Global Collaborative Law Council

(formerly Texas Collaborative Law Council)

Collaborative Resolution of Civil Disputes

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Overview of Collaborative Law:

  • Collaborative Law: What is it? Why do it? by Kevin Fuller (as adapted by the GCLC) is a short introduction to the collaborative approach to civil dispute resolution.
  • The First Option: Collaboration by Lawrence R. Maxwell, Jr. Why Collaboration? Are the learned lawyers trying to tell us something? This article details the essential elements of the process and updates a paper which was presented in 2004 to the 5th Annual Institute for Responsible Dispute Resolution of the State Bar of Texas ADR Section.
  • A New Way of Doing Business: Collaboration by Sherrie R. Abney is an in-depth description of the collaborative process.
  • The Development of Collaborative Law by Lawrence R. Maxwell, Jr., published in Alternative Resolutions, the publication of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas.

Uniform Collaborative Law Act:

Collaborative Law Documents:

  • Protocols of Practice for Collaborative Lawyers (Revised August, 2007) GCLC developed these Protocols of Practice as guidelines for use by licensed attorneys who are trained in the collaborative dispute resolution process. GCLC will endeavor to make revisions and add commentaries based upon comments and suggestions received.
  • Participation Agreement and Addendum (Revised August, 2007) The Participation Agreement provides the ground rules for the entire collaborative dispute resolution process. The Addendum is to assist the parties in making choices regarding how they wish to conduct the collaborative process.
  • Why is the Participation Agreement Necessary? by Sherrie R. Abney explains the importance of the agreement.
  • The Addendum to the Civil Collaborative Participation Agreement by Sherrie R. Abney. The addendum to the participation agreement is an important tool for the collaborative lawyer and the parties. This article explains why it is necessary and how it works.

Business and Professional Interest in Collaborative Law:

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