Last week, I attended the Charlotte Collaborative Divorce Professionals Holiday Party. I have been a member of this group for more than 10 years. Last night, looking around the room, I was amazed at how this group has grown over the years. Meetings like this used to...
On Friday, January 11th, I had the opportunity to conduct a Mediation Training course, with Ketan Soni and Mark Riopel, for the department chairs of UNC Charlotte. I was a little nervous to lecture in front of professional lecturers, but that nervousness was short...
My friend David Herring and I love to “walk and talk” to catch up on each other’s practices. Networking is critical for any attorney to build and to maintain a law practice. Most of the time, I have lunch or dinner with people. Sometimes, I schedule a “walk and talk.”...
Once again, I am training new mediators with Mark Riopel and Ketan Soni. We have another fantastic class of mediators. Our community is going to be filled with very experienced family law mediators. My hope is that our clients will choose mediation instead of...
I attended a benefit for the Charlotte Museum of History last week, as the guest of my friend, Deborah Hampton. While I was there, I ran into some folks in my law school class—Tamika Shafeek-Horton, Amy Hinshaw and Chris Brady. I was able to spend time with my friends...
Charlotte Collaborative Divorce Professionals (CCDP), which is the local collaborative family law group, had it’s last meeting of the year on Thursday evening. Ashley-Nicole Russell inspired me to continue to advocate for collaborative method when helping couples...
Who said lawyers can’t have a good time? I attended the kickoff of Lynna Moen’s campaign for District Court Judge 2020. The event was held at the offices of Miller Bowles Law, PLLC. The speeches were short but impactful. I have worked with Lynna for years and have...
I attended the Charlotte Collaborative Divorce Professionals (CCDP) kickoff luncheon on Sept. 19th. I was very excited to attend, because I had some guests with me. Elaine Nicholson, Kerry Everett, David E. Simmons, Kristen Hilty and Jennifer Shepherd joined me that...
I just returned from the International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) in Chicago, which was held last week. Kendra Erkamaa, a financial neutral from Des Moines, IA, and me at the IACP last week. I met collaborative lawyers, mediators, mental health...
Sometimes, life provides surprises. At first, the surprise was a bad one. This past week, my son, Nick, was denied the opportunity to go to the UNC-Duke game by UNC. As a Senior, he should have been given a student ticket. He has saved his “guaranteed game” for three...
