Friday, February 22, 2008

Why Collaborative Law?

The most profound development in the legal profession since the Pound Conference convened in the early 70's and pointed the way to alternative methods of dispute resolution (ADR), is the rapidly growing field collaborative law or collaborative negotiation. So new is this development, that it there is no agreed-upon nomenclature to describe it. As we will discuss it in this article, collaborative law refers to an approach to dispute resolution in which the parties are represented by counsel of their own choosing, however the attorneys are chosen because they belong to an identified group or association and have made a commitment to represent their clients in reaching a settlement without resorting to any form of litigation or any adjudicatory procedure...

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For more information regarding collaborative law, contact the Law Offices of Renee M. Marcelle at (415) 456-4444, or online at www.familylawmarin.com

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