Upcoming Events and Trainings

• Practice Group and Committee Meetings
• Events
• Family Law Practice Group Events
• Trainings (local)
• Trainings (out of state)
• More Information

All listed events are open to non-members unless otherwise noted.

KCCL Practice Group and Committee Meetings       top of page

Civil Practice Group Meeting 

First Wednesday of the month
Time: 12:15-1:30
Helsell Fetterman
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4200
Seattle, WA
Contact the chair of the KCCL Civil Practice Committee Joanna Roth at ( 206) 229- 3258 joanna@rothattorney.com; or the co-chair Marie McNabb at (206) 860-4893 m.mcnabb@mariemcnabb.com

Family Law Practice Group Meeting

Third Tuesday of the month
Time: 12:00-1:15 
Helsell Fetterman
1001 Fourth Ave, Suite 4200
Seattle, WA
Contact one of the co-chairs Karen Nakagawa (206) 545-0070 karen@khnlaw.com or Jeff Shushan (206) 298-9555 legacycounstrain@mac.com. 

KCCL Marketing & Outreach Committee

Second Monday of the month 
Time: 12:15-1:30
Location: TBD
Contact Joanna Roth, joanna@rothattorney.com, 206 229 3258

KCCL Training Committee

First Tuesday of the month, alternating between eastside and north Seattle locations. (July 3 meeting: Top Foods on 175th in north Seattle). 

Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm

Contact: Sue Ann Birdwell, sbirdwell@paradigminfo.com (206) 778-8759 or Laura Banks Laura.bankslaw@comcast.net  206-542-1840

South King County Family Law Practice Group

Second Friday of the month
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC
6703 S. 234th Street - Ste. 300
Kent, WA 98032
Contact Mike Ditchik, mditchik@hiplawfirm.com (253) 520-5000 

Events       top of page

There are no events scheduled at this time.

Family Law Practice Group Events       top of page

The Family Law Practice Group has designed a 9 program to foster a warm and welcoming environment for education, growth, and support.

Note:  Calendar subject to change pending speaker confirmation.  Last updated:  08/28/08.

December 16, 2008 - Holiday Lights

Topic: The light of one is the light of many

• Collaborative law in a diverse community
• Protocols and best practices to stay grounded amidst chaos
• Highlighting your high end goals

Keynote Speakers:  OPEN CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Reading Materials:  IACP Newsletter, September 2008

January 20, 2009 - New Year's Resolutions

Topic: Resolving To Finance a "Happy Two House Family". Is It Still Possible?

• What are the creative options available for the CDFA and mortgage lender to work with?
• The mortgage crisis - how it has impacted divorce settlements and what you can do to best prepare your client.

Keynote Speakers:  ***SPEAKER PENDING

Reading Materials:

February 17, 2009 - A Different Spin On Valentine's Day

Topic:   What's Love Got To Do With It?

• Transforming pain into intimate conversations
• Coaching the couple through the collaborative process
• When love is not enough
• Holding the frame in 4-way, 5-way, and 6-way meetings

Keynote Speakers:  ***SPEAKER PENDING

Reading Materials:

March 17, 2009 - Which Rainbow Leads To the Pot of Gold?

Topic: Collaborative, Collaboresque and Cooperative

• Finding a model that works best for your client
• How practitioners are blending the best collaborative principles into non-collaborative cases - what works and doesn't work
• Ethical concerns about the use of collaborative law and complying with the bar

Keynote Speakers: OPEN CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Reading Materials:

April 21, 2009 - April's Fools!  Just Kidding!

Topic: Feeling Fooled? Strategies When Your Case is On the Edge of Falling Out.

• Creative use of mediation in collaborative case
• How and when to effectively transition a collaborative case to litigation

Keynote Speakers:  OPEN CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Reading Materials:

5/19/09 Mother's Day, Father's Day - Supporting the post-divorce family in transition

Topic:   The Use of Collaborative Law AFTER the Divorce Is Final

• What happens to the Team post-divorce?
• Post-divorce roles for the team.
• Making use of outside referrals.
• Supporting the post-divorce co-parenting alliance.
• Also - Elections for FLPG 2009 - 2010 Season

Keynote Speakers:  OPEN CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Reading Materials:

June 16, 2009 - The Collaborative Community in Bloom

Topic:   Celebrations and Debriefs

• How A Team Debriefs to Celebrate Its Best Failures and Best Successes
• Evaluation of our 100^th Monkey Phenomenon within FLPG

Keynote Speakers:  OPEN CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Reading Materials:

You won't want to miss a meeting!

Trainings (local)       top of page

December 5 and 6, 2008

Advanced Collaborative Law Skill Training:  The Art of Differentiation for Collaborative Professionals

Presented by Julie Adams, MA, ABS, LMHC; Holly Hohlbein, JD; and Anne Lucas, MA, LMHC

Advanced collaborative law skill training in Mercer Island, Washington. Cost: $325; space is limited. 11 WA CLE credits applied for. For more information, email Holly Hohlbein at hollyh@hhattorney.com; download the brochure to register.

January 9, 2009

Advanced Collaborative Coach/Child Specialist Training: Successful Synergy: Collaborative Teamwork for Mental Health Professionals

Presented by Karen Bonnell, ARNP, MS; Holly Hohlbein, JD; and Wendy Rawlings, MS, CMHC

Advanced collaborative law skill training in Seattle, Washington. Cost: $198 postmarked by 12/1/08; $225 after; space is limited. Pre-registration required. For more information, email Karen Bonnell at Karen@tldforlife.com; download the brochure to register.

February 6 and 7, 2009

An Introductory Collaborative Law Training**

Presented by Rachel Felbeck, Holly M. Hohlbein and Joseph Shaub

This course complies with the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals’ standards for training. 13 WA CLE credits including 1.5 hours of ethics credits applied for. For more information, email Rachel Felbeck at Rachel@felbecklaw.com, download the flyer to register.

Trainings (out of state)       top of page

There are no out of state trainings scheduled at this time.

More Information:

Mediate.com of Oregon produces interest-based mediation trainings.

Collaborative Law Training Associates, Inc. of Georgia and Collaborative Training Team, L.L.C. of Louisiana both produce Collaborative Law training programs. 

For additional collaborative law events and trainings, visit the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

** Trainings marked with double asterisks help satisfy King County Collaborative Law's initial training requirements for membership. For questions about other trainings, contact Sue Ann Birdwell, sbirdwell@paradigminfo.com, (206) 778-8759