Collaborative Law in the Civil Arena

Seminar Number 6957 Early Registration Fee: $150 On-Site Registration Fee: $170 CLE Hours 3.5 CLE Hours including 1 Ethics Hour and 1 Professionalism Hour	EXPLORING A COLLABORATIVE LAW APPROACH IN THE CIVIL ARENA
	DECEMBER 18, 2008 State Bar of Georgia Headquarters 104 Marietta Street, NW Atlanta, GA
	Co-Sponsor: Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
	Presiding: Taylor T. Daly, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Atlanta
	7:45	REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)
	8:30	WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW Taylor T. Daly
	8:40	INTRODUCTION TO COLLABORATIVE LAW Definition of Collaborative Law and Brief History of Collaborative Law—Internationally, in the U.S. generally, and the Establishment of CLIG and Collaborative Law Bar in Georgia D. Lynn Russell, Russell & Herrera, P.C., Decatur How the Collaborative Law Process has Worked in the Family Law Setting Evin L. Somerstein, Hunter Weinstein & Somerstein, LLC, Atlanta David M. Alexander, Atlanta Development Consultants, Atlanta Brief History of the Development of the Civil Practice Committee Taylor T. Daly Howard Drutman, Ph.D., Atlanta North Psychotherapy Center, Roswell Civil Case Law Studies – Cases that Lend Themselves to the Collaborative Law Approach Dana C. Ashford, Russell & Herrera, P.C., Decatur Taylor T. Daly Contributions to Collaborative Law in the Civil Setting from the Mental Health and Financial Professional’s Viewpoint Marsha Schechtman, Atlanta North Psychotherapy Center, Roswell Robert D. Bordett, CFP, Consolidated Planning Corporation, Atlanta Collaborative Law and Mediation – How Do They Differ/How Do They Interface? Robert N. Leitch, Arbitration Mediation & Training, Decatur
	9:15	COLLABORATIVE LAW BENEFITS IN CIVIL PRACTICE: PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Taylor T. Daly Panelists: Hon. Cynthia D. Wright, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Hon. Jeryl R. Rosh, Judge, DeKalb County Probate Court, Decatur Michael Ruiz, Project Architect, HOK, Atlanta Phillip M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, Litigation/ADR, Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta Sidney R. Barrett, Jr. Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, Atlanta Susan Hoy, Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta Ellen B. Taylor, Associate Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta Paul L. Fair, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Atlanta Howard Drutman
	10:30	BREAK
	10:45	ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Taylor T. Daly
	11:00	COLLABORATIVE LAW PRACTICUM AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS: panel discussion of a hypothetical case study The Role of the Collaborative Law Attorney in Civil Arena Participation Agreement – Informed Consent The Role of the Financial Consultant in Civil Arena – Neutrality of the Financial Consultant The Role of the Mental Health Professional in Civil Arena – Client Commitment to the Process Brief Demonstration of a “Think Tank” Session for a Civil Case (Attorney, Financial and Mental Health Professionals with Clients)
	12:30	ADJOURN