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J. Mark Weiss, P.S. Mediation

Mediator’s Curriculum Vitae

J. Mark Weiss—Mediator

Before retooling himself in consensual dispute resolution, Mark was a successful conventional lawyer-litigator. Mark started his legal career even before graduating from law school. He worked as a law clerk for several lawyers, writing contracts and legal briefs, doing legal research, and assisting with trials and appeals. Mark also had the privilege of serving as an extern clerk for the then-Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Oregon.

Upon becoming a lawyer in 1987, Mark worked in the construction law and litigation departments of the Seattle law firm Ferguson & Burdell. He worked on cases including construction delays, insurance insolvency and reinsurance, tax appeals, business disputes, and family law, formed corporations and partnerships, and prepared business contracts. Since 1990, Mark was been a principal in two law partnerships and as a sole practitioner in a professional services corporation. Previously, his practice included forming and advising small businesses, structuring real estate transactions, real estate litigation, negotiating and closing corporate acquisitions, performing estate planning, and handling business litigation in state and Federal courts.

Having retired from litigation in January 2007, and from Collaborative Law in 2020, Mark works as a mediator to help families in divorce reach agreements based on plans for successful futures. He also works as a consultant for lawyers, and is active as a trainer/instructor in the disciplines of negotiation, mediation, legal processes, and professional ethics.

Education

  • University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts in political science, focusing on Near East history and culture (1982)
  • Northwestern College of Law, Lewis & Clark College, Juris Doctor (1987)
  • Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® training and certification (2017)*

Mark has taken additional non-degree and continuing education courses and workshops in various legal disciplines, mediation, negotiation, interdisciplinary team work, Collaborative Law, psychology, counseling, relationships, psychology, finance, and other topics related to working with families in transition.

Awards and Honors

  • Recipient, 2005 Ken Weber Attorney of the Year Award by the Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section, for making outstanding contributions to the field of family law in Washington
  • Recipient, 2018 President’s Award by Collaborative Professionals of Washington, in recognition of contributions to Collaborative Practice in Washington
  • Annually selected as “Super Lawyer” Washington Law & Politics magazine, every year starting 2007
  • Ranked among the “Top 25” family law attorneys in Washington State by Washington Law & Politics magazine (Winter 2009)
  • Recognized and listed by Best Lawyers in America in the areas of “Collaborative Law-Family Law,” “Family Law,” and “Family Law Mediation.”
  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers*
  • Highest possible rating, Avvo
  • “AV” peer-rated (preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating for professional excellence and ethical behavior)

Professional Memberships

  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Academy of Professional Family Mediators
  • Collaborative Professionals of Washington
  • King County Collaborative Law
  • Seattle Collaborative Family Law
  • Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts
  • King County Bar Association (including Family Law, Dispute Resolution, and Collaborative Law sections)
  • Washington State Bar Association (including Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution sections)

Articles and Publications (selected)

  • “The Importance of the ‘Scheidingsmelding’—the Goodbye Process in Divorce,” Collaborative Review, vol. 19, issue 1 (Spring 2020) (Co-author with René de Haas and Annelies Verhoeff)
  • “Substantive Outcome Differences Between Styles of Negotiation,” Collaborative Review, vol. 17, issue 1 (Winter 2018)
  • “The Uniform Collaborative Law Act: Five Years of Helping Divorcing Families Reach Agreements,” King County Bar Bulletin (October 2018)
  • “Collaborative Law,” new chapter 55 in Washington Practice: Family and Community Property Law (Thomson Reuters 2015)
  • “Mediation,” major update of chapter 53 in Washington Practice: Family and Community Property Law (Thomson Reuters 2015)
  • “Arbitration,” major update of chapter 54 in Washington Practice: Family and Community Property Law (Thomson Reuters 2015)
  • “Statutory Differences Between Mediation, Collaborative Law, and Arbitration,” King County Bar Bulletin (August 2014)
  • “Client Preparation: An Essential Ingredient for Successful Collaboration,” Collaborative Review, vol. 13, issue 1 (Spring 2013)
  • Featured blogger, IACP Be Fulfilled (2013)
  • “Transitioning Into a Collaborative Mindset,” book chapter of Inside the Minds: Developing a Collaborative Family Law Practice, Aspatore Books/Thomson Reuters (2011)
  • “Offering Families a Better Divorce,” King County Bar Bulletin (April 2009)
  • “Collaborative Law: Questions and Answers,” King County Bar Bulletin (part 1 May 2008; part 2 July 2008)
  • “Family Law Court Records,” Ch. 25, Wash. St. Bar Assn. Family Law Deskbook (2006)
  •  Contributing editor and chapter author for WSBA Family Law Deskbook (2005)
  • “Community Property Interests in Separate Property Businesses,” 40 Gonzaga L. Rev. 205-233 (2005)
  • “Lawrence and Nunn Reject the ‘Friendly Parent’ Concept,” Domestic Violence Report, vol. 6, no. 6, p. 81, August/September 2001 (co-authored with Dore , M.K.)
  • “Washington State Rejects ‘Friendly Parent’ Presumption in Child Custody Cases,” Wash. St. Bar News p. 32 (August 2001) (co-authored with Dore, M.K.)
  • “The New ‘Access to Family Law Court Records Court Rule,” Wash. St. Bar News p. 31 (December 2001)
  • Contributing editor to the WSBA Family Law Deskbook (1998)
  • “When a Divorced Parent Wants to Move: The Littlefield Controversy,” King County Bar Bulletin (August 1998)
  • “Post-Trial Procedures,” Wash. Lawyers Practice Manual (1991)
  • “Hazardous Waste and Real Property Transactions,” Wash. St. Bar News p. 11 (October 1986) (co-author)
  • Washington Practice: multiple chapters in the Family and Community Property Law volumes (West Publishing) (contributing editor and contributor)

