Frances Fite, JD
(Lawyer)
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Vision: I have always considered myself a peacemaker. Since I began practicing law, I have sought creative, workable solutions for my divorcing clients. Convinced that adversarial divorce cases are too often destructive to the family, and especially, to children, I trained to be a mediator over 20 years ago, and still believe that mediation is an excellent process for many families. For those with more complex issues, be they emotional, financial or otherwise, I am passionate in my belief that the relatively new Collaborative Practice model fills needs that neither the adversarial model nor mediation can adequately address. I am especially grateful for the shared enthusiasm for this Process among my colleagues, including attorneys, mental health and financial professionals, and for the belief shared by all of us that practicing in the Collaborative Process will, at the very least, help our divorcing clients share in achieving more positive outcomes from their divorces, both for the parties and for their children, and enable them to move forward with their lives in a positive manner. At times, with the engagement of all concerned, I believe the process can even work miracles.
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Member, IACP;
Member and Founding Board Member of Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP);
Member, Board Member and Former Co-Chair, Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia;
Member, Collaborative Practice Training Institute (CPTI);
Member, CLI-Texas;
Member, The McCammonGroup (mediation);
Board Member, McLean Bar Association;
Member, Family Law Section of Fairfax, Virginia State, and American Bar Associations;
Former Council Member, ADR Joint Committee (VA);
Member, ABA ADR Section
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| Professional Licenses |
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Attorney
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| General Comments |
| I am a former Board Member and was a founder and one of the initial co-chairs of the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia practice group. I was also a founding member of the VaCP (Virginia Collaborative Professionals, Inc.) a state-wide organization of collaborative professionals in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I have assisted in trainings given by CPTI (Collaborative Practice Training Institute) and was one of the founding members of that Institute. I served as a Council Member of the Virginia ADR Joint Committee for many years. |
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| Areas of Practice |
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Collaborative Law
Family Law
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| Education |
| Undergraduate Education |
| AB, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Mathematics, 1961, magna cum laude |
| Professional Education |
| JD, George Washington University Law School, 1975, with honors |
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| Collaborative Practice Training |
| Year |
Training Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 1988 |
Mediation Training |
D.C. Superior Court |
40 |
| 1988 |
Mediation Training |
Gary Friedman |
40 |
| 1991 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
Shearouse |
4 |
| 1993 |
Advanced Mediation Training |
Gary Friedman |
24 |
| 2003 |
Basic Collaborative Law Training |
Pritchard/Carter |
12 |
| 2005 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Hunter/Richardson |
8 |
| 2006 |
Intermediate Collaborative Law Training |
Webb/Ousky |
6 |
| 2006 |
Basic Interdisciplinary Training |
Ross/Carpel-Miller/Hill/Richardson |
20 |
| 2008 |
Trainer Training |
Richard Shields |
18 |
| 2009 |
Collaborative Models: Which One is Right for Your Case |
Tesler & Thompson |
5.5 |
| 2009 |
Three-day Multidisciplinary Collaborative Team Training - Columbia, MD |
CPTI - I was one of the instructors |
20 |
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** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
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| Continuing Education |
| Year |
Education Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2008 |
The Collaborative Process: Negotiation Skills, Team Communication, and Ethical Issues |
Morrison, Hoover, et al |
2.5 |
| 2008 |
Collaborative Boot Camp |
Herrick/Lapin |
6 |
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