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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE JANUARY 2012

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START THE YEAR JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!

          For those of you who were unable to attend our annual holiday party in December here is just a bit of what you missed. We unveiled our 2012 theme song for LACFLA. This year up steps Bruno Mars with his “Just the Way You Are”. We changed the lyrics to:

“When we see your face,

there’s not a thing we would change.

‘Cause you’re amazing … (amazing)

Just the way you are.

and when you’re a LACFLA member,

the whole world stops and stares for a while.

“Cause you’re amazing,

Just the way you are!”

So, please, if you have not already renewed send in your 2012 membership dues, together with your web-roster add on. Through the generous time and effort of our devoted and energetic Board of Directors, in order to maintain our high profile in the Southern California community and conduct so many programs that benefit each and every one of you, we need your support.

With your help our vision is to maintain the momentum we generated last year, which includes:

1.                The Annual Basic Interdisciplinary Training which now includes three days; and in addition to those allied professionals enrolling in the training, we conduct a one day intermediate/advanced training on the third day for all LACFLA members;

2.                Our Annual Advanced Training with Woody Mosten presenting on Interest Based Negotiations, which all of you should attend, will be on Saturday, January 14, 2012;

3.                Continued involvement with the Sandcastles Project to select future programs in 2012;

4.                Our Annual Diversity Workshop with another dynamic program being arranged for 2012;

5.                Our PEC (Project Economic Containment) is off the ground and will continue to develop in 2012;

6.                The terrific Brown Bag Lunch program will allow you to network and exchange ideas with all LACFLA members in 2012;

7.                Collaborating with CPCal, the statewide organization, for marketing, publicity and making the public aware of our collaborative process;

8.                Forming alliances with other organizations such as AFCC, SCMA and State Bar South to sponsor and/or promote joint projects in the community;

9.                Our website highlights Members of the Month, recognizes board members, provides a calendar of ongoing events such as continuing education and location for Brown Bag lunches, and other pertinent announcements;

10.           Our active role in bringing Uniform Collaborative Act to California; and

11.           Expand and assist in creating smaller practice groups throughout Los Angeles County and environs under the umbrella of LACFLA.

We like you and you like us  . . . .  so let’s all keep up the good work. Remember when you are a LACFLA member you’re amazing just the way you are!


Frederick J. Glassman

LACFLA President

EXTRA...EXTRA...

Congratulations to all of the Attendees who attended LACFLA's 4th Annual Collaborative Law Basic Training in October, as well as all returning LACFLA members who
attended the 1-day Advanced Training on Sunday. The programs met with tremendous success as evidenced by the overwhelming feedback that the LACFLA Faculty has received from the Attendees.

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2012 LACFLA Board of Directors

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Front row: left to right: Jena Stara, Michelle Daneshrad, Jill Cohen, Carol Hirshfield, Dawn Strachan, Fern Salka, Vi Ballard, Kathleen O'Connor, Frederick Glassman and Joe Spirito.

Back row: left to right: Ron Rosenfeld, Steven Garelick, Ellyn Stein, Kevin Chroman, Brian Don Levy, Jeff Jacobson and Warren Sacks.

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LACFLA is proud to present 7 of our members who are on the 2011-2012 Board
of Directors for CPCal, the Statewide organization.

Congratulations to All!

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(left to right)

Fred Glassman, Kim Davidson, Kathleen O'Connor, Leslee Newman, David Kuroda,
Stephanie Maloney, Warren Sacks

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TAKE A MOMENT

CHECK OUT A NEW ARTICLE SUBMISSION BY OUR VERY OWN

MARY ANN ARONSOHN, MA, LMFT 

RESOURCE LIST FOR DIVORCING FAMILIES by Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT

PACT HELPS PARENTS MAKE DIVORCES SIMPLE by Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT

PARALLEL PARENTING by Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE: A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR THERAPISTS by Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT

AAMFT ARTICLE 2004 by Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT

COLLABORATIVE COACHING: HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM THERAPY by Mary Ann Aronsohn, MA, LMFT

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LACFLA SPOTLIGHT BOARD MEMBER

I am honored, excited and overwhelmed by the intense dedication of your
LACFLA Board Members. We are now featuring a bit of personal news from some
of your board members. Feel free to contact our board members as they are
ready, willing and able to mentor you in our common quest for spreading the
collaborative law process throughout the metropolitan Los Angeles
community

FREDERICK J. GLASSMAN,
LACFLA President

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LACFLA is proud to announce

Brian Don Levy as our spotlight Board Member for January. 

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Meet Board Member, Brian Don Levy!

