At some point during a divorce process, everyone meets -- there is a four-way meeting of the divorcing parties and...
By Laurie IsraelFrom the Blog of Phyllis G. Pollack. In one of my earlier blogs, I discussed an Ethics Opinion issued by...
By Phyllis PollackAn earlier version of this paper under the same title written by Gay G. Cox has been published with permission...
By Gay CoxAs family lawyer Diana Skaggs recently alerted readers, the nation's leading divorce lawyers are finding more cases settled before trial....
By Diane J. LevinDisenchanted with the adversarial system of litigating a divorce and the harm it causes all concerned, matrimonial attorney Stuart G....
By Beth D. DanehyThere is a movement in family law whereby divorcing couples can sign agreements with lawyers to not go to court....
By Gary DirenfeldColorado Bar Association Ethics Opinion 115, “Ethical Considerations in the Collaborative and Cooperative Law Contexts" found per se violations of...
By John Lande\As previously posted in EngagingConflicts here, there is a significant ethical critique of Collaborative Law, and a growing movement for...
By Gini Nelson. . . From Gini Nelson's Blog Engaging Conflicts This is an abstract from his 2005 article: The Promise and...
By John LandeIn consideration of the responsibility of maintaining a regular column, I get the privilege of hitting clean-up to the excellent...
By Chip RoseEither the Collaborative Law (CL) movement has already sprouted in your community or it will in the near future. The...
By Chip RoseA modified version of this paper has been published by the Texas Wesleyan Law Review. Gay G. Cox & Robert...
By Gay CoxAs the Collaborative Family Law model moves into its second decade of expansion, we can observe how far it has...
By Chip RoseIntroduction The concept of law is as ancient as mankind. From domestic interaction to group structures, rules of law have...
By Alan SimpsonCollaborative law is a new way to resolve disputes by removing the disputed matter from the litigious court room setting...
By Maury BeaulierThe Adversary System Law school training and the real world attorney work experience combine in a well established and powerful...
By Chip RoseCHIP ROSE SBN 048571 Attorney at Law 4340 Scotts Valley Dr., Ste. J Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (408) 438-1604 Attorney...
By Chip RoseThese Principles and Guidelines are an adaptation of the original drafted by the Collaborative Law Association in Santa Clara County,...
By Managing Editor(ANS) -- Married for 10 years, Carol had been through years of couples counseling with her husband to no avail....
By American News Service"A dispute is a problem to be solved together, not a combat to be won." I start with the assumption...
By Tom ArnoldThe most profound development in the legal profession since the Pound Conference convened in the early 70's and pointed the...
By Chip RoseIn her most recent book, The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue, Deborah Tannen asserts that our entire society...
By Barbara Stark