December 07, 2009
Different Mediation Styles– Find What You’re Looking For
Mediation is a term applied to a wide variety of dispute resolution forms. Mediation can be a process with a sharky-style mediator going back and...
October 28, 2009
Get the Support You Want: Choosing a Consulting Attorney
“To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”– Mark Twain. Consulting attorneys can make the difference between a smooth mediation process and...
August 29, 2009
Finish What You Started — True Love Can Wait
It makes sense to start writing about love on a personal note. About a year ago, I experienced love at first sight. A gentleman about...
July 03, 2009
Ode to Some Old Hawks
Building on my post dated June 14th, let me express gratitude for the highly skilled Collaborative attorneys and mediators who have taught me, and and...
June 14, 2009
Choosing a Legal Professional– Old Hawk or New Dove?
The dominant view in the legal community, currently, is that an attorney must practice litigation for years before they can become a qualified Collaborative attorney...
May 18, 2009
Grief– glasses or blindfold?
My ninety-three year old maternal grandmother died recently , on the heels of the unexpected death of my beloved cat, Goober. So I’ve been spending...
February 16, 2009
A Growing Essential Piece: Child Specialist
Conventional wisdom said, “Keep kids out of the divorce process.” We thought that it protected kids from the “fight” of the divorce to be told...
January 26, 2009
Thoughts to Prepare for Divorce
Starting a marriage is relatively easy. Two people decide to join their lives together, and typically, they pick a venue, invite some loved ones, get...