Brian Don Levy:

I have been representing family law litigation clients since 1973.   I have been providing mediation services since 1978, and have been actively practicing in the collaborative full team discipline as an attorney & mediator since 2003.  I presently serve on the Board of Directors for LACFLA and Collaborative Divorce Solutions Orange County.  I am also a delegate to CPCAL.  I am a proud member of the Collaborative Divorce Education Institute Training Team and have trained other collaborative professionals for LACFLA, Collaborative Divorce Solutions Orange County, Collaborative Divorce Professionals Inland Empire, Coalition of Collaborative Divorce, Collaborative Divorce Solutions Coachella Valley & CPCAL.  I have also served as a shadow trainer for Woody Mosten in his new 3 Day Collaborative Training, and have been trained as a trainer by invitation from the prestigious Collaborative Divorce Training Team.  I am committed to using my peacemaking and training skills to help raise up a new generation of peacemakers.  My main area of focus in the LACFLA Board is Web Site Development and Marketing. 

 

Visit Board Member Levy on the web at  www.CollaborativeAttorney.com

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LACFLA PROUDLY ANNOUNCES OUR

JANUARY 2012 MEMBER OF THE MONTH!

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Mary Elizabeth Lund, Ph.D.

LUND & STRACHAN, Inc.

Dr. Mary Lund has done over 600 custody evaluations and has been mediating for 15 years, making her one of the most experienced evaluators and mediators in Los Angeles.

After receiving her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from U.C.L.A., she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge, England on children and divorce. She has published on a variety of topics, including factors affecting children’s post-divorce adjustment, custody plans for children of different ages, and alienation issues.

She has been a faculty member at U.C.L.A.’s Neuropsychiatric Institute, Pepperdine University Law School Dispute Resolution Institute, and the Southern California Family Therapy Institute. She was the supervising psychologist in family therapy and child abuse treatment at Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center. She has been a co-mediator and a co-trainer of mediation techniques with Forest Mosten, J.D. and Ken Cloke, J.D., two nationally prominent attorney-mediators.

She is known in the Los Angeles family law community as a frequent speaker to groups of lawyers, judges, and mental health professionals and as an innovator in developing therapy and alternative dispute resolution techniques for custody disputes. She has served on a number of committees in the Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Department to develop services in Family Court Services and in the private sector. 

Visit Dr. Lund on the web at http://www.lundstrachan.com/index.html

 

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We look forward to your continued support in the New Year!

A special, heartfelt thanks to all of you who have chosen to continue to support LACFLA with your membership.  We value each of you!

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Marital dissolution is not often  merely legal or economic disputes. Because they arise out of the most intimate relationships, they
implicate the basic personal, emotional and familial needs of
parties and their children. Our court system increasingly has
recognized that a judicial decree is far from the final word in a
divorce; parental and fiscal responsibilities may last for many years.

The collaborative approach, which includes attorneys for each party,

as well as mental health professionals and neutral financial experts
to support the family and guide the parties to mutually acceptable resolutions, can provide parties with complementary resources and dispute resolution methods that are simply unavailable in court.

--Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of California
Supreme Court of California

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EVENTS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Very soon we will announce more dates for our hotly anticipated 

Brown Bag Lunch Calendar!

Find out what all the buzz is about.  Join in with the Brown Bag Lunches.

One Brown Bag Lunch, hosted by Board Member Vi Ballard was a huge success.  Read a few words from Vi:

“…Regarding the brown bag lunch held yesterday in my office.  Three people attended. Everyone had very good energy and was very enthusiastic. They commented on how enjoyable our discussion was. We discussed many things about collaborative divorce even though there were no attorneys present. I'll forward to hosting the next one on Friday September 23, 2011.”

 

Kevin Chroman and Jeff Jacobson hosted a Brown Bag Lunch.  This lunch was so well recieved, participants even chimed in.  Read some participant feedback:

A few words from participant Dvorah Markman: 


       “Many, many thanks to Jeff and to Kevin.  That "Brown Bag" lunch was
the best time I've had in a long time.  No kidding.  It was invigorating,
interesting and inspiring.  Probably principally to the comfortable
surroundings and to the fact that while some of us knew each other, we also
had the opportunity to learn of the work of other like-minded professionals.”

 

…And from participant Tara:

“My sentiments exactly. I look forward to new and renewed connections
for good. Thank you again and to the firm and staff who made it possible.”

 

…And from participant Debi Graboff:

“Jeff thanks for hosting today. I enjoyed seeing you, reconnecting
with a few others and meeting new colleagues. I am very excited to continue
building a collaborative law practice…”

 

…And from co-host Kevin Chroman:

“Jeff, thank you so much for organizing such a successful lunch. The food,
the company and the discussion were all thoroughly enjoyable. I look forward
to remaining in contact with everyone. You did a fantastic job. Your efforts
are very much appreciated.”

 

A terrific Brown Bag Lunch was held in the office of Diana Martinez.  Read what Diana had to say:

Diana Martinez

 
 
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