About GCLC
The Global Collaborative Law Council, Inc. (GCLC)
was originally established in October 2004, as the Texas Collaborative
Law Council, Inc. by attorneys committed to assisting clients in
managing conflict and resolving disputes without litigation. In
January 2009, the organization expanded to serve attorneys and
other professionals worldwide, involved in the practice of civil
collaborative law.
Mission Statement
- Promote the use of the collaborative process for resolving civil disputes.
- Train lawyers and other professionals in the use of the process.
- Educate the public as to the benefits of the process.
- Preserve the integrity of the collaborative dispute resolution process.
Founding Members
| Sherrie R. Abney Robert J. Matlock Michelle Leek Sutton |
Hon. Ted Akin Lawrence R. Maxwell, Jr. Travis E. Vanderpool |
Officers and Directors
- Lawrence R. Maxwell, Jr. - President
- Attorney - Mediator - Arbitrator
8226 Douglas Ave., Suite 550
Dallas, Texas 75225-5945
214-265-9668 - Sherrie R. Abney - VP, Training & Continuing Education
- Attorney - Mediator - Arbitrator
2840 Keller Springs Rd., Suite 204
Carrollton, Texas 75006
972-417-7198 - William B. Short, Jr. - VP, Membership, North America
- Coats Rose
5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75240
972-982-8458 - MaryAnn B. Kildebeck, L.C.S.W. - VP, Public Education
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9741 Preston Road, Suite 105
Frisco, Texas 75034
972-377-6400 - William C. Roberts, Jr. - Treasurer
- W.C. Roberts, Jr., L.P.
4230 LBJ Freeway, Suite 606
Dallas, Texas 75244
972-481-1778 - Shannon L.K. Welch - Secretary
- Fisher & Holmes
2800 Lincoln Plaza
500 North Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-661-9400 - Nicole T. LeBoeuf - Director, Grants
- Shackelford Melton & McKinley , LLP
3333 Lee Parkway, Tenth Floor
Dallas, Texas 75219
214-780-1499 - Robert C. Prather, Sr. - Director, Professional Responsibility
- Snell Wylie & Tibbals, P.C.
8150 N. Central Expwy.
Suite 1800
Dallas, Texas 75206
214-932-1779 - Robert A. Lopich - Director & Chair, Austral-Asia Region
- Collaborative Lawyers Pty Ltd.
P.O. Box 4191
Shellharbour Village
NSW Australia 2529
+61 2 4297 5524
Regional and Chapter Chairs
| North America Region: William B. Short, Jr. Dallas, Texas |
Austral/Asian Region: Robert Anthony Lopich Sydney, Australia |
| UK/Europe Region: Michael Lind Bristol, United Kingdom |
West Coast Chapter: Kathleen Clark Pleasant HIll, California |
| Midwest Chapter: Richard Gleiner Chicago, Illinois |
Southeast Chapter: Nora Bushfield Atlanta, Georgia |
| Northeast Chapter: Norman Solovay New York, New York |
Advisory Board of Directors
| Gay G. Cox Attorney at Law 2213 Boll Street Dallas, Texas 75204-2613 |
Michael Lind Managing Director ADR Group Grove House Grove Road Redland Bristol, UK BS6 6UN |
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| Lorraine Joan Lopich Collaborative Lawyers Pty Ltd. P.O. Box 4191 Shellharbour Village NSW Australia 2529 |
Robert
Jensen Matlock Woods-May-Matlock, P.C. 1700 Redbud, Suite 190 McKinney, Texas 75069 |
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| Lawrence
G. Newman Attorney at Law 3402 McFarlin Boulevard Dallas, Texas 75205-5700 |
N.
Henry Simpson Simpson & Woolley, L.L.P. 700 The Quadrangle 2828 Routh Street Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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| Kenneth K. Stephens Law Office of Kenneth K. Stephens 4315 W. Lovers Lane Dallas, Texas 75209 |
Michelle
Leek Sutton Special Master Probate Court 3 501 Main Street, Suite 201 Dallas, Texas 75202 |
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| William
R. Towns Novak Druce & Quigg. LLP 100 Louisiana St., 53rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002 |
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Travis
E. Vanderpool Hunton & Williams, L.L.P. 30th Floor, Energy Plaza 1601 Bryan Street Dallas, Texas 75201 |
| Melvin H. Wolovits Wolovits Dispute Resolution P.O. Box 797827 Dallas, Texas 75379 |
Global Collaborative Law Council, Inc.
8226 Douglas Ave., Suite 550
Dallas, Texas 75225
214-265-9668 214-265-1936 (Fax)