I agree, Joe. Such restrictions, to me, do not come from an abundance
mentality but rather the opposite. What better way to become expert than to go
out there and really do it? Besides, practicing in family law five years
doesn't make you any better collaborative professional and in fact may lead one
to become a confirmed litigator, whether they call themselves collaborative or
not. I've seen that in practice.
Mindy L. Hitchcock
LADY4JUSTICE PLLC
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Livonia, MI 48150
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fax (248) 355-3175
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Painful experiences are steppingstones to right direction. Rather than
considering them curses or crosses to bear, regard them as wake-up calls or
course corrections. While you may have gone through a difficult ordeal you wish
had never happened, the only thing worse may have been to go on as you were.
-Alan Cohen
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From: Joe D'Ambrosio
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 10:18 AM
Subject: RE: [CollabLaw] Five-year practice requirement?
Jim,
I also wholeheartedly support the idea of eliminating the practice
requirement as it is another conditioned limitation to the shifting
paradigm that we practice under. It seems to me that when we put parameters
on who we allow "in" we miss many opportunities to grow and more importantly
share the message that we are trying so hard to practice.
Best regards,
Joe
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From: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
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Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [CollabLaw] Five-year practice requirement?
In a message dated 6/4/2006 2:43:59 A.M. Central Standard Time,
lostyukoner@xxxxxxxx writes:
I struggle with the notion that one must practice in the adversarial
litigation model to be able speak authoritatively of its potential for
devastation
of intimate relationships and resources, in the broadest sense of the
word.
In our practice group, we struggled with the practice requirement, and, I
am
sorry to say, I lost. I believed, and believe more and more, that what is
essential is understanding of the downside of the litigation-based model.
Unfortunately, we see its results so often in our friends, our own families,
and
the people with whom we have come into contact that were unfortunate enough
to
use or be a product of it. It should be really easy to understand what the
Court system will do to your clients if you encourage it.
I believe that forcing a person who is collaborative by nature to practice
the litigation model for a period of time is like trying to force a person
who
is a conscientious objector to practice war for awhile. Not necessarily a
good thing, and apt to produce counter-productive values which must then be
unlearned, if one is fortunate enough to survive.
I have been waiting patiently for the law schools to produce people who
have
studied Collaborative Law there, and who thirst for the ability and
opportunity to begin immediately to make peace. It would be a shame if such
people
were unable to go right to work at their life's work, and even worse if
they
were required to make war for a period of time first.
Let's disband the practice requirement, and ask for a commitment
requirement, instead.
-Jim
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