Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements...
Licensed since: 2001
Law school: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Education: Substance Use and Its Impact on Families – Do we really know what we think we know? 2025; Children's Voices in Cases Involving Parent-Child Contact Problems, 2022; The Power of Values in Family Law Disputes, 2022; Is it Just a Word Game? The Dangers of Concept Creep in Family Law, 2022; What to Do When Your Child Doesn't Want to Go to Their Other Parent's Home, 2022; The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Court-Involved Children, 2022; Hope: The Essence of The Collaborative Process; Developing Functional Collaborative Teams; Coping Abilities Children Need (And How to Ensure They Get Them), 2023; Family Law Alcohol Monitoring Best Practices, 2023; Substance Use and Co-Parenting: Critical Considerations and Strategies for Family Law Professionals; New Developments in Military Pension Division: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Parent Child Contact Problems: Family Violence and Parental Alienation- Either/or, Neither/nor, Both/and, One in the Same, 2023; Equal Parenting Time in Practice and Policy, 2024; Reunification Therapy Training, 2024; Grappling with No: Children Declining Treatment in the Age of Consent, 2024; Settlement Tips: Mediation and Arbitration, 2021; Settlement Tips: Civility & Ethics, 2021; Mock Trial: Family Law, 2021; Meet the Magistrates and Commissioners, 2020; You Say More Than You Think, 2021; Enrolling the Client in Collaborative Law, 2021; Shared Parenting Research, 2020; Reunification Therapy Workshop, 2021; Resisting Simplicity to Understand Child Resistance: Alienation Meaning in the Field of Family Law, 2020; Betting on the Voice of the Child in Parenting Disputes, 2020; Drug and Alcohol Testing and Child Custody Cases and Parenting Agreements, 2020; Encapsulated Delusion? How Do We Identify It, 2020; Teens in the Digital World What Professionals Need to Know, 2020; Interdisciplinary Cooperation in High Conflict Shared Custody, 2019; From Needs to Resolution: Non-Violent Communication and Negotiation, 2020; Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: A Team Model, 2020; Concepts, Controversies, and Conundrums of Parent-Child Contact Problems, 2020; Mental Health Practitioners' and Judicial Officers' Perspectives on Helpful and Less Helpful Attorney Approaches and Practices in Parental Conflict Litigation, 2019; Reunification Therapy, 2019; Ethics in Depositions, 2019; Set Another Place at the Table: A Child's Voice in Family Law Cases, 2019; Important Features of the Hague Abduction Convention - Why the Hague Convention Matters, 2018; Evidence for Family Lawyers: Evidentiary Issues Regarding Custody Evaluators & GAL, 2018; Bankruptcy and Divorce, 2018; Professional Conduct and Practice Guidelines in Family Law Cases with Mental Health Experts, 2018; Indiana Family Law Update, 2018; Unpacking the Baggage of the Collaborative Team, 2018; Hot Topics in Premarital Agreements, 2018; Family Mediation Training, 2018; Anatomy of a Child's Views and Preferences, 2019; Understanding Infant Mental Health within the Judicial System, 2019; More Data: Defending Individualized Best Interests in the Shared Parenting Debate, 2019; Family Justice Innovation: The Future of Family Justice: An International Perspective, 2019; Can You Hear Me? Using the Child's Voice to Settle Custody Disputes, 2019; Integration of Mental Health and Legal Services in Custody and Parenting Time Disputes With Teenage Children, 2018; Sociopaths: The Con Artists of Family Law, 2019; Parenting Coordination Pitfalls and Practical Applications, 2018; New Developments in Military Pension Division, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, 2017; Trauma-Informed in the Trenches, 2018; Training in Balancing Stepfamilies and Families of Origin, 2017; Working with Personality Disorders in Family Law, 2017; Training in discerning when to go to Court in family law conflicts., 2017; Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, 2017; Tax Implications for Family Lawyers, 2018; The Cost of Conflict and Building Containment Strategies to Protect Children, 2017; Medical and Mental Health Records and Examinations, 2017; Indiana Family Law Update, 2018; What's the Judge Got to Do With It?, 2018; Checking in on Family Law Apps: Digital Evidence in Custody Disputes, 2018; Finding a Post-Divorce Path for Teens, 2018; Toward a Trauma-Responsive System of Justice: Untangling Trauma from Drama, 2018; Indiana University - Indianapolis, JD, 2001, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, B.A. in Communications/Public Relations & Minor in Political Science, With Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1998, Golden Key National Honors Society, Purdue Panhellenic and Delta Gamma Scholarship Recipient; Advanced Issues and New Approaches in Working with High-Conflict Families, 2017; Diagnostic Tests for Parental Alienation vs. Estrangement, 2018; Trained in Research and Practice Working with High Conflict Families, 2017; Representing Undocumented Persons in Family Law, 2017; Family Law Apps, 2018; Addressing Complex Child Interests in Peacemaking Processes in Family Law, 2017; Indiana Family Law Update, 2017; Unpacking the Baggage of the Collaborative Team, 2018; Interviewing Adolescents: How to Talk So Teens Will Answer, 2018; Preventing Contact Failure and Alienation: A Multidisciplinary Program, 2018; Evidentiary Considerations for GAL Reports and Custody Evaluations, 2018; Evidence Based Practice in Family Law: Improving Our Programs to Help Children, 2018; Entrenched Post-Separation Parenting Disputes: The Role of Interparental Hatred, 2018; Reunification Therapy for Parent-Child Contact Problems, 2017; Resilience-Informed Family Law: Building Parenting Plans on Systemic Strengths, 2018; Training in dealing with clinical issues, clinical evidence, and clinical experts in family law, 2017; Negotiating & Mediating with High Conflict Individuals, 2017; Custody Evaluations and Options, 2018; Training in speaking to children in family law matters/ the voice of the child in these matters., 2017; Electronic Discovery, 2017; Ask a Judge, 2018; Addiction in the Family: What about the Children., 2017; Ask a Judge, 2017; How to Prevent and Respond to International Paental Kidnapping, 2018
Certifications: Trained Parenting Coordinator, 2014 - 2024, 2024; Trained CASA/GAL Volunteer, Marion and Hamilton County, Indiana, 2018 - 2024, 2024; Certified Family Law Mediator, 2018 - 2024, 2024; Certified Family Law Specialist, as certified by the Family Law Certification Board, 2009 - 2024, 2024; Trained Collaborative Law Professional 2009 - 2024, 2024
Professional activity: Trained Family Mediator; Member Collaborative Solutions, Collaborative Family Law Practice Group; Modest Means Family Law Mediator, Marion County Indiana; Hamilton County Indiana GAL/CASA Program; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Indianapolis Bar Foundation Grant Committee; Member, Past Officer, Indianapolis Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004 - 2022; Indianapolis Bar Association, Board of Directors; Member and Board Member, Business Networking Institute, 2009 - 2024; Trained Parenting Coordinator; Indianapolis Bar Association Publications Committee; Indianapolis Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Committee 2014; Member, American Bar Association, 2001 - 2024, Family Law Section; Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Golf Outing Committee; Member, Past Board Member and Past President, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Indiana Chapter, 2009 - 2022; Central Indiana Association of Collaborative Professionals, Board Member and Past President, 2013 - 2024; Indianapolis Bar Association Bench Bar Marketing Committee 2013 - 2014; Indianapolis Bar Association Bench Bar Committee, Family Law Track - 2014; Indianapolis Bar Association Small and Solo Firm Committee Member; Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2001 - 2024; Indianapolis Bar Association Communications Committee; Trained Collaborative Practitioner; Indianapolis Bar Association Budget Committee 2014; Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Committee