GLOBAL COLLABORATIVE LAW COUNCIL

DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTION

STATE BAR OF TEXAS COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTION
AND
TEXAS CENTER FOR LEGAL ETHICS
Present the
11th ANNUAL CIVIL COLLABORATIVE LAW CONFERENCE
September 16, 2015
TRAINING IN THE BASICS OF COLLABORATIVE LAW

6.75 hours of Texas CLE credit,

of which 1.75 hours is ethics, approved
September 17-18, 2015
CIVIL COLLABORATIVE LAW CONFERENCE
14 hours of Texas CLE credit,
of which 1.25 hours is ethics, approved
Dallas Bar Association
Belo Mansion
2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
For further information:
www.collaborativelaw.us - Upcoming Events
Sherrie Abney 972-417-7198
Melanie Atha 205-716-5312

Anne Shuttee 214-237-2922

Luemara Wagner 512-536-0662

GLOBAL COLLABORATIVE LAW COUNCIL

DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTION
STATE BAR OF TEXAS COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTION
AND
TEXAS CENTER FOR LEGAL ETHICS
PRESENT

11th ANNUAL CIVIL COLLABORATIVE LAW CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2015
DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION, BELO MANSION
2101 ROSS AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS

Featured Speakers
DIANN SEIGLE
Executive Director for Carolina Dispute
Settlement Services since 1997, an alternative
dispute resolution center that provides and
designs alternative dispute resolution
services to North Carolina government,
courts, businesses, and citizens. Ms. Seigles
areas
of practice include mediation,
arbitration, med-arb, training, and dispute
resolution system design. She is an
Advanced Family Practitioner member of
the Association of Conflict Resolution. Ms.
Seigle has mediated over seven thousand cases
in the areas of: Employment, Medicaid, Fair
Housing, Family, Civil, Criminal, and Health
Care.
Ms. Seigle has designed and
implemented many of the current mediation
programs operating in North Carolina. Ms.
Seigle is currently designing and implementing
a medical error settlement program, IACT,
within North Carolina.

AIDA DOSS HAVEL

Aida Doss Havel is a recovering litigator,
mediator, and collaborative law attorney. After
twenty-five years fighting in court, she now
limits her practice to mediation and
collaborative law. Aida is a graduate of
Davidson College and UNC School of Law, and
has a Masters Degree in Peace and Conflict
Studies. She has designed two mediation
programs for the Wake County Family Court
System. Aida serves on the IACT Executive
Committee and teaches for the IACT Program,
which brings collaborative law principles to the
medical malpractice field. She speaks and
trains extensively on collaborative law and
mediation. Aida@havellaw.com

Information about IACT may be found at

www.iactprogram.com

For more information go to www.collaborativelaw.us Upcoming Events

11th ANNUAL CIVIL COLLABORATIVE LAW CONFERENCE

Dallas Bar Association, Belo Mansion
2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Basics of Collaborative Law Day One
8:15 - 8:45
8:45 - 9:00
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:00
12:00 - 1:00
1:00 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:00
2:00 - 2:30
2:30 - 2:45
2:45 - 3:45
3:45 - 4:15
4:15 - 4:30

Registration
Welcome by Sponsoring Organizations
Overview of the Collaborative Process Sherrie Abney
Participation Agreement Anne Shuttee
Break
Protocols of the Practice (Ethics) Anne Shuttee
Candidates for the Collaborative Process Melanie Atha
Lunch Q&A for Small Group Discussion Reports on Candidates for the Process
Obtaining Informed Consent (limited scope representation) Luemara Wagner
Developing Your Screening Interview Melanie Atha
Conducting Face-to-Face Meetings Sherrie Abney
Break
Role Play to Discover Interests and Concerns Sherrie Abney
Applying Collaborative Skills to Cases that Arent Collaborative Luemara Wagner
Q&A

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Civil Collaborative Law Conference Day Two
9:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:45
2:45 3:30 3:45 4:15 5:30 6:30

3:30
3:45
4:15
5:30
6:30

Registration
Welcome Announcements
Nature and Value of Collaborative Process Melanie Atha
Using Collaborative Law to Resolve Medical Error Diann Seigle and Aida Doss Havel
Resolving Same Sex Issues in the Collaborative Process
Anne Shuttee, Shelly Skeen, and Adam Seidel
Lunch Collaborative Law Around the World Florence Gladel
Case Study (Meet Your Lawyers and Begin Step 1 of the Process)
Facilitators: Anne Shuttee, Melanie Atha, and Honey Sheff
Ethical Considerations Kristen Blankley
Break
Informing Prospective Clients About the Process Laura R. Schlenker
Case Study Steps 2 and 3
Reception in Belo Bar
Group Dinner (Optional)

Friday, September 18, 2015

Civil Collaborative Law Conference Day Three
8:30 - 9:30
9:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:15
12:15 - 1:15
1:15 - 1:45
1:45 - 2:30
2:30 - 2:45
2:45 - 4:00
4:00 - 4:30

