Collaborative Law Basic Training - Spring 2009

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Jimmy Verner

Collaborative Law:  Two Day Basic Training

by Janet P. Brumley

About the Program:  This two day basic training will cover interest based negotiation, a comparison and contrast of collaborative practice with litigation and mediation, an introduction to the Protocols of Practice for collaborative professionals and techniques for effective practice.  It is open to lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals, but is geared primarily toward lawyers.

Dates:  April 23 & 24     May 21 & 22     June 25 & 26

(Begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. each day)

Location: 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Penthouse Suite, Dallas, Texas 75219

Cost:  $500.00 per person - ** Limited to 10 Enrollees for maximum interaction (Cost must be paid upon reservation and is refundable if canceled at least seven days prior to seminar)

About the Trainer:  Janet P. Brumley is the author of Divorce Without Disaster; is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; has practiced law for 25+  years in Dallas County, Texas; is a frequent presenter on collaborative law at professional continuing education seminars; is a member of the committee that drafted Texas Collaborative Law Protocols of Practice for Lawyers; has served as chairperson of Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers; was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer and Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; has been selected by her peers to be included in The Best Lawyers of America 2007; has conducted collaborative law training in Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth; attended Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop; is a member of International Alliance of Collaborative Professionals, Texas Collaborative Law Institute, Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Lawyers and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Please contact Becky Borders to enroll or for further information. 214.526.5234 or bborders@vernerbrumley.com 

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Collaborative Law Basic Training

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Jimmy Verner

Collaborative Law:  Two Day Basic Training

by Janet P. Brumley

About the Program:  This two day basic training will cover interest based negotiation, a comparison and contrast of collaborative practice with litigation and mediation, an introduction to the Protocols of Practice for collaborative professionals and techniques for effective practice.  It is open to lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals, but is geared primarily toward lawyers.

Dates:  March 19 & 20, 2009 (Begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. each day)

Location: 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Penthouse Suite, Dallas, Texas 75219

Cost:  $500.00 per person - ** Limited to 10 Enrollees for maximum interaction (Cost must be paid upon reservation and is refundable if canceled at least seven days prior to seminar)

About the Trainer:  Janet P. Brumley is the author of Divorce Without Disaster; is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; has practiced law for 25+  years in Dallas County, Texas; is a frequent presenter on collaborative law at professional continuing education seminars; is a member of the committee that drafted Texas Collaborative Law Protocols of Practice for Lawyers; has served as chairperson of Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers; was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer and Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; has been selected by her peers to be included in The Best Lawyers of America 2007; has conducted collaborative law training in Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth; attended Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop; is a member of International Alliance of Collaborative Professionals, Texas Collaborative Law Institute, Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Lawyers and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Please contact Becky Borders to enroll or for further information. 214.526.5234 or bborders@vernerbrumley.com 

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Collaborative Law Basic Training

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Jimmy Verner
Last training for 2007:

Collaborative Law:  Two Day Basic Training

by Janet P. Brumley

About the Program:  This two day basic training will cover interest based negotiation, a comparison and contrast of collaborative practice with litigation and mediation, an introduction to the Protocols of Practice for collaborative professionals and techniques for effective practice.  It is open to lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals, but is geared primarily toward lawyers.

Dates:  October 18 & 19, 2007 (Begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. each day)

Location: 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Penthouse Suite, Dallas, Texas 75219

Cost:  $500.00 per person - ** Limited to 10 Enrollees for maximum interaction (Cost must be paid upon reservation and is refundable if canceled at least seven days prior to seminar)

About the Trainer:  Janet P. Brumley is the author of Divorce Without Disaster; is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; has practiced law for 25+  years in Dallas County, Texas; is a frequent presenter on collaborative law at professional continuing education seminars; is a member of the committee that drafted Texas Collaborative Law Protocols of Practice for Lawyers; has served as chairperson of Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers; was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer and Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; has been selected by her peers to be included in The Best Lawyers of America 2007; has conducted collaborative law training in Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth; attended Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop; is a member of International Alliance of Collaborative Professionals, Texas Collaborative Law Institute, Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Lawyers and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Please contact Becky Borders to enroll or for further information. 214.526.5234 or bborders@vernerbrumley.com
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Collaborative Law Basic Training

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Jimmy Verner
Only two trainings left for 2007!!

