Few names are as well known world wide in connection with Collaborative Practice as that of Pauline Tesler.  Pauline shares her journey into Collaborative Practice and talks about the attorney’s influence as part of the ‘system’ created in working with a divorcing couple, including team and practice group implications.  Which leads into discussion of her current work as the director of Commonweal’s brand new Integrative Law Institute to expand the “Law as a Healing Profession” attitude at the core of CP into all legal endeavors.  Her first offering there is available here.     *************...

Sometimes even the best intentioned professionals’ Collaborative efforts can deteriorate into basic negotiations.  From building an agreement together, things lapse into exchanging proposals.  How can we avoid that and what can we do to return if it happens?  This is the question that guest Billie Grissom brings as we continue our conversation with Woody. Deferral to the needs of the client, our own personal growth, the indispensable value of our CP ‘group’…. are among the topics embraced in connection with her question.  We even meet Woody’s “Dispute Resolution Assistant” Rebecca. Guest:     ...

Woody and carl Michael talk about educating ‘the public’ vs teaching our colleagues about Collaborative Practice and the depths to which that public education can go, even toward preventing conflict [first clip]; and Woody shares a bit about his own journey into Peacemaking, how the paradigm shift manifests,  and about various expansions to meet clients needs while still remaining focused on peace, including incorporating litigation consultants and talk of potential outcomes in court.    [second clip]….. Couple of the references are to:   The National Center for Preventive Law   and    Americans For the Department of Peace...

Sherrie Abney and Lawrence Maxwell share what’s been going on and where it can go. Over twenty years ago a Minnesota family attorney, Stu Webb, created the collaborative dispute resolution process. Collaborative Law continues to progress nicely in the family arena. Collaborative law is an exciting tool in the alternative dispute resolution tool box. The process enables individuals, families, businesses and organizations to maintain control over their relationships with others by empowering them with the ability to resolve their disputes peaceably. Why don’t more people use the collaborative process to resolve civil disputes? For the...