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Name: Bill Lowrance
Firm name: Lowrance Law LLC
Address: PO Box 1173
City: McLean
State: VA
Zip: 22101
Office: -- 4010 University Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703 506 1600
FAX: 703 865 5001
Eddress: lowrancelaw@xxxxxxxxx --- Bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web site: www.lowrancelaw.com
Area(s) of practice: Tax Controversy, Divorce Taxation, Domestic Family Law
(custody, support (uncovering assets and property for fair support),
uncontested divorce), Guardian ad Litem, Juveniles and incapacitated
adults, domestic violence,
Any trainings in Collaborative Law: Just completed Collaborative Divorce
three day Team training
What is your interest in Collaborative Law: I litigated my last contested
divorce last year and decided that was the last one for me. I want to work
in pursuing Collaborative Divorce process that is fair, less contentious,
civil, and resolves family issues relating to finances, children and
support.
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Name: Lillian Suelzle Watson
Firm name: Watson Law Gresham, LLC dba Gresham Family and Bankruptcy Law
Address: 1217 NE Burnside Rd., Suite 204
City: Gresham
State: Oregon
Zip: 97030
Phone: (503) 492-4229
FAX: (503) 491-4891
Eddress: lillian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web site: greshamfamilylaw.com
Area(s) of practice: Family law, Bankruptcy and Probate
Any trainings in Collaborative Law: Yes
Basic January 2010 Basic
IACP annual seminar in 2012, Phoenix
Woody Mosten, training in Seattle February 2014 - Building a
collaborative, mediation and unbundled practice.
Ongoing practice training with OACP (member)
Mediation training, beginning and advanced 2010 and 2011.
What is your interest in Collaborative Law:
I have been a family lawyer since 2001 and am working toward transitioning
my family practice to collaborative family law and mediation only. I have
now handled three CLF cases, have a couple in the works.
I have mediated several family law cases in 2013. Woody and Kevin's
recently training provided me the tools to move in this full time
direction.
I am revising my practice and (will reword) my web page to focus on
collaborative; but my commitment is to change and I focusing on the
process. Currently, I have two associates and three clerks; so this
transition will take me time. My goal is to personally stop taking
litigation cases by the end of this year and then to change my practice
entirely in two years. My experienced associate is a great litigator who
focuses on domestic violence cases, but I am unsure how to go forward
regarding her employment. My second associate, who also handles some
family issues, but focuses on bankruptcy. This firm structure may or may
not be a conflict and bankruptcy has been a good income source. Too often
bankruptcy and family issues go hand in hand and I am glad that I
understand the interaction between these two areas of law that impact
families.
But for me, I want to be done with litigation in family court. I am
excited as recently the chief family judge of the local court appointed me
as a court approved mediator and I see my transition going forward. I am
only a year from being 60, but don't see retiring anytime soon. This
will be my next chapter in my career.
