Member Directory
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Collaborative Practice Simcoe County
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Financial Professional
Area(s) of Practice: The emotional aspects of divorce are often compounded when dealing with the financial issues relating to marital breakdown. A Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist provides a unique set of skills providing a much more detailed and focused approach to addressing these needs than a traditional financial advisor.
Terri is a Chartered Financial Divorce Specialist with over 25 years of experience in the banking and Wealth Management fields. Trained in the collaborative process, Terri’s role is that of a financial neutral, assisting couples with gathering, documenting, and making sense of their financial information.
Terri can review settlement options and proposals with you to determine the long-term implications and effect on your future well-being. Education is key in preparing clients for better decision-making. Terri helps clients increase their comfort level with regards to financial planning, budgeting, insurance, and investments and can make appropriate referrals and introductions to ensure all one’s needs are met post divorce.
License(s): Financial Specialist
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Collaborative Practice Simcoe County
Barrie,
Ontario,
Canada
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Senior family law lawyer, Tessa Bair, brings an informed and compassionate approach to assisting clients in what is, typically, a challenging period in their lives.
Goals
Tessa emphasizes time and cost-efficient solutions to family law problems. She places her client’s needs first, by striving to obtain low conflict, high satisfaction resolutions. Family Law should not be mystifying. Tessa believes in educating her clients, to empower them to obtain their best results. She provides her clients with choice, meticulous preparation and a child-centred approach to resolving Family Law affairs.
Education & Experience
Tessa graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. She was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1990 and to the Bar of Alberta in 1992. She practiced law in Edmonton, Alberta before joining a Bay Street, boutique firm, in Toronto, Ontario. In 1996, she joined the leading Barrie firm of Oatley, Purser. She led Oatley, Purser’s Family Law Division for approximately six years before forming Bair Family Law, Professional Corporation.
License(s): Lawyer
Collaborative Family Law Institute Miami
Miami,
Florida,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer, Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Family Law
License(s): Florida Bar Member
Certified Mediator
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Collaborative Divorce Illinois
Naperville,
Illinois,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer, Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Family law, collaborative law, divorce, parentage, post divorce, mediation
License(s): Illinois State Bar
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Sacramento Collaborative Divorce Group
Sacramento,
California,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Financial Professional
Area(s) of Practice: Divorce Financial Analyst, Business Valuation, Forensic Accountant
License(s): CPA/ABV/CFF, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
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Central Counties Collaborative Law Community
State College,
Pennsylvania,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Divorce, Family Law, Criminal Defense
License(s): Pennsylvania
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Commercial Mediation
Mediation between Union and Employer
International business and trading conflict mediation
Merger Negotiations
Business Collaboration
Mediation between dealer, agent, distributor and supplier, manufacturer
Franchiser and franchisee mediation
Contract negotiation consultancy
Employment contract negotiations
Mediation for property or entity division
Workplace Mediation
Family and Elder disputes mediation
Polyamory Family Network Mediation
Mediation Coaching
Ombuds
Mediation via videoconference
Meetings Facilitation
Political
License(s): MWI (Boston MA - May 2019) (40hrs) training is in accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws ch.233 § 23C.
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Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Group
Avon,
Connecticut,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Family Law
License(s): Connecticut, Superior Court, Appellate Court, Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Collaborative Divorce Association of North Jersey
Ridgewood,
New Jersey,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Mental Health Professional, Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Custody & Parenting time, Mental Health
License(s): LPC.
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Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Family law
License(s): Virginia State Bar
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Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Fairfield County
Woodbridge,
Connecticut,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer, Mediator
Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Family Law, Family Mediation, Parenting Coordination, Guardian Ad Litem
License(s): Bar Admissions:
State of Connecticut
Connecticut Federal District Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Collaborative Practice Golden Gate
Sebastopol,
California,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
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Collaborative Law Association of the Rochester Area
Rochester,
New York,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Premarital and post marital agreements, separation, divorce, support of children and spouses, division of marital assets and debts, custody and visitation, same sex marriage issues and dissolution of civil unions.
License(s): New York State Bar, 1995
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1995
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1995
United States Bankruptcy Court
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Association of Collaborative Family Professionals (Edmonton)
Edmonton,
Alberta,
Canada
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Family Law
License(s): Law Society of Alberta
Portland Collaborative Divorce
Portland,
Oregon,
United States
Member type: IACP
Profession(s): Lawyer
Area(s) of Practice: Family law and domestic relations, collaborative divorce, family law and domestic relations appeals
License(s): Oregon State Bar, 1996