Bob-I couldn’t agree more. We worked hard on the UCLA here. We adopted through
our Rules Ctte. Our community has had some fractures because of this Big
C/Little c issue. We are trying to recommit the community to the fervent zeal
we had when we started Collaborative.
Very truly,
Bobbie Batley
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On Mar 28, 2019, at 8:25 PM, Robert Merlin
rmerlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:rmerlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [CollabLaw]
<CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Absent the signed contract and disqualification provision, call it what you
will, but it is NOT the Collaborative Process. Professionals are free to
practice as they want, but they should not claim to use the Collaborative
Process unless they are following the rules. When Stu Webb created this
concept, he intended the attorney disqualification to be THE distinguishing
characteristic. There is a reason why the Uniform Laws Commission made the
signed Participation Agreement and attorney disqualification requirements of
the Collaborative Process. 18 jurisdictions now have the UCLA. Feel free to
contact me if you want help adopting it in New Mexico.
Bob Merlin
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On Mar 28, 2019, at 6:31 PM, Bobbie Batley
bbatley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bbatley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [CollabLaw]
<CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi all –
The NM Collaborative Practice Group is planning a fall 2019 Symposium. Our
community has been struggling with something that keeps bubbling up. Over the
last 5 years give or take, there has been a development of practitioners in our
community that do not feel the need for signing a Collaborative Agreement with
a disqualification requirement. Please don’t shoot the messenger – I am “old
school”. The folks doing this are calling it “little C” and have only recently
begun to see issues with this. We are looking for insight from other
communities that may have struggled with this AND we are looking for some
speakers on this topic.
Any help from this group would be sooo appreciated!
Very truly,
Bobbie Batley
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