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Amy Bradley is passionate about seeking justice for her clients. Ms. Bradley zealously protects her clients interests while guiding them through the legal process with a compassionate and relatable approach. She works closely with her clients to strategize and achieve the best possible outcomes. Ms. Bradley’s experience includes more than 100 bench and jury trials in civil and criminal cases. In personal injury matters, she represents clients who have sustained life-altering injuries fr...
When Christians go through divorce, they need an attorney who will be aggressive yet maintain an eternal focus. Whether your spouse is struggling with the 3 A’s (Abandonment, Addiction or Abuse), or whether you, are just looking for a Christ centered counselor who can offer Biblically sound advice, Jeff Domen can grant you the peace of mind to navigate family law issues with honor. Jeff Domen recognizes that divorce is new and unfamiliar to most individuals, and he works to create peace...
Pamela Duffy joined the firm of Sharpless & Stavola on January 1, 2015, having previously been with the firm of Wishart Norris P.A. where she practiced civil litigation since 1991. Pamela focuses her practice on business litigation and estate litigation, handling matters statewide in a diverse set of industries in both federal and state trial courts as well as appellate courts. In her trust and estate litigation practices, she has represented both beneficiaries and defended fiduciaries. I...
Mr. Garner, a Member of the firm is a trial lawyer specializing in commercial and complex litigation. He has been lead counsel in cases in New Mexico, California, West Virginia, Kansas, Arizona, Indiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, involving complex and class action litigation ranging from asbestos exposure, benzene exposure, mass closings of big box retailers, noise pollution, commercial, banking, bankruptcy and financial litigation. He is admitted to practice before the fede...
Mr. Hack is an experienced toxic tort, environmental and commercial litigator and small business advisor. His practice includes representing large and small companies defending against various toxic tort claims involving asbestos, benzene, mold and welding rod fumes, as well as all types of environmental enforcement actions, product liability claims involving electrical equipment, recreational devices, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and oil and gas pipelines. Mr. Hack has experience def...
Ms. Harden has 20 years of civil litigation experience in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She has litigated diverse and varied topics throughout her career including eminent domain, breach of contract, medical malpractice, construction defect, partition, establishment of prescriptive easement, professional liability, covenant enforcement, and actions to quiet title. In recent years, Ms. Harden’s practice has focused on representing condemning authorities in eminent domain matters. Ms. Har...
For more than 30 years, Nancy Hutcheson Harris has practiced exclusively in the area of marital and family law. Her firm, Harris, Hunt & Derr, P.A., resolves complex family law matters using the collaborative or traditional methodologies. She focuses on protection without destruction, guiding clients through their most difficult challenges, while preserving the client’s most important assets – the family and their financial future. Ms. Harris was chosen by her peers as Tampa&r...
David A. Hoffman is a mediator, arbitrator, attorney, and founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC. David is listed in the book “The Best Lawyers in America” in five categories (Mediation, Arbitration, Collaborative Law – Civil, Collaborative Law - Family, and Family Law Mediation). He was named Boston's "Lawyer of the Year" in Collaborative Law in 2014, in Mediation for 2016, in Arbitration in 2018, and again in Mediation for 2020. He has been named a Massachusetts ...
Douglas P Mahoney is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and holds Advocate status with the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a Past President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association. After practicing law together at their former firm for 28 years, Attorney Mahoney and his partner Attorney Cindy Robinson formed their present firm. They continue to limit their practice to representing the injured with a particular focus on th...
Joseph W. Martini is a partner in Wiggin and Dana’s White-Collar Defense, Investigations and Corporate Compliance Practice Group. Mr. Martini has tried numerous jury cases to verdict and has briefed and argued over 20 cases before federal and state appellate courts. Mr. Martini served for nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney, investigating and prosecuting a broad range of federal crimes. He was awarded the Department of Justice’s Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an As...
Kimberly A. Oakes is a partner in the law firm of MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, where she is the head of the firm’s Family Law Practice Group. Ms. Oakes focuses her practice primarily in the area of family law. She has experience in handling divorces, adoption, alimony and spousal support, child support, child custody and visitation, domestic violence, paternity, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements. As a litigator, Ms. Oakes also has experience in Insurance Def...
John practices in all areas of litigation with particular emphasis on criminal, white collar and DUI/OVI (“drunk driving”) defense; and civil litigation involving municipal law, business law, and serious personal injury and wrongful death claims in both State and Federal Court. John was named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Ohio for 2013. 2017 and 2018 and the Top 50 Lawyers in Cincinnati for 2012 through 2018. He is The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Cincinnati Criminal Def...
