, Creating a Deep and Durable Collaborative Parenting Plan. The training was presented by Lisa Herrick, Kate Scharff, Barbara Burr, and yself of Collaborative Practice Training Institute.
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| References |
Collaborative Practice Training Institute
Frank Morrison 434 384-0946
Lisa Schenckel 434 385-0174
Lisa Herrick 703 847-5793
Lonnie Brousard 757 473-1031
Barb Burr 202 347-9002
Maryland State Bar Association
Andrea Terry 410 685-7878 x3034
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| Standards |
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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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Trainers I verify that I am a Collaborative Practice trainer who meets those Minimum Standards.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for a Collaborative Basic Training. I verify that the basic training that I offer as a Collaborative Practice trainer meets those Minimum Standards.
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