Offices Held with Professional Organizations

  • 1997-2004: Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section Executive Committee member
  • 2003: Chairperson, Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section
  • 2005: Secretary/Trustee, King County Bar Association
  • 2006-08: Trustee, King County Bar Association
  • 2007-12: Director, King County Collaborative Law. Co-Chair of Quality Committee
  • 2008: Secretary, King County Collaborative Law
  • 2010-11: President, Washington chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Former Collaborative Law Committee member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • 2014: Director, Collaborative Professionals of Washington
  • 2012-17: Member, Board of Directors, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Co-chair (2013) and Chair (2014-17) Standards Committee; Chair, Training Standards Review Task Force (2012-14); Co-chair, Ethical Standards Rewrite Task Force (2015-17)
  • 2015-16: Treasurer, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

Court and Legal Appointments and Committees

  • 1996: Washington State Bar Association Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule Task Force.
  • 1999: Member, WSBA Amicus Brief Committee for two years. Reappointed for another one-year term in 2003.
  • 2000: Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Guy appointed Mr. Weiss to serve on an ad hoc committee to solve issues relating to privacy of litigants in family law cases, which led to the adoption of General Rule 22, “Access to Family Law Records.”
  • 2001: Mark participated on a court committee concerning “portability” of judges between court levels. He also became a member of the Committee for Cost-Effective Justice, which spearheaded the adoption by the voters of a Constitutional amendment to make more efficient use of judges.
  • 2002: Appointed by the Washington Courts to an ad hoc committee to help formulate an electronic filing court rule. The rule drafted by the committee was adopted by the Supreme Court as General Rule 30.
  • 2002: Representative of the King County Bar Association to the King County Superior Court’s Electronic Court Records Executive Sponsor Committee.
  • 2003: King County Superior Court work group to draft the King County Local Family Law Rules.
  • 2003: Supreme Court Justice Bobbe Bridge appointed Mr. Weiss to a work group to make recommendations for revisions to court rules GR 15 and 22 to help balance privacy interests in court procedures and file access.
  • 2003-04: Liaison for King County Bar Association to King County Superior Court Local Rules Committee
  • 2005: Chaired a subcommittee of the Judiciary and the Courts Committee of the King County Bar Association to draft pattern family law interrogatories.
  • 2006: Chaired Legislative Task Force, King County Bar Association, to make recommendations to revitalize KCBA’s legislative work.
  • 2007: Chaired ad hoc bar committee for review of King County Local Family Law Rules, King County Superior Court.
  • 2007: Member, Unified Family Court Work Group, Washington Commission on Children in Foster Care.
  • 2009: Nominations Committee, King County Bar Association.
  • 2013: Chair, King County Collaborative Law Legislative Committee, lead strategist tasked with spearheading the (successful) statewide campaign to secure passage into law of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act.