Jared is a Member with Spicer Rudstrom in the Memphis office who focuses on litigation throughout Tennessee and Mississippi. He graduated cum laude from Lambuth University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and then graduated cum laude with a J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He served as an editor for the Tennessee Law Review and was recognized with the Jerry J. Phillips Best Comment award for his scholarly article that was published in the Tennessee Law R...
Plano, Dallas, and Denton divorce lawyer, mediator and collaborative family lawyer Camille Cooper Scroggins helping clients throughout Collin, Dallas, and Denton Counties minimize conflict and resolve disputes respectfully and privately Camille Cooper Scroggins works with clients who want to privately resolve disputes with solutions designed to meet the particular needs of their family, while maintaining dignity, compassion and respect for all involved. Throughout her 27 years of family law p...
Mr. Sher is a business lawyer whose practice is concentrated in commercial real estate and business and finance law. He also practices in the areas of: commercial litigation, creditors' rights, workouts and foreclosures, commercial bankruptcy, disaster recovery, arbitration and mediation, secured finance and asset based lending. Along with his practice, Mr. Sher is actively involved with many professional and trade organizations, including the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, where he...
Ron is the founder of Skufca Law and leads the firm’s litigation group representing businesses and individuals in the areas of business, construction, motorsports and family law. Ron is also trained in the practice of collaborative law. He has substantial experience in the construction industry, NASCAR, and advising a wide range of businesses in all aspects of their legal issues.Ron currently serves as outside general counsel to several of his long-time business clients while continuing...
Chuck Van Horn is a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn where his practice involves business and commercial litigation with an emphasis in litigation arising out of real estate transactions. Chuck represents financial institutions, mortgage companies, loan default services, title companies, attorneys, real estate brokers, appraisers and builders and developers in all types of disputes, including loan enforcement, data breach and cyber-related issues, foreclosure claims and related litigation,...
Kenneth N. Winkler, a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn, has practiced employment law since 1994. His practice concentrates on counseling employers and business owners on the numerous laws and regulations that govern the workplace.Ken performs legal audits of client operations to ensure compliance. He also drafts company policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements and severance agreements. Ken conducts #MeToo compliance training and other types of ...
Sarah Vonderbrink Geiger practices in the firm’s Litigation Group, assisting clients in all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution. Sarah’s practice is concentrated in the area of litigation, with a focus on general civil litigation, business and commercial litigation, and personal injury/wrongful death litigation. She has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation and business disputes, including class actions, multidistrict litigation, arbitrations, mediations, ac...
Mr. Jobe is a civil defense attorney with almost ten years of defense experience. Before joining Evans & Dixon in 2019, Craig worked as an associate with two other well-known defense firms in the St. Louis area. He has defended clients in a variety of matters associated with premises liability, products liability, construction liability, and class-action defense. He is licensed in Missouri and Illinois. Craig handles files from start to finish, including all discovery, depositions, expert...
Collaborative Law: Civil Definition
Collaborative Law is a voluntary dispute resolution process that often creates mutually agreeable outcomes without the need for litigation or unnecessary judicial decision-making. Couples agree to work together respectfully, honestly and in good faith in order to settle their case in a way that addresses their competing needs and shared interests. In many instances, collaborative settlements can resolve matters faster, with greater privacy and less cost, and can enable couples to resolve their issues without subjecting their children to the potentially damaging effects of courtroom litigation.
In the Collaborative Law process, both parties retain separate, specially trained lawyers to advocate for their interests. The divorcing parties may also choose to involve other professionals such as an estate planning attorney, accountant, forensic accountant, financial planner/wealth manager, therapist, communications coach, or child custody specialist. During this process, the parties may also enter mediation to resolve one or more issues.
The first step is the signing of an agreement by both parties and their attorneys which sets forth the nature and scope of the collaborative process, typically including:
- Negotiating in good faith;
- Acting respectfully toward one another;
- Disclosing all relevant information to the other party;
- Pledging not to go to court to settle disputes while in the collaborative process;
- Employing jointly hired neutral experts when appropriate; and
- Protecting the confidentiality of the collaborative proceedings.
Either party may stop the Collaborative Law process at any time; however, both attorneys are legally obligated to withdraw from the case, and cannot represent either party against the other if the case goes to litigation. This requirement protects the confidentiality of the collaborative meetings and also provides incentive and motivation to the couple and the participating lawyers for the process to succeed. In this way, all participants are equally invested in finding solutions to all the issues in the case and settling outside the traditional divorce process through the court system.
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