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Bobbie Corley OKeefe
I have been practicing law in Ohio since 1992. After receiving my Bachelor's Degree in English from Miami University, I worked in the communications field for both the public (mental health) and private (health insurance) sectors. During that time, I received an extensive amount of para-professional training in various mental health related issues, including alcoholism and drug addiction, family systems, child development, suicide and domestic violence. I volunteered for a number of years for a community crisis hotline. This experience deepened my empathy and understanding of families in crisis, especially for children and parents going through divorce. When I opened my own practice in 1999, focusing primarily on family law, I immediately gravitated toward collaborative practice as I firmly believe that a peaceful, non-litigated termination of a marriage for many transitioning families is the best solution for all involved. Since 2002 I have been on the Board of Trustees (now Board of Directors) for the local collaborative practice group (now a non-profit, professional corporation called Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Inc.), serving as an officer (including president) and committee chairperson.
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| Address: |
830 E. Johnstown Road, Suite B
Gahanna OH 43230 United States
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| Phone: |
614-414-0572 |
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614-414-0573 |
| Email: |
bobbie@okeefefamilylaw.com |
| Website: |
http://www.myohiofamilylawyers.com
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| Education |
Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Juris Doctorate, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
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| Professional Licenses |
Licensed to Practice Law, Ohio
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| Type Of Practice |
Attorney practicing primarily in the areas of family law with an emphasis in collaborative divorce.
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| Training Offered |
Basic and Intermediate Collaborative Training
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| Training Conducted |
- Introduction to Collaborative Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Contested Custody Cases
- From 1980 through 1985 I conducted numerous training programs for paraprofessionals working with rape and domestic violence victims at a 24-hour crisis hotline center
- From 1999 through 2007 I was an adjunct instructor at Columbus State Community College, deveoping and teaching courses in Legal Research and Writing
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| Collaborative Training Attended |
- Collaborative Family Law (2-day program), John L. McElwee, Lebanon, Ohio (2002)
- Advanced Collaborative Training, Nancy Cameron J.D. and Susan Gamache, Ph.D., Cincinnati, Ohio (2004)
- Advanced Collaborative Training, Ellen Kay Douglas, Ph.D., Columbus, Ohio (2005)
- Advanced Collaborative Law Training (3-day program), Pepperdine College of Law, Pauline Tesler, Woodstock, VT (2008)
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| Collaborative Training Offered |
I am in the process of designing a basic and intermediate training program with other collaborative attorneys in my practice group to be offered for the first time in the winter/spring of 2010. I have given many presentations on collaborative law to my practice group, as well as to members of the bar. In 2008 and 2009 I gave introductory presentations on collaborative divorce at a domestic relations training sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association, to the Family Law Committee of the Columbus Bar Association, and to the members of the Crawford County Bar Association.
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| References |
Stephen F. Tilson, Esq., 126 S. Market Street, Galion, Ohio 614-468-5044
Robert Wistner, Esq., 5650 Blazer Parkway, Suite 174, Dublin, Ohio 43017
Steve Cianca, Ohio State Bar Association, 1700 Lake Shore Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43204
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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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