Dispute Resolution Training Received

  • Multiple Collaborative Law basic, intermediate, interdisciplinary, and advanced trainings
  • Basic and advanced trainings in interest-based mediation, family law mediation, narrative mediation, non-violent communication, and negotiation
  • Dozens of conflict and dispute resolution-related professional trainings, workshops, and retreats, including with the Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, Kenneth Cloke, John Winslade, Gerald Monk, Joan Goldsmith, Chip Rose, Nina Meierding, John and Julie Gottman, Dan Siegel, Jeff Zimmerman, and many other talented mentors

Alternative Dispute Resolution (Collaborative Law and Mediation) Activities

  • Arbitrator with the King County Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration program (1992-2008)
  • Volunteer Family Law Settlement Conference Master, King County (2000-09)
  • Co-founder, Downtown Seattle Collaborative Law practice group
  • Founding Member, Mediators Beyond Borders
  • Co-founder, Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group

Professional Presentations, Workshops, and Trainings Given

1993:

  • “Drafting Family Law Documents” (King County Bar Association) (co-chair and presenter)
  • “Military Dissolution Issues” (King County Bar Association) (co-chair)

1995:

  • “Domestic Relations Drafting Gems” (Washington State Bar Association) (panelist)
  • “Personal Reputations, Choses in Action, Security Interests, and Other Unusual Property Issues,” Nuts & Bolts of Money in Dissolution (King County Bar Association) (chairperson and presenter)
  • “Preserving the Goose that Lays the Golden Egg: Divorcing Owners without Breaking the Business,” Family Law Institute (King County Bar Association)

1996:

  • Family Law Skills Institute instructor (Washington State Bar Association) (instructor)
  • “An Introduction to Family Law” (King County Public Defenders Association)

1997:

  • Family Law Skills Institute (Washington State Bar Association) (instructor)

1998:

  • “An Introduction to Parenting Plans,” Family Law Skills Institute, (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “An Introduction to Parenting Plans,” Best of CLE program, (Washington State Bar Association)

1999:

  • Family Law Skills Institute, (Washington State Bar Association) (instructor)
  • “Litigation Techniques Involving Confidential Records” (Washington Law Institute) (panelist)
  • “Real Property Law”, Family Law Section Annual Meeting, (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “Enforcing and Collecting Child Support Obligations” (Washington State Bar Association) (chair)

2000:

  • Family Law Skills Institute (Washington State Bar Association) (instructor)
  • “Litigation Techniques Involving Confidential Records”” (Washington Law Institute) (panelist)

2001:

  • “Privacy in the New Millennium” (Government Lawyers Bar Association).

2002:

  • “Financial Records and Privacy,” Family Law Skills Institute (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “Privacy – GR 22,” Family Law Section Annual Meeting & Seminar (Washington State Bar Association)

2004:

  • “Community Interests in Separate Property Businesses” (Family Law Council of Community Property States, Madison, Wisconsin) (co-presenter).
  • “Considerations in Awarding Closely Held Businesses in the Context of Divorce in the State of Washington,” Family Law Section Annual Meeting & Seminar (Washington State Bar Association) (co-presenter)
  • “Privacy and GR 31,” King County Bench-Bar Conference (King County Bar Association) (presenter and panelist)
  • “GR 31: The Impacts of the New Court Records Rule” (panelist) (Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington)
  • “In the Children’s Best Interests” with Judith Wallerstein (King County Bar Association) (co-chair)

2005:

  • “Community and Separate Property Characterization Issues,” Formidable Factors: The Financial Aspects of Divorce (co-presenter) (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “GR 15, 22, and 31 Privacy Issues,” Formidable Factors: The Financial Aspects of Divorce (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “Changes in Court Rules Impacting the Family Law Practitioner,” Family Law Section Annual Meeting (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “Speed Topics: Special Interest Issues within Estate Planning and Family Law,” (moderator), When Death and Divorce Collide: Cross-Over Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law (Washington State Bar Association)

2006:

  • “Amendments to General Rules Affecting Family Law Practice,” Family Law Section Annual Meeting & Seminar (Washington State Bar Association)
  • “Speed Topics: Special Interest Issues within Estate Planning and Family Law,” (moderator), When Death and Divorce Collide: Cross-Over Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law (Washington State Bar Association)

2007:

  • “Family Law, a Boutique Practice,” (chair) (Seattle) (AAML)
  • “Recent Amendments to GR 22,” AAML annual seminar (Seattle) (AAML)
  • Introductory Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Bremerton) (Felbeck, Hohlbein & Shaub)
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law (chair) (Seattle) (Washington State Bar Association)

2008:

  • “Ethics and Collaborative Law” (co-presenter) (King County Bar Association)
  • Introductory Collaborative Law Trainings (2 separate trainings) co-trainer (Seattle) (Felbeck, Hohlbein & Shaub)
  • “The Collaborative Team Approach in Handing Parenting Plan Disputes” (Seattle) (AAML)
  • Ethics and Collaborative Law (guest lecturer) (Seattle University School of Law)
  • Collaborative Law screening (Everett, WA) (Snohomish County Legal Aid)
  • Collaborative Model or Traditional Advocacy (co-presenter) (Vancouver, WA) (Washington State Bar Association)
  • Collaborative Law and Ethics (Gig Harbor, WA) (Collaborative Professionals of Washington)
  • “Informal Discovery,” Discovery in Family Law (Seattle) (Washington State Bar Association)