Collaborative Law:  Two Day Basic Training

by Janet P. Brumley

About the Program:  This two day basic training will cover  interest based negotiation, a comparison and contrast of collaborative practice with litigation and mediation, an introduction to the  Protocols of Practice for collaborative professionals and techniques for effective practice.  It is open to lawyers, mental health professionals and financial professionals, but is geared primarily towards lawyers.

Dates:
  • September 20th and 21st, 2007 (Begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. each day)
  • October 25th and 26th, 2007 (Begins promptly at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. each day)
Location: 3131 Turtle Creek Blvd., Penthouse Suite, Dallas, Texas 75219

Cost:  $500.00 per person - ** Limited to 10 Enrollees for maximum interaction (Cost must be paid upon reservation and is refundable if canceled at least seven days prior to seminar)

About the Trainer:  Janet P. Brumley is the author of Divorce Without Disaster; is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; has practiced law for 25+  years in Dallas County, Texas; is a frequent presenter on collaborative law at professional continuing education seminars; is a member of the committee that drafted Texas Collaborative Law Protocols of Practice for Lawyers; has served as chairperson of Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers; was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer and Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; has been selected by her peers to be included in The Best Lawyers of America 2007; has conducted collaborative law training in Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth; attended Harvard Law School Advanced Negotiation Workshop; and is a member International Alliance of Collaborative Professionals, Texas Collaborative Law Institute, Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Lawyers and is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Please contact Becky Borders to enroll or for further information. 214.526.5234 or bborders@vernerbrumley.com
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Collaborative Law for Family Law

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Jimmy Verner
"Collaborative Law" is a recent addition to Alternative Dispute Resolution techniques. It is designed to be less adversary than traditional divorce practice, with the goal of attempting to address each party’s needs in more detail than is possible at mediation or in trial. 

The distinguishing characteristic of Collaborative Law is that the attorneys and clients agree that if the process is not successful, the attorneys will withdraw, and the clients must obtain other counsel for litigation.

The Collaborative Law process begins with each of the spouses choosing an attorney. Then, a series of meetings between counsel and the parties begin. These meetings commonly are called joint sessions.

In Collaborative Law, the parties and the attorneys schedule a series of informal meetings at which all four will be in attendance, allowing discussions to be interrupted and resumed later if difficulties or tension arise, with no significant time or momentum being lost before the next meeting.

Lawyers using a collaborative approach agree not to litigate the divorce if a settlement is not reached, removing the incentive for a "win at all cost" approach by either side. Discovery is supplanted by an agreement among the parties to voluntarily disclose information, and parties pledge to work to resolve the case in a manner acceptable to both spouses.

Texas attorneys are ethically prohibited from representing both spouses in a divorce. Because of the emotional and subjective nature of divorce, it is important for each spouse to have and objective and professional guide through the process. You might think there would be an advantage to your being the only party with counsel. However, one attorney may not advise both spouses. A common metaphor for Collaborative Law is that of white-water rafting. Just as in white-water rafting, you need an experienced guide - one who has navigated the waters for a considerable period of time with a considerable degree of success. The guide will assist you toward your destination, but will know when to direct you to pull your oar out of the water and how to maneuver you through the turbulent eddies.

Generally, the filing for divorce is an agreed upon event, planned by the two spouses and facilitated by the attorneys. At the conclusion of the settlement meetings, the necessary legal documentation for marital dissolution, asset distribution, and child conservatorship will be prepared and filed by the attorneys, and the date for appearing in court with the agreement will be scheduled at a time convenient for all.

Since one of the tenets of Collaborative Law is that the process is conducted with civility in private settings, rather than with hostility in the public arena of the courthouse, the longstanding relationship of the attorneys acts as an enhancement to successful settlement of your case.
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