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June 2011 Women and the Law Newsletter
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What every lawyer should know about Collaborative Law (a.k.a., Collaborative Practice)
By Sandra Crawford
Three things every lawyer should also know about Collaborative Law: (1) there is a favorable American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion (Opinion No. 07-447) on the topic; (2) Since October, 2010 there has been a Uniform Collaborative Law Act adopted in several states; and (3) there is an international organization, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, which has also promulgated Ethical Standards for Collaborative Practitioners.
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Pay it forward
By Patrice Ball-Reed
Two examples of communities that have utilized and benefited from the "pay it forward" concept.
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