2009:

  • Introductory Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle) (Felbeck, Hohlbein & Shaub)
  • The Use of High-End Goals in the Collaborative Divorce Process (Seattle) (King County Collaborative Law)
  • Intermediate Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Training co-trainer (Portland, OR) (Applied Divorce Solutions)
  • Body Language, Facial Expressions, and Emotion in Effective Collaborative Divorce Negotiations co-trainer (Seattle) (Downtown Seattle Collaborative Law and King County Collaborative Law)
  • Intermediate-Advanced Collaborative Law Training (Seattle) (Weiss & Felbeck)
  • Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Lynnwood, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training & Learning Center)
  • Collaborative Divorce (guest co-lecturer) (Seattle University School of Law)
  • Ethics as Core to the Collaborative Paradigm (Minneapolis, MN) (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Boise, ID) (Idaho State Bar Family Law Section; Seattle Collaborative Law Training & Learning Center)

2010:

  • Intermediate Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Bellingham, Washington) (Bellingham Collaborative Law professionals)
  • Spring 2010 Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training & Learning Center)
  • Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Kelowna, British Columbia) (Okanagan Collaborative Family Law Group)
  • Intermediate Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training & Learning Center)
  • Update on Collaborative Law for Judges (Seattle, Washington) (AAML of Washington/King County Superior Court Family Law Department)
  • Fall 2010 Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training & Learning Center)
  • Adaptability and Scalability of the Collaborative Process in Support of Client-Centeredness, co-presenter (Washington, DC) (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Advocacy and the Role of the Collaborative Lawyer from the Inside Out, co-presenter (Washington, DC) (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (primarily ethics portion) (Chicago, IL) (American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)

2011:

  • Best Practices: Lessons from the Collaborative Law Bar, Elder Law (Seattle, Washington) (Washington State Bar Association Elder Law Section)
  • Spring 2011 Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Collaborative Negotiations and Client Counseling Advanced Workshop co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Intermediate Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Advocacy, Confidentiality, and the Role of the Law in Collaborative Practice keynote speaker (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (IACP European Symposium on Collaborative Practice)
  • New Clients and Informed Consent: What Even the Best Attorneys Need to Know (webinar co-presenter) (American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)
  • Fall 2011 Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Advocacy and the Role of the Collaborative Lawyer, co-presenter (San Francisco, California) (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)

2012:

  • Spring 2012 Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Developing Your Collaborative Practice full day workshop (Portland, Oregon) (Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Walla Walla, Washington) (Eastern Washington Collaborative Law Association)
  • Problem-Solving without Litigation, panelist (Ocean Shores, Washington) (Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section)
  • Autumn 2012 Basic Collaborative Law Training co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Preparing Your Client for a Successful Collaborative Case (Chicago, Illinois) (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Marketing Collaborative Practice co-presenter (Gig Harbor, Washington) (Collaborative Professionals of Washington)
  • Brain Dead: Brainstorming Myths and Creativity (Gig Harbor, Washington) (Collaborative Professionals of Washington)

2013:

  • The Smith Divorce: A Collaborative Case from Start to Finish, co-trainer (2-day course) (Phoenix, Arizona) (IACP Institute)
  • Top Ten Negotiating Tips Every Lawyer Can Borrow from Collaborative Law (Seattle, Washington) (AAML Of Washington)
  • Spring 2013 Two-Day Collaborative Law Training, co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Facilitative Negotiation Workshop for Collaborative Professionals and Mediators full day workshop (Portland, Oregon) (Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Autumn 2013 Two-Day Collaborative Practice Training, co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • What Now? Guiding Clients to their Agreement full-day workshop, Pre-Forum Institute (San Antonio, Texas) (IACP Forum)
  • Brain Dead: Brainstorming Myths and Creativity 3-hour advanced workshop (San Antonio, Texas) (IACP Forum)
  • The Impact of the UCLA on the Future of Your Collaborative Practice (focus on intimate partner violence) co-presenter with Karen Bonnell (Lynnwood, Washington) (Collaborative Professionals of Washington)

2014:

  • Spring 2014 Two-Day Collaborative Law Training, co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • Brain Dead: Brainstorming Myths and Creativity co-presenter with George Richardson (San Francisco, California) (CP Cal Celebration)
  • Autumn 2014 Two-Day Collaborative Law Training, co-trainer (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • IACP Ethics Café, co-facilitator (Vancouver, BC) (IACP Forum)

2015:

