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King County Collaborative Law is a volunteer, non-profit association of lawyers and allied professionals who believe that resolving legal conflicts using the collaborative law process produces the best results for our clients.

King County Collaborative Law promotes the use and advancement of collaborative law practice through education, training and outreach while fostering a community of collaborative professionals. We advocate incorporating the collaborative law process into the legal system through legislation and court rules to ensure its increased availability to the public.

All members of King County Collaborative Law have received specialized training in the skills and processes required to assist their clients in resolving disputes according to the collaborative law protocols.

King County Collaborative Law was formed in 2003 as a non-profit corporation under the name NW Collaborative Divorce. In 2005 the name was changed to Washington Collaborative Law (to reflect the variety of legal areas in which collaborative law can be used), and in 2006 the present name was adopted.

Board of Directors

Michael V. Fancher
Seattle Divorce Services
2317 NW Market St.
Seattle, WA 98107
Email: mike@seattledivorceservices.com
Tele: (206) 784-3049
    President
 
Holly M Hohlbein

Counselor at Law
5400 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
Email: hollyh@hhattorney.com 
Tele: (425) 576-4194

Vice President
 
J. Mark Weiss
Law Office of J. Mark Weiss, P.S.
1200 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1810
Seattle, WA 98101
Email: mweiss@mark-weiss.com 
Tele: (206) 622-6707
Secretary
 
John Twitchell
Financial Settlement Solutions LLC
1001 Fourth Ave. 
Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98154
Email: jtwitchell@financialsettlementsolutions.com 
Tele: (206) 953-1231
Treasurer
 
Laura A. Banks
Reni & Banks, PS
1110 N. 175th St. Suite 202
Shoreline, WA 98133

Email: laura.bankslaw@comcast.net
Tele: (206) 542-1840

   
 
Jeff Bean
The Bean Law Firm PLLC
234 SW 184th St
Seattle 98166
Email: kccl@beanlawfirm.com 
Tele: (206) 794-5585
   
 
Sue Ann Birdwell, Family Therapist
Paradigm Counseling
11416 Slater Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98033
Email: sbirdwell@paradigminfo.com
Tele: 206-778-8759
Non-voting (ex officio)
 
Karen S. Bonnell

Teaching, Learning, Doing for Life
9 Lake Bellevue Drive, #106
Bellevue, WA 98005
Email: Karen@tldforlife.com
Tele: (425) 454-4510

 
Don P. Desonier
Desonier Law & Mediation Services PS
10900 NE 8th Street # 900
Bellevue WA 98004
Email: don@desoniermediation.com
Tele: (425) 453-1252
Cell: (206) 779-1634
 
Rachel Felbeck
Law Offices of Rachel Felbeck
5400 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033-7356
Email: rachel@felbecklaw.com  
Tele: (425) 822-0283 
 
Lisa M. Gilmore
Helsell Fetterman, LLP
1001 Fourth Ave.
Suite 4200
Seattle, WA 98111-3846
Email: lgilmore@helsell.com 
Tele: (206) 689-2160
 
Karen Nakagawa
Law Offices of Karen H. Nakagawa, PLLC
9500 Roosevelt Way N.E.
Suite 301
Seattle, WA 98115
Email:  karen@khnlaw.com

Tele: 206-545-0070

Non-voting (ex officio)
 
Joanna T. Roth
Law Office of Joanna Roth
600 N. 36th St.
Ste. 413
Seattle, WA 98103
Email: joanna@rothattorney.com  
Tele: (206) 229-3258
 
Jeff Shushan, M.A., MFT, Divorce Coach
Legacy Counseling & Training
1818 Westlake Ave N #410
Seattle, WA
Tele: 206-298-9555
Email:  legacycounstrain@mac.com
    Non-voting (ex officio)
 
Loretta S. Story
Peterson Russell Kelly PLLC
10900 NE 4th Street
Suite 1850
Bellevue, WA 98004
Email: lstory@prklaw.com  
Tele: (425) 688-1159
   
 

 

We encourage you to contact any of our Board members for more information about the collaborative law process or to find out how you may join King County Collaborative Law.

Updated 10/31/2008