The Use and Value of Apology Lee Taft

Case Study Continue Step 3 and 4
Break
How to Get Stakeholders to Buy into the Process Diann Seigle and Aida Doss Havel
Lunch Collaborative Clauses in Contracts Luemara Wagner
Building Trust Sherrie Abney
What if Your Case is Falling Apart? Norma Levine Trusch
Break
Case Study Continue Step 4 and 5
Group Reports and Q&A

TOTAL TEXAS CLE FOR ENTIRE CONFERENCE - 20.75 HOURS, OF WHICH 3.00 HOURS IS ETHICS, APPROVED
DAY ONE - 6.75 HOURS, OF WHICH 1.75 HOURS IS ETHICS, APPROVED
DAYS TWO AND THREE - 14 HOURS, OF WHICH 1.25 HOURS IS ETHICS, APPROVED

11th ANNUAL CIVIL COLLABORATIVE LAW CONFERENCE

Presenters
Sherrie R. Abney, J.D.
Carrollton, Texas

Diann Seigle
Raleigh, North Carolina

Melanie M. Atha, J.D.

Birmingham, Alabama

Honey Sheff, Ph.D.

Dallas, Texas

Kristen M. Blankley, J.D.

Lincoln, Nebraska

Anne K. Shuttee, J.D.

Dallas, Texas

Florence Gladel, J.D.

Paris, France

Shelly Skeen, J.D.

Dallas, Texas

Aida Doss Havel, J.D.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Lee Taft, J.D., M. Div.

Dallas, Texas

Laura R. Schlenker, J.D.

Dallas, Texas

Norma Levine Trusch, J.D.

Houston, Texas

Adam Seidel, J.D.

Dallas, Texas

Luemara Wagner, J.D.

Austin, Texas

REGISTRATION FORM - 11th ANNUAL CIVIL COLLABORATIVE LAW CONFERENCE

Sponsoring Organizations: Global Collaborative Law Council, Dallas Bar Association Collaborative Law Section,
State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law Section, and Texas Center for Legal Ethics

Name

First Name for Badge

Address
Phone

Fax

Please check one:

Attorney

E-mail
Judge

Student

MHP

Financial

Other

Early Registration for All Three Days of Conference (prior to Aug. 15th) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $690.00
Regular Registration for All Three Days of Conference (on or after Aug. 15th). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800.00
Less Discount for Being a Licensed Professional Member of one of the Sponsoring Organizations. . . . . . . . $(75.00)
Early Registration for Days Two and Three of Conference (prior to Aug. 15th) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $480.00
Regular Registration for Days Two and Three of Conference (on or after Aug. 15th) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550.00
Less Discount for Being a Licensed Professional Member of one of the Sponsoring Organizations. . . . . . . . $(50.00)
Early Registration for Day One of Conference (prior to Aug.15th) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210.00
Regular Registration for Day One of Conference (on or after Aug. 15th). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250.00
Less Discount for Being a Licensed Professional Member of one of the Sponsoring Organizations. . . . . . . . $(25.00)
SPECIAL RATES (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS)
Judge, Law Student, Professional Licensed 2011 or later for All Three Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400.00
Judge, Law Student, Professional Licensed 2011 or later for Days Two and Three only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275.00
Judge, Law Student, Professional Licensed 2011 or later for Day One only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125.00
Luncheon Only (September 16, 17, and/or 18 @ $25.00 per day). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Materials available online at no charge to attendees.
$25.00 per day additional charge for hard copies of materials
Hard copies must be ordered by September 9, 2015. Indicate day(s) Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED

$
$

Lunch and Parking are included each day for Conference Participants
To Register: Mail Check payable to Global Collaborative Law Council
7557 Rambler Road, Suite 850, Dallas, Texas 75231
OR
On-line at: www.collaborativelaw.us - Upcoming Events
OR
To pay by Credit Card, please fax to: 214-739-8959
Questions? Contact Sherrie Abney (972-417-7198) or Anne Shuttee (214-237-2922)
Amount $
Account #

VISA______MASTERCARD______AMEX______DISCOVER______
Expiration Date

3-Digit Code

Signature
Cancellation Policy: $40.00 of the registration fee is non-refundable. A full refund of the registration fee less $40.00
will be given if cancellation is made up to 14 days before the event. Refunds within 14 days will be one-half the
registration fee less the per person cost of catering and materials.
TOTAL TEXAS CLE FOR ENTIRE CONFERENCE - 20.75 HOURS (3.00 HOURS ETHICS), APPROVED
DAY ONE - 6.75 HOURS, OF WHICH 1.75 HOURS IS ETHICS, APPROVED
DAYS TWO AND THREE - 14 HOURS, OF WHICH 1.25 HOURS IS ETHICS, APPROVED