  • Spring 2015 two-day Collaborative Law Introductory Training, co-trainer with Anne Lucas (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • That’s Not What I Meant! Feedback Skills for Collaborative Teams full day workshop (San Francisco, California) (Collaborative Professionals of San Francisco annual retreat)
  • Autumn 2015 two-day Collaborative Law Introductory training, co-trainer with Anne Lucas (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • That’s Not What I Meant! Feedback Skills for Collaborative Teams, co-trainer with Jacinta Gallant full-day workshop (Washington, DC) (IACP Pre-Forum Institute)
  • IACP Ethics Café, facilitator (Washington, DC) (IACP Forum)

2016:

  • Advanced Dispute Resolution for Collaborative Law two-day workshop, co-trainer with Anne Lucas  (New Jersey) (Mid-Jersey Collaborative Law Alliance)
  • IACP Ethics Café, facilitator (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (“Beyond Words” 5th European Collaborative Practice Conference)
  • Disarming Hardball Negotiation Tactics (Vancouver, Washington) (WSBA Family Law Section Midyear)
  • Autumn 2016 two-day Collaborative Law Introductory training, co-trainer with Anne Lucas (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • IACP Ethics Café, facilitator (Las Vegas, Nevada) (IACP Forum)
  • Revisiting the IACP Ethical Standards, panelist (Las Vegas, Nevada) (IACP Forum)
  • When Collaborative Practice Collides with the Hardball Negotiator (3-hour workshop) (Las Vegas, Nevada) (IACP Forum)

2017:

  • When Collaborative Practice Collides with the Hardball Negotiator (Chelan, Washington) (Collaborative Professionals of Washington Conference)
  • Engaging Our Collaborative Narratives (2-day retreat with co-trainer Kimberly Fauss) (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  • Summer 2017 two-day Collaborative Law Introductory training, co-trainer with Anne Lucas (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • IACP Ethics Café, facilitator (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (IACP Forum)
  • What’s New in IACP Ethical Standards, co-presenter (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (IACP Forum)

2018:

  • When Collaborative Practice Collides with the Hardball Negotiator full-day workshop (Toronto, Ontario) (Collaborative Practice Toronto)
  • What’s New in IACP Ethical Standards, presenter (Chelan, Washington) (Collaborative Professionals of Washington conference)
  • Collaborative Negotiation: Ethics and Negotiation Techniques full-day workshop (Turin, Italy) (Associazione Italiana Professionisti Collaborativi)
  • Collaborative Negotiation: Ethics and Negotiation Techniques full-day workshop (Padua, Italy) (Associazione Italiana Professionisti Collaborativi)
  • June 2018 two-day Collaborative Law Introductory training, co-trainer with Anne Lucas (Seattle, Washington) (Seattle Collaborative Law Training Group)
  • When Collaborative Practice Collides with the Hardball Negotiator full-day workshop (Seattle, Washington) (IACP Pre-Forum Institute)

2019:

  • Collaborative Practice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Conflict Resolution to Co-Create Healthier Post-Divorce Families (2-day course, co-taught with Anne Lucas) (Monterey, California) (Saybrook University Residential Conference)
  • When Collaborative Practice Collides with the Hardball Negotiator full-day workshop (Vaughan, Ontario) (Hosted by Collaborative Practice Simcoe County, York Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Practice Niagara, Peel Halton Collaborative, Collaborative Practice Hamilton Halton, and Collaborative Practice Durham Region)
  • When Collaborative Practice Collides with the Hardball Negotiator full-day workshop (Burlington, Ontario) (Hosted by Collaborative Practice Simcoe County, York Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Practice Niagara, Peel Halton Collaborative, Collaborative Practice Hamilton Halton, and Collaborative Practice Durham Region)
  • The Separation Dialogue or “Goodbye Conversation,” co-trainer with René de Haas and Annelies Verhoeff (Chicago, Illinois) (IACP Forum workshop)
  • The Ethics of Collaborative Teamwork, co-trainer with Diane Diel, William Frankenstein, Ellene Lammers, and Edward Sachs (Chicago, Illinois) (IACP Forum workshop)
  • IACP Ethics Café, co-presenter with members of the IACP Standards and Ethics Committee (Chicago, Illinois) (IACP Forum)

2020:

  • Beyond the Basics: Key Skills for Helping Divorcing Couples Reach Mutually Acceptable Agreements, (4-weekly 2-hour webinars) (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
  • Introduction to the Goodbye Conversation Webinar, co-trainer with René de Haas and Annelies Verhoeff (Z00m) (Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals_

* The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law and the certificate, award, or recognition listed is not a requirement to practice law in the state of Washington.